WLWX (88.1 FM) is a

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that is broadcasting ''K-Love 90's'' which formerly aired ''

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classic hits format.

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, Robert Feder. August 17, 2018. Retrieved August 23, 2018. Upon the network's closure, the station began airing K-LOVE Christmas, a seasonal branding of EMF. Licensed to

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, United States, it serves the Chicago area. The station is currently owned by the

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(EMF), which acquired it from Wheaton College in 2017.

History

Wheaton College's first carrier-current AM station went on the air in 1947 as WHON.
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It moved to become licensed 88.1 FM WETN in 1962. In 1979, the station was authorized to raise its power to 250 watts. Originally operating just 23 hours a week, the station began broadcasting 24 hours a day in 1984. EMF purchased the license for WETN from Wheaton College effective February 28, 2017 for $150,000. The station changed its call sign to WAIW on March 1, 2017, and carried the

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Christian Hits format until August 2018, when it flipped to the Christian classic hits ''K-Love Classics'' format. Under the K-LOVE Classics branding, WAIW aired music by artists such as

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. On January 1, 2021, WAIW started airing K-LOVE 90's. On January 11, 2021, WAIW swapped call signs with EMF's

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-based WLWX.

References

External links

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FCC History Cards for WLWX
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