WLLM (1370 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a

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format. Licensed to

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, United States, the station is owned by Great News Radio, through licensee Good News Radio, Inc. WLLM's format consists of

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and

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History

The station began broadcasting in April 1951, and it held the call sign WPRC.History Cards for WLLM
fcc.gov. Retrieved April 26, 2019. It ran 500 watts during daytime hours only, and was owned by Prairie Radio Corporation. In 1969, the station was sold to the Virginia Broadcasting Corporation for $255,000, and its power was increased to 1,000 watts. WPRC aired a

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- MOR format in the 1970s.
1973 Broadcasting Yearbook
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, 1973. p. B-62. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
Broadcasting Yearbook 1979
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, 1979. p. C-67. Retrieved April 26, 2019. By 1980, the station had adopted a

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format.
Broadcasting Yearbook 1980
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, 1980. p. C-69. Retrieved April 26, 2019. In 1984, it was sold to Capital Broadcasting, along with WLRX, for $475,000. In 1990, it was sold to L&M Broadcasting, along with WESZ, for $390,000. In 1994, the station was sold to Central States Network, along with WESZ, for $700,000.Transactions
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''. August 5, 1994. p. 6. Retrieved April 26, 2019. WPRC continued to air a country format into the 1990s.
Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1994
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, 1994. p. B-115. Retrieved April 26, 2019. On February 1, 1995, the station's call sign was briefly changed to WNCY, but on March 20, 1995, it was changed back to WPRC. In 1996, the station's call sign was changed to WVAX, and it adopted a

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format, simulcasting AM 1240 WTAX during most hours, but airing a local show mornings. The station was sold to Saga Communications the following year.Transactions
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''. May 17, 1996. p. 8. Retrieved April 26, 2019. In 1999, the station's call sign was changed to WLLM, and it adopted an

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format. In 2003, the station was purchased by Cornerstone Community Radio for $275,000, and it adopted a Christian format.
Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2005
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, 2005. p. D-182. Retrieved April 26, 2019. In 2019, the station was sold to Good News Radio.Jacobson, Adam.
This Deal Is Certainly 'Lifting Up Jesus'
, ''Radio & Television Business Report''. November 25, 2019. Retrieved November 14, 2020. The sale, which included six sister stations and seven translators, was consummated on February 12, 2020 at a price of $1.1 million.

Translator

WLLM is also heard at 105.3

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, through a translator in Lincoln, Illinois.

References

External links

WLLM's website

Query the FCC's FM station database for W287BPRadio-Locator Information on W287BP
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