WOLG explained

WOLG
City:Carlinville, Illinois
Branding:Covenant Network
Frequency:95.9 MHz
Airdate:December 8, 1990 (as WCNL)
Format:Catholic talk radio
Erp:6,000 watts
Class:A
Facility Id:8882
Former Callsigns:WCNL (1990–1998)
Owner:Covenant Network
Licensing Authority:FCC

WOLG is an FM radio station at 95.9 MHz in Carlinville, Illinois, owned and operated by the Covenant Network of Catholic radio stations.

History

WCNL went on the air December 8, 1990.[1] Owned by the Carlinville Broadcasting Company, a subsidiary of Miller Media Group, the station aired a country format.

Covenant Network acquired WCNL and WTIM in Taylorville in 1998, with the FM station going for $300,000.[2] WOLG and WIHM, the former WTIM, began simulcasting programming. WOLG was the first FM radio station owned by Covenant Network.

Translators

WOLG is the nominal source of Covenant programming to nine translators, the most of any full-power station in the network.

Call signdata-sort-type="number" FrequencyCity of licenseStateFCC info
W202CJ 88.3 FM Springfield Illinois
W213CD 90.5 FM Vincennes Indiana
K216GM 91.1 FM Canton Missouri
K219CX 91.7 FM Atoka Oklahoma
W220EN 91.9 FM Carlyle Illinois
W241CC 96.1 FM Williamsville Illinois
W246BL 97.1 FM Salem Illinois
W265CW 100.9 FM Centralia Illinois
W285EX 104.9 FM Springfield Illinois

External links

39.2403°N -89.9075°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1994 Broadcasting Yearbook. 1994. B-130. June 8, 2019.
  2. News: Transaction Digest. Radio Business Report. July 20, 1998. 15. June 10, 2019.