WXEC-LP

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WXEC-LP
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Broadcast area Woodford County, Illinois
Frequency 103.1 MHz
BrandingEC 103.1
Programming
Format College radio, Alternative
Ownership
Owner Eureka College
WLNX
History
First air date
1963-1964 (1963-1964) (WEUR)
2022-10-01 (2022-10-01) (WEUR Internet Only)
2024-03-25 (2024-03-25) (WXEC)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 779143
Class L1
ERP 71 watts
HAAT 36 m (118.1 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
40°42′51″N89°16′08″W / 40.714111°N 89.268750°W / 40.714111; -89.268750
Repeater(s) 88.9  WLNX (Lincoln)
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WXEC-LP (103.1 MHz FM) is a low-power FM radio station licensed for Eureka, Woodford County, Illinois, United States. The station is staffed by students of Eureka College and airs an alternative rock music format, along with specialty programs and the live sports broadcasts featuring the college's athletic program. [2]

Contents

History

Early Eureka College radio

Student broadcasting at Eureka College appeared in April 1963 when the speech department began operation of WEUR, a 25-watt FM station originating from the top floor of Burgess Hall that could be received within a radius of 300 feet from any building on campus. [3] No records exist that can confirm how long the radio station continued broadcasting beyond 1963.

WEUR Internet radio

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In October 2022, Eureka College began operating an Internet radio station named WEUR. Eureka College adopted the radio and television academic program and its physical assets from Lincoln College after its May 2022 closure. [4] WEUR then began broadcasting on the iHeartRadio platform position vacated by Lincoln College's WLNX. WLNX resumed broadcasting in May 2024 as a simulcast of WEUR.

WXEC-LP

Eureka College applied for a low-power FM license during the FCC's December 2023 filing window. The commission issued a construction permit on February 2, 2024. [5] WXEC's license was granted on March 25, 2024, [6] and began broadcasting on the same day.

WXEC operates within Eureka College's Communication and Media Studies degree program at the college. [7] John Malone, a Communication faculty and former director of the Lincoln College radio and television program, serves at the station's General Manager and faculty advisor. [8]

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References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for WXEC-LP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. "WXEC".
  3. "Article clipped from Woodford County Journal". Woodford County Journal. April 11, 1963. p. 6.
  4. "Award-winning broadcast program finds new home at Eureka College". November 21, 2022.
  5. "Eureka College gets FCC approval for new radio station". February 24, 2024.
  6. "WXEC-FM 103.1 MHZ - Eureka, IL".
  7. "Communication & Media Studies".
  8. "Eureka College announces a new FM radio station".