WALS

Radio station in Oglesby, Illinois

41°16′30.00″N 88°57′56.00″W / 41.2750000°N 88.9655556°W / 41.2750000; -88.9655556Links

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WALS (102.1 FM) is an American radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Oglesby, Illinois, United States, the station serves the LaSalle-Peru area. Branded as WALLS 102, the station is owned by Shaw Media, through licensee Shaw Local Radio Co., after being previously owned by Studstill Media/Laco Radio until April 2023.^[3] The flagship program is "The Morning Show with Dani" weekday mornings.^[4]

History

The station was assigned the call sign WZLC on February 26, 1993. At first, it simulcast the country music format of co-owned WGLC-FM in Mendota, Illinois. WZLC was put on the air to give WGLC coverage in the southern part of the La Salle/Peru area. On February 1, 1995, the station changed its call sign to the current WALS^[5] and started carrying separate country music programming.

On January 24, 2023, it was announced that Studstill Media had sold WALS, along with its sister stations, to Shaw Media in Crystal Lake, Illinois, for a total of $1.8 million. The sale was under FCC review for just under two months before being finalized on March 23, 2023.^[6] Shaw Local Radio officially assumed ownership of WALS and its sister stations on April 3, 2023.^[7]

References

^ Barichello, David. "Shaw Local Radio completes purchase of 8 radio stations". Shaw Local. Shaw Media.
^ "Facility Technical Data for WALS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ Barichello, David. "Shaw Local Radio completes purchase of 8 radio stations". Shaw Local. Shaw Media.
^ "The Morning Sizzle with Stove & Dani". WALLS 102.
^ "WALS Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
^ Shaw Local News Network. "Studstill announces sale of 8 radio stations to Shaw Media". Shaw Local. Shaw Media Local.
^ Barichello, David. "Shaw Local Radio completes purchase of 8 radio stations". Shaw Local. Shaw Media.

External links

WALS in the FCC FM station database
WALS in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

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

By AM frequency

1220
1430
1490

By FM frequency

88.1
88.9
90.7
91.3
95.3
95.7
96.5
97.7
98.1
99.3
100.1
100.5
100.9
102.1
102.9
103.3
104.7
106.1

LPFM	94.5
Translators	98.5 103.9

NOAA Weather Radio
frequency

162.425

By call sign

W253BX
W280EG
WAJK
WALS
WBZG
WCFL
WCMY
WGLC-FM
WIVQ
WJDK-FM
WLPO
WLWF
WMKB
WNIW
WRKX
WRVY-FM
WRWO-LP
WSOG
WSTQ
WWGN
WYYS
WXL22
WZIV
WZOE
WZOE-FM

Defunct

WGLC (1090 AM)
WSPL (1250 AM)

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

See also: List of radio stations in Illinois

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Defunct	WQQW - Highland (1510 AM)
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