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Radio station in Illinois, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WQLF (102.1 FM; "Q102") is a radio station broadcasting a classic rock format. Licensed to Lena, Illinois, the station serves the Freeport area, and is owned by Big Radio.[3]
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Broadcast area | Freeport, Illinois |
Frequency | 102.1 MHz |
Branding | The Big Rock Q102 |
Programming | |
Format | Classic rock |
Ownership | |
Owner | Big Radio |
WBGR-FM, WEKZ, WFRL, WFPS | |
History | |
First air date | August 2, 2002[1] |
Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 59674 |
Class | A |
ERP | 5,200 watts |
HAAT | 107 meters (351 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°20′31″N 89°48′21″W |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | bigradio |
The allocation for 102.1 in Lena was added by the Federal Communications Commission in 1993;[4] the construction permit to build a station there was awarded in 2000 to Lena Radio, Inc.,[5] which was controlled by Sally McMahon.[6] Lena Radio would sell the WQLF permit to Thompson & Spielman, a partnership led by Scott Thompson, in 2002.[6] It went on the air August 2, 2002,[1] as "Hit Radio Q102.1", with a classic rock format.[7] Lena Radio Broadcasting was a subsidiary of Green County Broadcasting, owner of WEKZ and WEKZ-FM in Monroe; the station was operated from the WEKZ studios, with Thompson comparing its format to "the WLS of the '70s".[7]
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