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WLUW 88.7 FM

City of license	Chicago, IL
Broadcast area	Far Northside of Chicago, IL and Evanston, IL
Branding	Eighty Eight Seven Listener Supported Community Radio
Frequency	88.7 MHz
Format	Indie Music, Community
ERP	100 Watts
Owner	Loyola University Chicago

WLUW is an independent community radio station serving Chicago, Illinois and its northern suburbs. WLUW was founded by Jim Wagner and Michael Russo in the 1970's and they single handedly ran the station until Loyola University offered more funding and support. It styles itself as 88.7 Listener Supported Community Radio. Loyola University Chicago ceased funding WLUW in 2002, turning over operational control of the station to WBEZ, though the station still broadcasts from Loyola's Rogers Park campus. WLUW is now financially independent. WLUW has two full-time staffers, and a volunteer staff of nearly 200.

On July 13, 2007, an article (Back To School) in the Chicago Sun-Times revealed that Loyola is terminating its relationship with WBEZ and taking back control of the station in June of 2008. The future of the station's programming is uncertain at this point, as reported in Time Out Chicago (WLUW: Now with less community?) and Chicagoist (WLUW: WTF?), however, it is certain that the station's two full-time employees (Station Manager Craig Kois and Program Director Shawn Campbell) will be leaving. Loyola has posted some information here.

While most of WLUW's programming is an alternative radio format with various DJs, there are many community, genre, news and specialty shows. Some standouts include:

Radio One Chicago, hosted by Billy Oaks and Sean Morrison (features Chicago's Local Music Scene)
Dimension Latina, a Sunday afternoon Spanish language public service and Tropical music program, produced and directed for the last 15 years by Juan Carlos Borja Perez. Many of it's alumni such as Maria Toscano, Sally Weisman, Cuqui Azucar, Elio Benitez, Marielen Magana, Marcherie Vazquez, Marinez Colon, Haydee Aguirre, Zulma Ocampo, Marta Raya, Giovanna Canas, Gustavo Adolfo Rosales, Frank Diaz and Maribel Hopgood graduated to professional broadcasting.
Abstract Science, hosted by Chris Widman
Think Pink, Chicago's only all music radio show for the GLBT community, hosted by Erik and Ruth.
The Hump Day Dance Party, hosted by Dr. Drase and Rev. Michael Flavor
The Drinking and Writing Brewery, hosted by Neo-Futurists Steve Mosqueda and Sean Benjamin
Rock Sin Anestesia, Latin Alternative
New Orleans Music Hour, "Chicago's weekly Mardi Gras party" hosted by Tom Jackson. Now in its 10th year.
Sunday Sports Shootout[1], Sports Talk at 11am Sundays hosted by Darrell Horwitz and Katie Toolan
Outside the Loop RADIO: Chicago's Almost Above-Ground Audio Magazine[2], with Mike Stephen and Andy Hermann at 6pm every Friday night
Something Else, a program of sound art and experimental music hosted by Philip von Zweck

WLUW is also known for its Record Fairs. Two are held each year; one a stand-alone event, and one at the Pitchfork Music Festival (formerly the Intonation Music Festival).

[edit] Previous Format

In the 1980s and early 1990s, the station had a pop music format (High Energy 88-7 FM and then Energy 88-7 FM), modeled after commercial radio stations such as WBBM-FM, with a full staff of student disc jockeys and news anchors/reporters. Many notables of that period were Jim Lemon, Art Therios, Rob Creighton, Tony Compton, Billy Levere, Steff Burrell, P J Bozak, Griff Madigan (whose father was the then Vice President of the Chicago Tribune), Jim Domalgowski (Jim Domo), Bill Rancic of "The Apprentice" fame, Karen Karas, Jerry Riles, Jeff Andrews (Grossman) whose father was the then Vice President of WGCI-FM radio in Chicago, Adam Wilde and J R Rizzo.

Many of its alumni went on to professional broadcasting careers, including:

Ernie Manouse, Emmy nominated and Katie Award winning TV Interviewer/Producer of the PBS show InnerVIEWS with Ernie Manouse

Maureen Maher, now a news correspondent with CBS News' 48 Hours

Susan Carlson, now a WBBM-TV Anchorwoman in Chicago

Diane Carbonara, an award-winning news producer for WFLD-TV in Chicago, and a former anchorwoman with WIFR-TV in Rockford, Illinois and WMTV-TV in Madison, Wisconsin

Jeff Hagedorn, a play-by-play announcer for the Houston Rockets and Houston Comets

Lou Canellis, a Chicago TV sports and entertainment personality with Chicagoland Television (CLTV) and WLS-TV

Jeff Grossman (Jeff Andrews) who is now a radio producer in Texas.

Jerry Riles who has been a sports radio professional at The Score AM in Chicago since his graduation from WLUW.

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