SimulcastsWIVR,Kentland, Indiana | |
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Broadcast area | Iroquois County, Illinois |
Frequency | 103.7MHz |
Branding | River Country 103.7 |
Programming | |
Format | Country |
Ownership | |
Owner | Milner Media Partners, LLC |
WFAV,WIVR,WVLI | |
History | |
First air date | 2007 (as WFAV) |
Former call signs | WFAV (2006–2013)[1] |
Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 165987 |
Class | A |
ERP | 3,600watts |
HAAT | 132.1 meters (433 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°53′53″N87°59′56″W / 40.898°N 87.999°W /40.898; -87.999 |
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Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | www |
WYUR (103.7FM) is a radio station licensed toGilman, Illinois, and servingIroquois.Kankakee, andFord Counties. WYUR has acountry music format and is owned by Milner Media Partners, LLC.
The station began broadcasting in 2007, holding the call sign WFAV. The station was originally owned by Milner Broadcasting, and its transmitter was located south ofCrescent City, Illinois.[3][4] The station originally had anoldies format, simulcasting the programming of 95.1WVLI "The Valley" until 2011.[5][6][7][8] The station then adopted aCHR format, as "Your New FAVorite Hit Radio Station".[9] In 2011, the station's transmitter was moved to northwest ofAshkum, Illinois.[10][11]
On February 20, 2013, the station's call sign was changed to WYUR,[1] and its format from CHR toclassic rock, branded as "Classic Rock 103.7".[12] Later in 2013, WYUR's format was changed to country, and the station was branded "River Country", simulcasting 101.7WIVR.[13][14] In 2018, Milner Broadcasting was sold to the newly formed Milner Media Partners.[15]