WLPR-FM


Broadcast area	Northwest Indiana
Branding	Lakeshore Public Radio
Slogan	"The Voice of Northwest Indiana"
Format	news/talk/NPR
ERP	2,400 watts
HAAT	77.1 meters
Class	A
Callsign meaning	"W Lakeshore Public Radio"
Former callsigns	WWLO
Affiliations	National Public Radio/American Public Media/Public Radio Exchange
Owner	Northwest Indiana Public Broadcasting, Inc.
Sister stations	WYIN
Webcast
Website	Lakeshore Public Media

WLPR-FM is a FM noncommercial, public radio station broadcasting on 89.1 MHz in Lowell, Indiana, east of the Chicago metropolitan area. Financed primarily by listener contributions, Lakeshore Public Radio is affiliated with National Public Radio, American Public Media, and Public Radio Exchange. The station is owned and operated by Northwest Indiana Public Broadcasting, Inc. which also owns and operates WYIN a PBS affiliate.

History

WWLO, Lowell, was an American Family Radio affiliate until September 22, 2008 when Northwest Indiana Public Broadcasting, Inc. purchased the license from AFR for $1,050,000.^[1] Northwest Indiana Public Broadcasting, Inc. then requested the callsign to be changed to WLPR.^[2]

The station's format was changed from Christian Contemporary to NPR, local news, sports, and talk.

References

External links

Official Website

Query the FCC's FM station database for WLPR

Radio-Locator information on WLPR

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WLPR

Radio stations in the Chicago market

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By FM frequency	87.7² 88.1 88.1 88.1 88.1 88.1 88.1 88.1 88.1 88.3 88.3 88.3 88.3 88.5 88.5 88.7 88.7 88.7 88.7 88.9 88.9 89.1 89.1 89.3 89.3 89.5 89.7 90.1 90.5 90.7 90.7 90.9 91.5 91.7 91.9 92.3 92.5 92.7 93.1 93.5 93.9 94.3 94.7 95.1 95.5 95.9 95.9 96.3 96.7 96.7 96.9 97.1 97.5 97.9 98.3 98.3 98.7 99.5 99.9 99.9 100.3 100.7 100.7 101.1 101.9 102.3 102.3 102.7 103.1 103.1 103.5 103.9 103.9 103.9 104.3 104.7 105.1 105.5 105.5 105.9 106.3 106.7 107.1 107.1 107.5 107.9

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.400 162.425 162.500 162.550

Digital radio	780 1300 1390 1690 89.3-1 89.3-2 89.5-1 89.5-2 90.1-1 90.1-2 90.1-3 90.7-1 90.7-1 90.9-1 90.9-2 90.9-3 91.5-1 91.5-2 92.3-1 92.3-2 93.1-1 93.1-2 93.1-3 93.9-1 93.9-2 94.7-1 94.7-2 95.5-1 95.5-2 95.9-1 95.9-2 96.3-1 96.3-2 96.7-1 97.1-1 97.1-2 97.9-1 97.9-2 97.9-3 98.7-1 99.5-1 99.5-2 100.3-1 100.3-2 101.1-1 101.1-2 101.9-1 101.9-2 102.3-1 102.7-1 102.7-2 103.5-1 103.5-2 104.3-1 104.3-2 105.1-1 105.1-2 105.1-3 105.5-1 105.9-1 105.9-2 106.3-1 106.7-1 106.7-2 107.5-1 107.5-2

By callsign	KWO39 KXI41 KXI58 KZZ81 W219CD W244BQ W248BB W264BF W280EM WAES WAIT WAKE WBBM¹ WBBM-FM WBEQ WBEW WBEZ WBGX WBMF WCCQ WCEV WCFL WCFS-FM WCGO WCKG WCLR WCPT WCPT-FM WCPQ WCPY WCRX WCSJ-FM WDCB WDGC-FM WDRV WEDC WEEF WEFM WEBG WERV-FM WETN WFEL-LP WFMT WFXF WGCI-FM WGEN-FM WGN¹ WGRB WGVE-FM WRME-LP² WHFH WHPK WHSD WIIL WIIT WIMS WIND WJCH WJKL WJMK WJOB WJOL WKBM WKKC WKQX WKRS WKSC-FM WKTA WLEY-FM WLIT-FM WLJE WLPR-FM WLS¹ WLS-FM WLTH WLTL WLRA WLIP WLUP-FM WLUW WMBI WMBI-FM WMVP¹ WNDZ WNTD WNUR-FM WNVR WNWI WOJO WONC WONU WPJX WPNA WPPN WPWX WRDZ WRLL WRMN WRLR-LP WRSE WRTE WRTW WRTO WRXQ WSBC WSCR¹ WSHE-FM WSPY-FM WSRB WSRI WSSR WTMX WTZI WUSN WVAZ WVIV-FM WVIX WVON WWCA WWDV WWHN WWTG WXAV WXLC WXRD WXRT WYCA WYLL WZRD WZSR WZVN

Internet stations	WGN Plus WGN.FM Q101 Chicago

Defunct stations	WCFJ WCFL WCGO WCRW WEDC WENR WKKD WMAQ WMCW WNIB WRLL

Satellite radio local traffic/weather XM Channel 217 Sirius Channel 151 Nearby radio markets Benton Harbor-St. Joseph Kankakee LaSalle–Peru Milwaukee-Racine Rockford South Bend See also List of radio stations in Illinois List of radio stations in Indiana ¹ = Clear-channel stations with extended nighttime coverage ² = Audio signal of WRME-LP (oldies audio, with video of traffic conditions)

NPR member stations in the state of Indiana

Anderson WBSB Bloomington WFIU Crawfordsville WNDY Elkhart WVPE Evansville WNIN-FM Fort Wayne WBOI Franklin WFCI Gary WGVE-FM Hagerstown WBSH Indianapolis WFYI-FM Lowell WLPR-FM Marion WBSW Muncie WBST Portland WBSJ Roanoke WBNI-FM Terre Haute WISU Vincennes WVUB West Lafayette WBAA West Lafayette WBAA-FM

See also: List of NPR stations See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Indiana

Coordinates: 41°19′23″N 87°21′22″W / 41.323°N 87.356°W / 41.323; -87.356

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