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WOLG

Coordinates: 39°14′25″N 89°54′27″W / 39.24028°N 89.90750°W / 39.24028; -89.90750
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WOLG
Frequency95.9 MHz
BrandingCovenant Network
Programming
FormatCatholic talk radio
Ownership
OwnerCovenant Network
History
First air date
December 8, 1990 (as WCNL)
Former call signs
WCNL (1990–1998)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID8882
ClassA
ERP6,000 watts
HAAT99 meters (325 ft)
Links
Public license information
Websiteourcatholicradio.org

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

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WCNL went on the air December 8, 1990.[2] 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.[3] WOLG and WIHM, the former WTIM, began simulcasting programming. WOLG was the first FM radio station owned by Covenant Network.

Translators

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

Call sign Frequency City of license State FCC info
W202CJ 88.3 FM Springfield Illinois FCC (W202CJ)
W213CD 90.5 FM Vincennes Indiana FCC (W213CD)
K216GM 91.1 FM Canton Missouri FCC (K216GM)
K219CX 91.7 FM Atoka Oklahoma FCC (K219CX)
W220EN 91.9 FM Carlyle Illinois FCC (W220EN)
W241CC 96.1 FM Williamsville Illinois FCC (W241CC)
W246BL 97.1 FM Salem Illinois FCC (W246BL)
W265CW 100.9 FM Centralia Illinois FCC (W265CW)
W285EX 104.9 FM Springfield Illinois FCC (W285EX)

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WOLG". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "1994 Broadcasting Yearbook" (PDF). 1994. p. B-130. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  3. ^ "Transaction Digest" (PDF). Radio Business Report. July 20, 1998. p. 15. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
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39°14′25″N 89°54′27″W / 39.24028°N 89.90750°W / 39.24028; -89.90750