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| Broadcast area | Kankakee, Illinois |
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| Frequency | 95.1 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | WFAV 95.1 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Top 40 (CHR) |
| Subchannels | HD2: Simulcast of WIVR (country) |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Milner Media Partners, LLC |
| History | |
First air date | October 1992[1][2] |
Former call signs | |
Call sign meaning | "Favorite Hits" |
| Technical information[4] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 42656 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 2,300 watts |
| HAAT | 112 meters (367 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°04′41″N 87°45′22″W / 41.078°N 87.756°W |
| Translator | HD2: 96.1 W241BS (Bourbonnais) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
WFAV (95.1 FM) "Your FAVorites from the 2000's [sic] to NOW!" is a radio station licensed to Kankakee, Illinois. WFAV has a Contemporary hit radio format and is owned by Milner Media Partners.[5]
History
The station was built by Dennis Baldridge and Richard Shelton, engineers at 89.7 WONU, and originally held the call sign WKVF.[2][3] As the station was coming on the air, it was sold to Rollings Communications for $90,000.[6] Its call sign was changed to WZZP by the time it began broadcasting in October 1992.[2][1][7] The station aired a classic rock format, and was part of a simulcast with 95.3 WZNF in Rantoul, Illinois and 107.9 WZNX in Arcola, Illinois.[2][1][7] In 1995, the station was sold to Milner Broadcasting, headed by Tim Milner, for $425,000.[8]
In March 1995, the station adopted an oldies format, branded "The Valley", and the station's call sign was changed to WVLI.[9][3] The station was simulcast on WFAV 103.7 from the station's sign-on in 2007 until 2011.[10][11][12][13] WFAV 103.7 would end the simulcast and begin airing a CHR format.[14] In August 2012, the station began simulcasting on 92.7 WKIF.[15]
On December 27, 2012, 95.1 began simulcasting the CHR format of 103.7, and "The Valley" oldies format was moved to 92.7. The two stations became known as 95.1 & 103.7 Hit Radio for the Kankakee River Valley.[16] On December 29, 2012, the WKIF calls moved from 92.7 to 95.1 and the WVLI calls moved from 95.1 to 92.7.[3][17] On February 20, 2013, the station's call sign was changed to WFAV (which moved from 103.7)[3] and its simulcast with 103.7 ended, as 103.7 adopted a country format as WYUR, which is a simulcast of 101.7 WIVR.[18] In 2018, Milner Broadcasting was sold to the newly formed Milner Media Partners.[19]
Translator
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | HAAT | Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W241BS | 96.1 FM | Bourbonnais, Illinois | 140888 | 250 | 66.4 m (218 ft) | D | 41°9′39.1″N 87°52′30.2″W / 41.160861°N 87.875056°W | LMS |
References
- ^ a b c Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1993, Broadcasting & Cable, 1993. p. B-111. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
- ^ a b c d Ghrist, John R. (1996). Valley Voices: A Radio History. Crossroads Communications. p. 301.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Call Sign History, fcc.gov. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WFAV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WFAV Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
- ^ "Transactions", Radio & Records, September 11, 1992. p. 6. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
- ^ a b "Format Changes", The M Street Journal. Vol. 9, No. 43. October 28, 1992. p. 1. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
- ^ "Transactions", Radio & Records, January 6, 1995. p. 6. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
- ^ "Format Changes & Updates", The M Street Journal. Vol. 12 No. 11. March 15, 1995. p. 1. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
- ^ Radio stations award Free Ride scholarship", Kankakee Community College Update. January 2, 2008. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
- ^ "River Valley Radio". Milner Broadcasting. Archived from the original on February 25, 2011. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
- ^ The Radio Book. 2008-2009. p. 205. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
- ^ The Radio Book. 2010-2011. p. 208. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
- ^ "WFAV 103.7 - Your New FAVorite Hit Radio Station". WFAV. Archived from the original on August 4, 2012. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
- ^ Venta, Lance. "Milner Shifting Programming In Kankakee", RadioInsight. November 29, 2012. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
- ^ "WFAV 95.1 - 103.7 - Your New FAVorite Hit Radio Station". WFAV. Archived from the original on January 2, 2013. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
- ^ Call Sign History, fcc.gov. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
- ^ "Format and Slogan Changes Archived September 18, 2020, at the Wayback Machine", VHF-UHF Digest. March 2013. p. 10. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
- ^ Provost, Lee. "New ownership for WVLI, WFAV Archived August 6, 2018, at the Wayback Machine", Daily Journal, April 21, 2018. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
External links
- WFAV's website
- Facility details for Facility ID 42656 (WFAV) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WFAV in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 140888 (W241BS) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W241BS at FCCdata.org
