WSOG

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WSOG
City of license	Spring Valley, Illinois
Broadcast area	LaSalle-Peru
Frequency	88.1 MHz
Translator(s)	(see Stations)
Repeaters	(see Stations)
First air date	2002
Format	Catholic radio
ERP	4,000 watts vertical only
HAAT	80 meters
Class	A (non-commercial educational)
Facility ID	91823
Transmitter coordinates	41°17′32.1″N 89°07′59.3″W / 41.292250°N 89.133139°W / 41.292250; -89.133139Coordinates: 41°17′32.1″N 89°07′59.3″W / 41.292250°N 89.133139°W / 41.292250; -89.133139 (NAD83)
Affiliations	EWTN
Owner	Spirit Education Association, Inc.
Webcast	80kb/s MP3
Website	wsogradio.com

WSOG is an FM broadcasting station on 88.1 MHz at Spring Valley, Illinois. It broadcasts Catholic radio programs, primarily EWTN Radio supplemented with local programs. It is licensed to Spirit Education Association, Inc. and has studios at St. Bede Academy in Peru, Illinois.^[1]

Stations

As of October 2009, WSOG uses 5 additional translators, and has applied for 2 more. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockford has also applied for other stations.

In addition, as of October 2009, commercial station 94.3 WPMJ Chillicothe, Illinois was in the process of being sold to CRCI, L.L.C., a company controlled by WSOG project coordinator^[2] Allen C. Drake of El Paso, Illinois.^[3]^[4]

Licensed stations running WSOG programming^[1]^[5]
Fac. ID	Freq.	Callsign	City of license	Licensee	Founded	Tower (NAD83)
91823	88.1	WSOG	Spring Valley	Spirit Education Association	2002 (2002)	41°17′32.1″N 89°07′59.3″W / 41.292250°N 89.133139°W / 41.292250; -89.133139
145892	94.7	W234AO	El Paso	Spirit Education Association	2006 (2006)	40°44′31.1″N 89°01′52.3″W / 40.741972°N 89.031194°W / 40.741972; -89.031194 (W234AO)
153248	98.9	W201DH	DeKalb	Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockford	2008 (2008)	41°56′1.0″N 88°44′54.3″W / 41.933611°N 88.748417°W / 41.933611; -88.748417 (W201DH)
153276	105.1	W286BM	Dixon	Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockford	2008 (2008)	41°49′50.5″N 89°29′47.3″W / 41.830694°N 89.496472°W / 41.830694; -89.496472 (W286BM)
153339	93.5	W228BZ	Garden Prairie	Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockford	2008 (2008)	42°16′37.1″N 88°42′55.4″W / 42.276972°N 88.715389°W / 42.276972; -88.715389 (W228BZ)
153314	100.5	W263BM	Steward	Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockford	2008 (2008)	41°49′50.5″N 89°29′47.3″W / 41.830694°N 89.496472°W / 41.830694; -89.496472 (W263BM)

Applications from Spirit Educational Association & Diocese of Rockford
Fac. ID	Freq.	City of license	Licensee	Application date	Tower (NAD83)
145803	92.1	Bloomington	Spirit Education Association	March 17, 2003 (2003-03-17)	40°27′10.0″N 88°57′56.0″W / 40.452778°N 88.965556°W / 40.452778; -88.965556 (92.1 (145803) Bloomington)
145922	94.5	Sandwich	Spirit Education Association	March 17, 2003 (2003-03-17)	41°37′36.4″N 88°36′1.8″W / 41.626778°N 88.600500°W / 41.626778; -88.600500 (94.5 (145922) Sandwich)
153179	94.5	Freeport	Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockford	March 17, 2003 (2003-03-17)	42°17′44.0″N 89°37′24.9″W / 42.295556°N 89.623583°W / 42.295556; -89.623583 (94.5 (153179) Freeport)
153348	103.9	Rockford	Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockford	March 17, 2003 (2003-03-17)	42°12′3.0″N 89°03′24.4″W / 42.200833°N 89.056778°W / 42.200833; -89.056778 (103.9 (153348) Rockford)

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 "WSOG Catholic Radio Home Page". WSOG Catholic Radio. El Paso, Illinois: Allen Drake. 2009-08-07. Retrieved 2009-10-11.
↑ "WSOG Catholic Radio 88.1 FM Staff". WSOG Catholic Radio. El Paso, Illinois: Allen Drake. 2009-02-12. Retrieved 2009-10-11.
↑ Tarter, Steve (2009-10-11). "On the Air: FM station sells after price drop". Peoria Journal Star (Peoria, Illinois). p. C4. Retrieved 2009-10-11.
↑ Kelly Communications, Inc.; CRCI, L.L.C. (2009-10-04). "File No. BALH-20091002ABB — FCC Form 314: Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License". Retrieved 2009-10-11. Cite uses deprecated parameters (help) Includes attachments.
↑ "WSOG Catholic Radio Mission". WSOG Catholic Radio. El Paso, Illinois: Allen Drake. 2009-04-04. Retrieved 2009-10-11.

External links

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Radio-Locator information on WSOG

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