WALS - Wikipedia

WALS
Oglesby, Illinois

Broadcast area	LaSalle-Peru
Frequency	102.1 MHz
Branding	WALLS 102
Programming
Format	Country
Affiliations	Jones Radio Network
Ownership
Owner	Studstill Media
Sister stations	WBZG, WGLC-FM, WIVQ, WSPL, WSTQ, WYYS
History
Former call signs	WZLC (1993-1995)
Technical information
Facility ID	17316
Class	A
ERP	2,250 watts
HAAT	166.0 meters
Transmitter coordinates	41°16′30.00″N 88°57′56.00″W / 41.2750000°N 88.9655556°W / 41.2750000; -88.9655556
Links
Website	Official website

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. The station is currently owned by Laco Radio and featured programming from Jones Radio Network until February 2007, when Jones programming was dropped in favor of local talent.^[1]^[2]

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 (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^[3] and started carrying separate country music programming.

References

^ "WALS Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
^ "WALS Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
^ "WALS Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

External links

Facility details for Facility ID WALS ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
{{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

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

By AM frequency

By FM frequency

LPFM	94.5
Translators	93.5 98.5 103.9

NOAA Weather Radio
frequency

162.425

By call 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
By AM frequency	750 910 920 980 1060 1230 1240 1330 1350 1360 1440 1510 1520 1530 1540 1550 1570
By FM 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 99.9 100.1 100.3 100.3 100.5 100.9 101.3 101.7 101.7 101.9 102.1 102.1 102.3 102.3 102.3 102.3 102.5 102.7 103.7 103.7 104.1 104.5 104.9 105.5 105.9 105.9 106.1 106.5 107.3 107.7 107.9
By callsign	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 WDWS-FM - Arcola 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)
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