WALS

Radio station in Oglesby, Illinois

For other uses, see WALS (disambiguation).

WALS

* Oglesby, Illinois

Broadcast area| LaSalle-Peru
Frequency| 102.1 MHz
Branding| WALLS 102
Programming
Format| Country
Affiliations| Performance Racing Network
Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner|

* Shaw Media[1]
* (Shaw Local Radio Co.)

Sister stations

| WBZG, WGLC-FM, WIVQ, WSTQ, WYYS
History

First air date

| 1993 (1993)

Former call signs

| WZLC (1993–1995)

Call sign meaning

| "Walls"
Technical information[2]

Licensing authority

| FCC
Facility ID| 17316
Class| A
ERP| 2,250 watts
HAAT| 166 meters (545 ft)

Transmitter coordinates

| 41°16′30.00″N 88°57′56.00″W﻿ / ﻿41.2750000°N 88.9655556°W﻿ / 41.2750000; -88.9655556
Links

Public license information

* Public file
* LMS

Webcast| Listen live
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. Branded as WALLS 102, the station is owned by Shaw Media, through licensee Shaw Local Radio Co., after being previously owned by Studstill Media/Laco Radio until April 2023.[3] The flagship program is "The Morning Show with Dani" weekday mornings.[4]

## History

[edit]

The station was assigned the call sign WZLC on February 26, 1993. At first, it simulcast the country music format of co-owned WGLC-FM in 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[5] and started carrying separate country music programming.

On January 24, 2023, it was announced that Studstill Media had sold WALS, along with its sister stations, to Shaw Media in Crystal Lake, Illinois, for a total of $1.8 million. The sale was under FCC review for just under two months before being finalized on March 23, 2023.[6] Shaw Local Radio officially assumed ownership of WALS and its sister stations on April 3, 2023.[7]

## References

[edit]

1. ^ Barichello, David. "Shaw Local Radio completes purchase of 8 radio stations". Shaw Local. Shaw Media.
2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WALS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
3. ^ Barichello, David. "Shaw Local Radio completes purchase of 8 radio stations". Shaw Local. Shaw Media.
4. ^ "The Morning Sizzle with Stove & Dani". WALLS 102.
5. ^ "WALS Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
6. ^ Shaw Local News Network. "Studstill announces sale of 8 radio stations to Shaw Media". Shaw Local. Shaw Media Local.
7. ^ Barichello, David. "Shaw Local Radio completes purchase of 8 radio stations". Shaw Local. Shaw Media.

## External links

[edit]

*   * Facility details for Facility ID 17316 (WALS) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
* WALS in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

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

By AM frequency|

* 1220
* 1430
* 1490

By FM frequency|

* 88.1
* 88.9
* 90.7
* 91.3
* 95.3
* 95.7
* 96.5
* 97.7
* 98.1
* 99.3
* 100.1
* 100.5
* 100.9
* 102.1
* 102.9
* 103.3
* 104.7
* 106.1

| LPFM|

* 94.5

|

Translators|

* 93.5
* 98.5
* 103.9

NOAA Weather Radio
frequency|

* 162.425

By call sign|

* W253BX
* W280EG
* WAJK
* WALS
* WBZG
* WCFL
* WCMY
* WGLC-FM
* WIVQ
* WJDK-FM
* WLPO
* WLWF
* WMKB
* WNIW
* WRKX
* WRVY-FM
* WRWO-LP
* WSOG
* WSTQ
* WWGN
* WYYS
* WXL22
* WZIV
* WZOE
* WZOE-FM

Defunct|

* WGLC (1090 AM)
* WSPL (1250 AM)

Nearby regions
Aurora/Elgin/Wheaton
Bloomington
DeKalb
Joliet/Morris/Crete
Kankakee
Peoria
Quad Cities
Rockford

See also
List of radio stations in Illinois

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* t
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Country radio stations in the state of Illinois

By AM frequency|

* 750
* 910
* 920
* 980
* 1060
* 1230
* 1240
* 1330
* 1350
* 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
* 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
* 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|

* WIBK - Watseka (1360 AM)
* WQQW - Highland (1510 AM)

See also
adult contemporary
classic hits
college
country
news/talk
NPR
oldies
religious
rock
sports
top 40
urban
other radio stations in Illinois

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