WFRL
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| City | Freeport, Illinois |
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| Broadcast area | Stephenson County, Illinois |
| Branding | The Big Easy |
| Slogan | The Biggest Hits Of All Time |
| Frequency | 1570 kHz |
| First air date | October 28, 1947 |
| Format | Oldies |
| Power |
5,000 watts day 500 watts night |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 63135 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 42° 18' 45" N, 89° 35' 38" W |
| Callsign meaning | "What Freeport Really Likes" |
| Affiliations | Westwood One News |
| Owner | Big Radio |
| Sister stations | WFPS, WEKZ (AM), WEKZ-FM, WQLF-FM, WGEZ, WBEL (AM), WWHG |
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WFRL 1570 AM is a radio station licensed to Freeport, Illinois. WFRL airs a 1960s and '70s Oldies format and is owned by Big Radio. Its studios and transmitter are at 834 North Tower Road, northeast of Freeport.
The station features local and Westwood One news, plus farm and local high school sports programming. Special weekend programs include The Charlie Tuna '70s show (Saturday 6am to Noon), American Top 40-The '70s (Saturday Noon to 3pm), and Dick Clark's Rock, Roll & Remember (Sunday 6am to 10am). WFRL operates 24 hours a day, but at one time was licensed as a daytime only station.
History
WFRL began broadcasting October 28, 1947, on 1570 kHz with 1 KW power (daytime only). The station was licensed to Freeport Broadcasting Company, owned by Mr. and Mrs. Vincent S. Barker; Sold to Triad Radio in 1959; Bradford-Ross Associates in 1977; Illinois Broadcasting in 1981 and several others.[1]
References
- ↑ "WFRL in Freeport Begins Operations on 1570 kc" (PDF). Broadcasting. November 10, 1947. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
External links
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WFRL
- Radio-Locator Information on WFRL
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WFRL
Coordinates: 42°18′45″N 89°35′38″W / 42.31250°N 89.59389°W