WEEF

WEEF
City Deerfield, Illinois
Slogan "Chicago's In Language Radio"
Frequency 1430 AM (kHz)
First air date 1963
Format Multicultural Ethnic
Power 1,600 watts day
750 watts night
Class B
Facility ID 72957
Transmitter coordinates 42°8′22″N 87°53′7″W / 42.13944°N 87.88528°W / 42.13944; -87.88528
Former callsigns WEEF, WVVX, WQVQ
Owner Polnet Communications, Ltd.
Website WEEF's website

WEEF 1430 AM is a radio station licensed to Deerfield, Illinois. The station broadcasts a Multicultural Ethnic format and is owned by Polnet Communications, Ltd.[1]

History

WEEF began broadcasting in 1963[2] and originally aired a Middle of the road format.[3][4] Until the mid 1970s, the station was simulcast on 103.1 WEEF-FM (later WVVX-FM).[3] In July 1972, the station's adopted a Progressive rock format.[3] In 1973, the station's callsign was changed to WVVX. Eventually brokered ethnic programming began to replace the progressive rock programming, and by the late 1970s it aired a full-time multicultural ethnic format.[5] Along the way the station's callsign had been changed to WQVQ, before it was changed back to WEEF on February 12, 1979.[6]

References

  1. KTMC fcc.gov. Accessed January 1, 2014
  2. Music As Written - Chicago (p. 26) Billboard. August 24, 1963. Accessed January 1, 2014
  3. 1 2 3 Vet Windy City MOR Station to Progressive Duston, Anne. (p. 16, 35) Billboard. July 29, 1972. Accessed January 1, 2014
  4. Billboard. "Stations By Format". October 16, 1965. (p. 62)
  5. Stations, everywhere: a listeners' guide to the AM and FM bands Chicago Tribune Magazine. March 4, 1979. Accessed December 29, 2013
  6. Call Sign History fcc.gov. Accessed January 1, 2014
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