Publisher

For over sixty years, WLPO has been serving listeners in the Illinois Valley. The station went on the air initially as a 250-watt non-directional daytime AM station and later increased to a 1000-watt directional daytime and 500-watt nighttime station. Because our station’s power is directional, listeners in some communities may not be able to pick up the AM 1220 signal as well after dark and prior to sunrise. To cover the Illinois Valley more completely, as of 6/6/13, WLPO programming began being simulcast on FM103.9. On 12/26/13, recognizing an opportunity to reach even more listeners throughout the day on a new FM frequency, WLPO relaunched as Classic Hits 103.9 WLPO. Current programming retained many of the things long-time listeners enjoyed, like Rod in the Morning, news and weather around the clock and local sports, and added the greatest hits of all time throughout the day and night.