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WAWY
WAWY (103.9 FM) is a non-commercial radio station licensed to Dundee, Illinois, and serving the Northwest suburbs of Chicago. The station is owned by the Educational Media Foundation, and carries its "Air1" contemporary worship music network. The station is listener-supported and seeks donations on the air.[citation needed]
WAWY has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 6,000 watts. Its transmitter is located in Gilberts, Illinois.
The station began broadcasting on June 8, 1967, as WVFV. The call sign stood for the "Voice of the Fox Valley". The station was founded by Jim French, who operated out of a space above Cardinal Savings and Loans in West Dundee. WVFV's transmitter was built in Gilberts, Illinois. It originally operated from noon to midnight.
The station featured a middle-of-the-road format, with a heavy emphasis on big band music, as well as broadcasts of local high school sports and city council meetings. Prior to the launch of WVFV, an earlier station on 103.9 FM, WELG in Elgin, operated from 1960 until June 1963; the license for WELG, along with sister station WELF in Glen Ellyn, was revoked on March 11, 1964.
WVFV was sold in early 1970 to Richard Willrett, for $45,000. In February 1972, WVFV switched to a progressive rock format. In 1976, the station was sold to Ralph J. Faucher for $160,000, and its format was changed to adult contemporary.
In early 1980, the station was sold to CLW Communications, a subsidiary of AMG International, for $315,000. The station adopted a Christian contemporary format, with an evening block of Christian rock.
On May 27, 1980, its call sign was changed to WCRM, standing for "Christian Radio Music". The station's slogan was "Today's Christian Music". WCRM also sold airtime to churches and religious organizations, whose programs primarily aired late mornings. The Christian contemporary format lasted through the decade.
In 1989, the station was sold to Atlantic Morris Broadcasting for $1.5 million. On April 10, 1989, its call sign was changed to WABT, and the station adopted an album-oriented rock/classic rock hybrid format, branded "The Wabbit", with the slogan "The Northwest's Own Rock and Roll".
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WAWY
WAWY (103.9 FM) is a non-commercial radio station licensed to Dundee, Illinois, and serving the Northwest suburbs of Chicago. The station is owned by the Educational Media Foundation, and carries its "Air1" contemporary worship music network. The station is listener-supported and seeks donations on the air.[citation needed]
WAWY has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 6,000 watts. Its transmitter is located in Gilberts, Illinois.
The station began broadcasting on June 8, 1967, as WVFV. The call sign stood for the "Voice of the Fox Valley". The station was founded by Jim French, who operated out of a space above Cardinal Savings and Loans in West Dundee. WVFV's transmitter was built in Gilberts, Illinois. It originally operated from noon to midnight.
The station featured a middle-of-the-road format, with a heavy emphasis on big band music, as well as broadcasts of local high school sports and city council meetings. Prior to the launch of WVFV, an earlier station on 103.9 FM, WELG in Elgin, operated from 1960 until June 1963; the license for WELG, along with sister station WELF in Glen Ellyn, was revoked on March 11, 1964.
WVFV was sold in early 1970 to Richard Willrett, for $45,000. In February 1972, WVFV switched to a progressive rock format. In 1976, the station was sold to Ralph J. Faucher for $160,000, and its format was changed to adult contemporary.
In early 1980, the station was sold to CLW Communications, a subsidiary of AMG International, for $315,000. The station adopted a Christian contemporary format, with an evening block of Christian rock.
On May 27, 1980, its call sign was changed to WCRM, standing for "Christian Radio Music". The station's slogan was "Today's Christian Music". WCRM also sold airtime to churches and religious organizations, whose programs primarily aired late mornings. The Christian contemporary format lasted through the decade.
In 1989, the station was sold to Atlantic Morris Broadcasting for $1.5 million. On April 10, 1989, its call sign was changed to WABT, and the station adopted an album-oriented rock/classic rock hybrid format, branded "The Wabbit", with the slogan "The Northwest's Own Rock and Roll".