WAWE
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Broadcast area | Chicago Metropolitan Area |
Frequency | 94.3MHz |
Branding | Air1 |
Programming | |
Format | Christian worship |
Affiliations | Air1 |
Ownership | |
Owner | Educational Media Foundation |
WCKL,WLWX,WOKL, WSRI, WZKL | |
History | |
First air date | September1960[1] |
Former call signs |
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Technical information[3] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 19221 |
Class | A |
ERP | 3,500watts |
HAAT | 134 meters (440 ft) |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Online |
Website | www |
WAWE(94.3FM) is a radio station broadcasting aChristian worship musicformat, licensed toGlendale Heights, Illinois,United States. The station serves theChicago Metropolitan Areaand is owned by theEducational Media Foundation,[4]broadcasting itsAir1format.
History
[edit]WRMN-FM
[edit]The station began broadcasting in September 1960 and held the call sign WRMN-FM, simulcasting AM 1410WRMN.[1][2]The station was located inElgin, Illinois,and had anERPof 1,000 watts at aHAATof 130 feet (40 m).[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 (35 m).[2]In 1972, the station's HAAT was increased to 210 feet (64 m) and its ERP was reduced to 2,500 watts.[2]
Progressive rock era
[edit]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 1974, WJKL adopted aprogressive rockformat, 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 analbum-oriented rockformat.[7]Live personalities were brought back in April 1981.[7]
Big band era
[edit]In September 1982, the station adopted abig band/adult standardsformat, 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 (100 m).[15][16]
Adult contemporary era
[edit]In May 1990, WJKL adopted anadult contemporaryformat and revived "The Fox" branding.[17][18][19]The station carried programming from theSatellite Music Network,along with local programs such as theRadio 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
[edit]On March 1, 1999, became abrokered affiliateofOne 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 950WIDB.[24][25]
K-Love
[edit]On March 1, 2001, Sporting News Radio moved to AM 820WYPA,and the station began to sell its airtime toEducational Media Foundationwhich broadcast itsK-LOVEChristian adult contemporaryformat.[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 inOakbrook Terrace, Illinois,moving to a higher location closer to Chicago, while reducing its power to 3,500 watts ERP.[31][32]
Air1
[edit]On March 10, 2018, K-LOVE moved to 97.9 WLUP-FM (nowWCKL).[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 toK-LOVE's stationservingSan Juan, Puerto Rico.
References
[edit]- ^abc1961-62 Broadcasting Yearbook,Broadcasting,1961-1962. p. B-53. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
- ^abcdefHistory Cards for WAWE,fcc.gov. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
- ^"Facility Technical Data for WAWE".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^WAWE,fcc.gov. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
- ^1965 Broadcasting Yearbook,Broadcasting,1965. p. B-49. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
- ^abGhrist, John R. (1996).Valley Voices: A Radio History.Crossroads Communications. p. 95-98.
- ^abcd"Chicago's WJKL Goes MOR",Billboard.September 18, 1982. p. 18. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
- ^Broadcasting Yearbook 1976,Broadcasting,1976. p. C-59. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
- ^"Stations, everywhere: a listeners' guide to the AM and FM bands",Chicago Tribune Magazine,March 4, 1979. p. 35. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
- ^Zorn, Eric."WJJD vs. WAIT: Sounds of war have a big band beat",Chicago Tribune.February 20, 1984. pp. 1, 3.
- ^abChicago Radio Guide,Vol. 1, Issue 1. May 1985. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
- ^Chicagoland Radio Waves,MediaTies. Summer 1988. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
- ^"WJKL FM 94.3",Radio Chicago,Winter 1990. p. 53. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
- ^Sullivan, Paul. "A Mere Child in the Business Helps Preserve the Heyday of Radio",Chicago Tribune.July 30, 1986. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
- ^Public Notice Comment,fcc.gov. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
- ^Public Notice Comment,fcc.gov. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
- ^"Radio Highlights",Daily Herald.May 19, 1990. Section 2, p. 4. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
- ^"WJKL FM 94.3",Radio Chicago,Summer 1990. p. 54. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
- ^"Radio Station Index by Format",Radio Chicago,Fall 1990. p. 3. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
- ^Kening, Dan. "Talk O' the Towns",Chicago Tribune.November 3, 1991. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
- ^"Federal Communications Commission FM Broadcast License",fcc.gov. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
- ^Public Notice Comment,fcc.gov. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
- ^"Format Changes & Updates",The M Street Journal.Vol. 15, No. 27. July 8, 1998. p. 1. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
- ^ab"Format Changes & Updates",The M Street Journal.Vol. 16, No. 8. February 4, 1999. p. 2. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
- ^abKirk, Jim. "One-on-one Sports Soon Zero For One On AM"Chicago Tribune.February 24, 1999. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
- ^Feder, Robert."One-on-One sports talk goes to WYPA March 1",Chicago Sun Times.February 22, 2001. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
- ^"Format Changes & Updates",The M Street Journal.Vol. 18, No. 09. February 28, 2001. p. 1. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
- ^"Asset Purchase Agreement",fcc.gov. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
- ^Feder, Robert."Rick Jakle parts with WJKL",Chicago Sun-Times.January 9, 2007. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
- ^"Exhibit 32 307(B) COL Change",fcc.gov. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
- ^"Federal Communications Commission FM Broadcast License",fcc.gov. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
- ^Feder, Robert."Ah, memories",Chicago Sun-Times.May 23, 2008. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
- ^Venta, Lance (March 5, 2018)."Educational Media Foundation Acquires 97.9 WLUP Chicago".Radio Insight.RetrievedApril 16,2018.
- ^Venta, Lance. "EMF Launches Christian Classic Hits 'K-Love Classics'",Radio Insight.August 15, 2018. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
- ^Call Sign History,fcc.gov. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Air1- official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 19221 (WAWE)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- WAWEinNielsen Audio's FM station database