WEEF
City | Deerfield, Illinois |
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Slogan | "Chicago's In Language Radio" |
Frequency | 1430 AM (kHz) |
First air date | 1963 |
Format | Multicultural Ethnic |
Power |
1,600 watts day 750 watts night |
Class | B |
Facility ID | 72957 |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°8′22″N 87°53′7″W / 42.13944°N 87.88528°W |
Former callsigns | WEEF, WVVX, WQVQ |
Owner | Polnet Communications, Ltd. |
Website | WEEF's website |
WEEF 1430 AM is a radio station licensed to Deerfield, Illinois. The station broadcasts a Multicultural Ethnic format and is owned by Polnet Communications, Ltd.[1]
History
WEEF began broadcasting in 1963[2] and originally aired a Middle of the road format.[3][4] Until the mid 1970s, the station was simulcast on 103.1 WEEF-FM (later WVVX-FM).[3] In July 1972, the station's adopted a Progressive rock format.[3] In 1973, the station's callsign was changed to WVVX. Eventually brokered ethnic programming began to replace the progressive rock programming, and by the late 1970s it aired a full-time multicultural ethnic format.[5] Along the way the station's callsign had been changed to WQVQ, before it was changed back to WEEF on February 12, 1979.[6]
References
- ↑ KTMC fcc.gov. Accessed January 1, 2014
- ↑ Music As Written - Chicago (p. 26) Billboard. August 24, 1963. Accessed January 1, 2014
- 1 2 3 Vet Windy City MOR Station to Progressive Duston, Anne. (p. 16, 35) Billboard. July 29, 1972. Accessed January 1, 2014
- ↑ Billboard. "Stations By Format". October 16, 1965. (p. 62)
- ↑ Stations, everywhere: a listeners' guide to the AM and FM bands Chicago Tribune Magazine. March 4, 1979. Accessed December 29, 2013
- ↑ Call Sign History fcc.gov. Accessed January 1, 2014
External links
- WEEF's website
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WEEF
- Radio-Locator Information on WEEF
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WEEF
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