WLUW

WLUW (88.7 FM) is a college radio station owned and operated by Loyola University Chicago, serving the north side of Chicago, Illinois, as well as Skokie and Evanston.

History

WLUW began broadcasting in 1979. The station was originally as "The Hitline", then "High Energy 88-7 FM" in the late 1980s, and then simply "Energy 88-7".[citation needed] In the mid-1990s the station changed radio formats to 88.7 Listener Supported Community Radio.[citation needed] Loyola University Chicago ceased funding WLUW in 2002, turning over operational control of the station to WBEZ. In 2008, Loyola resumed control of the station.

See also

• Campus radio
• List of college radio stations in the United States

• Radio Chicago Magazine - 1990 Summer and Winter editions

External links

• in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

42°00′04″N 87°39′36″W/42.001°N 87.660°W/ 42.001; -87.660