WALS

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WALS
City Oglesby, Illinois
Broadcast area LaSalle-Peru
Branding Wall Country Walls 102
Frequency 102.1 MHz
Format Country
ERP 2,250 watts
HAAT 166.0 meters
Class A
Facility ID 17316
Transmitter coordinates 41°16′30.00″N 88°57′56.00″W / 41.2750000°N 88.9655556°W / 41.2750000; -88.9655556
Former callsigns WZLC (1993-1995)
Affiliations Jones Radio Network
Owner Laco Radio
Sister stations WBZG, WGLC-FM, WIVQ, WSPL, WSTQ, WYYS
Website Official website

WALS (102.1 FM) is an American radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Oglesby, Illinois, USA, 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.

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