WETN
City | Wheaton, Illinois |
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Broadcast area | Chicago, Illinois |
Branding | Wheaton College Radio |
Frequency | 88.1 MHz |
First air date | 1947 |
Format | Contemporary Christian |
ERP | 250 watts |
HAAT | 43.0 meters |
Class | A |
Facility ID | 66499 |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°52′9.00″N 88°5′56.00″W / 41.8691667°N 88.0988889°W |
Callsign meaning | WhEToN college |
Owner | Wheaton College |
Sister stations | WETN-TV |
Website | wetn.org |
WETN (88.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Contemporary Christian format. Licensed to Wheaton, Illinois, USA, it serves the Chicago area. The station is currently owned by The Trustees of Wheaton College. It first went on the air in 1947 as AM station WHON[1] operating just 23 hours per week but began broadcasting 24 hours a day in 1984.[2]
References
- ↑ "WETN-FM becomes a golden oldie". Chicago Tribune. 1996-12-12. Retrieved 2008-03-07.
- ↑ "Wheaton College's WETN stays true its mission". Chicago Daily Herald. 1997-02-17. Retrieved 2007-11-07.
External links
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WETN
- Radio-Locator information on WETN
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WETN
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