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WLWF
Marseilles, Illinois

Broadcast area	LaSalle-Peru
Frequency	96.5 MHz
Branding	96.5 The Wolf
Programming
Format	Country
Affiliations	Compass Media Networks
Ownership
Owner	John Spencer (Starved Rock Media, Inc.)
Sister stations	WLPO, WAJK
History
First air date	March 1992^[1]
Former call signs	WKOT-FM (1990–2010)^[2]
Technical information
Facility ID	3958
Class	A
ERP	2,500 watts
HAAT	100 meters (330 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	41°18′33.00″N 88°48′45.00″W / 41.3091667°N 88.8125000°W / 41.3091667; -88.8125000
Links
Webcast	Listen live
Website	Official website

WLWF (96.5 FM), branded "96.5 The Wolf", is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Marseilles, Illinois, United States, the station serves the LaSalle-Peru market in the heart of Starved Rock Country. The station is owned by Starved Rock Media, Inc and plays today's country hits and Starved Rock Country Classics and features 20 in a row "Wolf Runs" throughout the day. Rise & Grind with Jaimie (London) & Chris (Yucus) tarts the day. Brad Spelich hosts middays and Clare Bennett afternoons. Taste of Country Nights is featured weeknights. Each weekend you'll hear B-dub Radio Saturday night, American Country Countdown and CT30 with Bobby Bones.^[3]^[4]

History[edit]

The station began broadcasting in March 1992, as WKOT, and aired an oldies format, featuring programming from Satellite Music Network's "Pure Gold" channel.^[1]^[5] WKOT also featured local personalities, and was branded "Kool 96.5".^[6]^[7]

The station was originally owned by Barden Broadcasting.^[1] In 1998, the station was sold to Pride Communications.^[8] In 1999, the station was purchased by La Salle County Broadcasting for $550,000.^[9]

By 2006, WKOT's format had shifted to classic hits.^[10]^[11] In 2010, the station's call sign was changed to WLWF,^[2] and it began airing a country music format as "96.5 The Wolf".^[12]

On January 1, 2020, the station was purchased from La Salle County Broadcasting Corp. by Starved Rock Media, Inc. Starved Rock Media is a company formed by LCBC employees Steve Vogler and John Spencer.

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1993, Broadcasting & Cable, 1993. p. B-112. Retrieved July 17, 2018.

^ ^a ^b "Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 17, 2018.

^ "WLWF Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

^ "WLWF Station Information Profile". Arbitron.

^ Unmacht, Robert. "Format Changes", The M-Street Journal. Vol. 9, No. 12. March 23, 1992. p. 1. Retrieved July 17, 2018.

^ "The Wizzard's Juke Joint". WKOT. Archived from the original on October 3, 2003. Retrieved July 17, 2018.

^ O'Brien, Ken. "Partying To Help The United Way", Chicago Tribune, September 14, 1997. Retrieved July 17, 2018.

^ Mannion, Annemarie. "Voice Of Joliet May Grow Quiet", Chicago Tribune, February 05, 1998. Retrieved July 17, 2018.

^ "Changing Hands", Broadcasting & Cable, May 3, 1999. p. 55. Retrieved July 17, 2018.

^ "WKOT". WKOT. Archived from the original on May 10, 2006. Retrieved July 17, 2018.

^ The M-Street Radio Directory. 2005-2006. p. 199. Retrieved July 17, 2018.

^ The Radio Book. 2010-2011. p. 211. Retrieved July 17, 2018.

External links[edit]

Official website
WLWF in the FCC FM station database
WLWFinNielsen Audio's FM station database

Radio stations in LaSalle–Peru, Illinois (LaSalle County)

ByAM frequency

ByFM frequency

LPFM

94.5

Translators

98.5
103.9

NOAA Weather Radio
frequency

162.425

Bycall sign

Defunct

Nearby regions: Aurora/Elgin/Wheaton; Bloomington; DeKalb; Joliet/Morris/Crete; Kankakee; Peoria; Quad Cities; Rockford

See also: List of radio stations in Illinois

v t e Country radio stations in the state of Illinois
ByAM frequency	750 910 920 980 1060 1230 1240 1330 1350 1360 1440 1510 1520 1530 1540 1550 1570
ByFM frequency	92.1 92.1 92.9 93.7 94.1 94.3 94.3 94.9 95.1 95.3 95.7 95.7 95.9 96.3 96.5 96.9 97.3 97.3 97.5 97.7 98.3 98.3 98.5 99.1 99.3 99.5 99.5 99.9 100.1 100.3 100.3 100.5 100.9 101.3 101.7 101.7 101.9 102.1 102.1 102.3 102.3 102.3 102.3 102.5 102.7 103.7 103.7 104.1 104.5 104.9 105.5 105.9 105.9 106.1 106.5 107.3 107.7
Bycallsign	KSGM – Chester WAAG – Galesburg WAKO - Lawrenceville WALS – Oglesby WAUR - Somonauk WBBA-FM – Pittsfield WBWN – Le Roy WCAZ – Macomb WCCI – Savanna WCCQ – Crest Hill WCOY – Quincy WCRC – Effingham WDDD-FM – Johnston City WDUK – Havana WDZQ – Decatur WEBQ – Harrisburg WFMB-FM – Springfield WFPS – Freeport WFRL – Freeport WFYR – Elmwood WGEL – Greenville WGKC – Mahomet WGLC-FM – Mendota WHCO – Sparta WHET – West Frankfort WHPO – Hoopeston WIBH – Anna WIBK - Watseka WIBL – Fairbury WIBV – Mount Vernon WIXY – Champaign WJBC-FM – Pontiac WJDK-FM – Seneca WJRE – Galva WJVO – South Jacksonville WKJT – Teutopolis WLCN – Atlanta WLFZ – Springfield WLIQ – Quincy WLLR-FM – Davenport, Iowa WLUV – Loves Park WLWF – Marseilles WMCI – Mattoon WMCL – McLeansboro WMIX-FM – Mount Vernon WMKR – Pana WMOK – Metropolis WNLF - Macomb WOKZ – Fairfield WOOZ-FM – Harrisburg WRAM – Monmouth WRCV – Dixon WRIK – Brookport WRMJ – Aledo WRMS-FM – Beardstown WRUL – Carmi WRTB – Winnebago WRVY-FM – Henry WSEI – Olney WSIQ - Salem WSMI – Litchfield WSMI-FM – Litchfield WSVZ – Tower Hill WUSN – Chicago WXCL – Pekin WXLC - Waukegan WXNU – Saint Anne WXXQ – Freeport WYOT – Rochelle WYUR – Gilman WYXY – Savoy WZUS – Macon WZZT - Morrison
Defunct	WQQW - Highland (1510 AM)
See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Illinois

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