WQLF
Radio station in Lena, Illinois, United States
WQLF (102.1 FM; "Q102") is a radio station broadcasting a classic rock format. Licensed to Lena, Illinois, the station serves the Freeport area, and is owned by Big Radio.
01History
The allocation for 102.1 in Lena was added by the Federal Communications Commission in 1993; the construction permit to build a station there was awarded in 2000 to Lena Radio, Inc., which was controlled by Sally McMahon. Lena Radio would sell the WQLF permit to Thompson & Spielman, a partnership led by Scott Thompson, in 2002. It went on the air August 2, 2002, as "Hit Radio Q102.1", with a classic rock format. Lena Radio Broadcasting was a subsidiary of Green County Broadcasting, owner of WEKZ and WEKZ-FM in Monroe; the station was operated from the WEKZ studios, with Thompson comparing its format to "the WLS of the '70s".
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- WQLF1021.png by Big Radio, Public domain
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