WAIW
WAIW (88.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting the K-Love Classics Christian classic hits format.[1][2] Licensed to Wheaton, Illinois, United States, it serves the Chicago area. The station is currently owned by the Educational Media Foundation (EMF), which acquired it from Wheaton College in 2017.
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City | Wheaton, Illinois |
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Broadcast area | Chicago, Illinois |
Frequency | 88.1 MHz |
Branding | K-Love Classics |
Slogan | The Best Songs from the 80s, 90s and Early 2000's |
Programming | |
Format | Christian classic hits |
Network | K-Love Classics |
Ownership | |
Owner | Educational Media Foundation |
Sister stations | WAWE, WCKL, WOKL, WSRI, WZKL |
History | |
First air date | 1947 (carrier-current AM) 1962 (FM) |
Former call signs | WHON (1947-1950s, carrier current) WETN (1962-2017) |
Call sign meaning | W-AirI (roman numeral) in Wheaton |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 66499 |
Class | A |
ERP | 250 watts |
HAAT | 43 meters (141 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°52′9.00″N 88°5′56.00″W |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen live |
History
Wheaton College's first carrier-current AM station went on the air in 1947 as "WHON".[3] It moved to become licensed 88.1 FM WETN in 1962.[3] 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.[4]
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 Air 1 Christian Rock format until August 2018, when it flipped to the Christian classic hits K-Love Classics format.[2]
WAIW airs music by artists such as Bryan Duncan, Amy Grant, Keith Green, Michael W. Smith, 4 Him, and Steven Curtis Chapman.
References
- "EMF Launches Christian Classic Hits "K-Love Classics" - RadioInsight". RadioInsight. 2018-08-15. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
- Feder, Robert. "Robservations: Bill Kurtis gets personal with Chicago magazine", Robert Feder. August 17, 2018. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
- Coen, Jeff (1996-12-12). "WETN-FM becomes a golden oldie". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2008-03-07. (Continued)
- "Wheaton College's WETN stays true its mission". Chicago Daily Herald. 1997-02-17. Archived from the original on 2012-02-10. Retrieved 2007-11-07.
External links
- WAIW in the FCC's FM station database
- WAIW on Radio-Locator
- WAIW in Nielsen Audio's FM station database