WOJO, WVIV-FM Also part of the Univision Cluster: TV Stations WXFT-TV and WGBO-TV
History
First air date
December 3, 1971 (as WYEN)[1]
Former call signs
WYEN (1971[2]-1986)[3]
WZRC (1986–1987)[3]
WTWV (1987–1989)
WYLL (1989–2000)[3]
WYLL-FM (2000–2001)[3]
WZFS (2001–2004)[3]
Technical information[4]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID
25053
Class
B
ERP
50,000 watts
HAAT
129 meters (423 ft)
Translator(s)
106.9W295CG (Lake Bluff)
Links
Public license information
Public file
LMS
Webcast
Listen live
Website
amor1067.univision.com
WPPN (106.7 FM) is a radio station licensed to Des Plaines, Illinois, that targets the Chicago metropolitan area. WPPN broadcasts a Spanish AC format. WPPN is owned by TelevisaUnivision through its Uforia Audio Network subsidiary. The station's studios are located at 625 North Michigan Avenue in downtown Chicago, and its transmitter is located in Arlington Heights.
Due to WPPN's 50,000-watt signal and north suburban location, it can be heard through much of the Rockford area and southeastern Wisconsin. It also broadcasts in the HD Radio (hybrid) format.
^Ghrist, John R. (1996). Valley Voices: A Radio History. Crossroads Communications. p. 311-313.
^History Cards for WPPN, fcc.gov. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
^ abcdeCall Sign History, fcc.gov. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
^"Facility Technical Data for WPPN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
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