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Broadcast area | Far Northside of Chicago and Evanston, Illinois |
Frequency | 88.7 MHz |
Programming | |
Format | College radio |
Ownership | |
Owner | Loyola University Chicago |
History | |
First air date | 1979 |
Call sign meaning | Loyola University |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 38939 |
Class | A |
ERP | 100 watts |
HAAT | 70 meters (230 ft) |
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Public license information | |
Website | wluw.org |
WLUW (88.7 FM) is a college radio station owned and operated by Loyola University Chicago, serving the north side of Chicago, Illinois, as well as Skokie and Evanston.
WLUW began broadcasting in 1979. [2] The station was originally as "The Hitline", then "High Energy 88-7 FM" in the late 1980s, and then simply "Energy 88-7".[ citation needed ] In the mid-1990s the station changed radio formats to 88.7 Listener Supported Community Radio.[ citation needed ] Loyola University Chicago ceased funding WLUW in 2002, turning over operational control of the station to WBEZ. In 2008, Loyola resumed control of the station. [3] [4]