WAIW

WAIW
City	Wheaton, Illinois
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

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.

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.

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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

FCC History Cards for WAIW

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[1] "EMF Launches Christian Classic Hits "K-Love Classics" - RadioInsight". RadioInsight. 2018-08-15. Retrieved 2018-08-15.

[Feder-2] Feder, Robert. "Robservations: Bill Kurtis gets personal with Chicago magazine", Robert Feder. August 17, 2018. Retrieved August 23, 2018.

[golden-3] Coen, Jeff (1996-12-12). "WETN-FM becomes a golden oldie". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2008-03-07. (Continued)

[4] "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.