WAWE

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WAWE
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Broadcast area Chicago Metropolitan Area
Frequency 94.3 MHz
Branding Air1
Programming
Format Christian worship
Affiliations Air1
Ownership
Owner Educational Media Foundation
WCKL, WLWX, WOKL, WSRI, WZKL
History
First air date
September 1960 [1]
Former call signs
WRMN-FM (1960–1972)
WJKL (1972–2019) [2]
Technical information [3]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 19221
Class A
ERP 3,500 watts
HAAT 134 meters (440 ft)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Online
Website http://www.air1.com/

WAWE (94.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Christian worship music format, licensed to Glendale Heights, Illinois, United States. The station serves the Chicago Metropolitan Area and is owned by the Educational Media Foundation, [4] broadcasting its Air1 format.

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History

WRMN-FM

The station began broadcasting in September 1960 and held the call sign WRMN-FM, simulcasting AM 1410 WRMN. [1] [2] The station was located in Elgin, Illinois and had an ERP of 1,000 watts at a HAAT of 130 feet. [1] By 1965, the station had begun airing programming independent of AM 1410. [5] In 1965, the station's ERP was increased to 3,000 watts and its HAAT was decreased to 115 feet. [2] In 1972, the station's HAAT was increased to 210 feet and its ERP was reduced to 2,500 watts. [2]

Progressive rock era

In 1972, the station adopted the call letters WJKL, which was based on the name of the station manager at the time, Richard Jakle. [2] [6] In the 1974, WJKL adopted a progressive rock format, and was branded "The Fox". [7] [8] [9] In 1975, the station's ERP was increased to 3,000 watts. [2] In July 1980, the station dropped all local talent becoming fully automated, airing an album-oriented rock format. [7] Live personalities were brought back in April 1981. [7]

Big band era

In September 1982, the station adopted a big band/adult standards format, with the branding "JKL 94" "Great Music". [7] [10] [11] [12] The station featured music from the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. [13] When Radio Was , hosted by Carl Amari, aired nightly on the station. [11] [14] In 1984, the station's HAAT was increased to 328 feet. [15] [16]

Adult contemporary era

In May 1990, WJKL adopted an adult contemporary format and revived "The Fox" branding. [17] [18] [19] The station carried programming from the Satellite Music Network, along with local programs such as the Radio Shopping Show. [6] [20] In 1990, the station's ERP was increased to 6,000 watts. [21] [22] In 1998, the station added brokered programming at night. [23]

One on One Sports

On March 1, 1999, became a brokered affiliate of One on One Sports (later called Sporting News Radio), airing One on One Sports programming from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. [24] [25] One on One Sports moved to the station from AM 950 WIDB. [24] [25]

K-Love

On March 1, 2001, Sporting News Radio moved to AM 820 WYPA, and the station began to sell its airtime to Educational Media Foundation which broadcast its K-LOVE Christian adult contemporary format. [26] [27] In 2007, Elgin Broadcasting Company sold WJKL to Educational Media Foundation for $17 million. [28] [29]

After purchasing the station in 2007, Educational Media Foundation changed WJKL's city of license from Elgin to Glendale Heights. [30] In 2010, the station's transmitter was moved from Elgin to the Oakbrook Terrace Tower in Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois, moving to a higher location closer to Chicago, while reducing its power to 3,500 watts ERP. [31] [32]

Air1

On March 10, 2018, K-LOVE moved to 97.9 WLUP-FM (now WCKL). [33] In summer of 2018, WJKL became an affiliate of Educational Media Foundation's Christian CHR network Air1. [34] The station changed its call sign to WAWE on July 11, 2019. [35] The WJKL callsign was moved to K-LOVE's station serving San Juan, Puerto Rico.

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