WGLC-FM
City | Mendota, Illinois |
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Broadcast area | Mendota / LaSalle |
Frequency | 100.1 MHz |
First air date | September 1965 |
Format | Classic Country music |
ERP | 6,000 Watts |
HAAT | 100 meters |
Class | A |
Owner |
The Radio Group (Mendota Broadcasting, Inc) |
Sister stations | WALS, WBZG, WIVQ, WSPL, WSTQ, WYYS |
Website | www.wglc.net |
WGLC-FM is a radio station licensed to Mendota, Illinois, covering Northern Illinois, including Mendota, LaSalle, Princeton, and Peru. WGLC-FM has a Classic Country music format and is owned by Mendota Broadcasting, Inc. The morning show is locally hosted by "Kevin & Charles" from 6 AM - 10 AM.
History
WGLC began as an AM station on September 1, 1964. Broadcasting on 1090 KC, with 250 watts during the daytime only. Studios at that time were at 706 Washington Street, downtown Mendota. The transmitter site was north of town by Restland Cemetery, on County 251. The AM station went silent in 1998.
WGLC-FM signed-on September 1, 1965. It broadcast on 100.9 with 3,000 watts. Its original tower height was 98 feet. Today, it broadcasts on 100.1, the transmitter is 6,000 watts and its tower is 328 feet. The site is located by the county fairgrounds on East 3rd Road, southeast of Mendota. It broadcasts from studios at 3905 Progress Blvd in Peru, shared with the other stations of Studstill Media.
External links
- WGLC-FM's website
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WGLC
- Radio-Locator information on WGLC
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WGLC
Coordinates: 41°32′17″N 89°06′25″W / 41.538°N 89.107°W