WLUJ is a

Christian radio Christian radio is a Christian media radio format that focus on programming with a Christian message. Many such broadcasters play contemporary Christian music, though many programs include sermons, radio dramas, as well as news and talk progra ...

station licensed to

Springfield, Illinois Springfield is the capital of the U.S. state of Illinois and the county seat and largest city of Sangamon County. The city's population was 114,394 at the 2020 census, which makes it the state's seventh most-populous city, the second largest o ...

, broadcasting on 89.7 MHz FM. The station is owned by Great News Radio, through licensee Good News Radio, Inc. WLUJ is the flagship station of the "WLUJ Family of Stations". The "WLUJ Family of Stations" includes four full power transmitters and five low powered translators.Station Information
, WLUJ. Retrieved October 26, 2018. Full powered stations that carry WLUJ's programming include 96.7 WGNX in

Macomb, Illinois Macomb is a city in and the county seat of McDonough County, Illinois, United States. It is situated in western Illinois, southwest of Galesburg. The city is about southwest of Peoria and south of the Quad Cities. A special census held in 2 ...

, 88.1 WLWJ in

Petersburg, Illinois Petersburg is a city in and the county seat of Menard County, Illinois, United States, on the bluffs and part of the floodplain overlooking the Sangamon River. It is part of the Springfield, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population ...

, and 88.3 WRLJ in

White Hall, Illinois White Hall is a city in Greene County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,520 at the 2010 census. History A post office called White Hall has been in operation since 1827. In 1830 a David Barrow was the first person to built and in lo ...

. , WLUJ is managed by Tim Nelson and is located on the west side of Springfield.

Programming

WLUJ's programming consists of Christian talk and teaching, as well as

Christian music Christian music is music that has been written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christian life and faith. Common themes of Christian music include praise, worship, penitence, and lament, and its forms vary widely around ...

. Christian talk and teaching programs heard on WLUJ include; ''Turning Point'' with

David Jeremiah David Jeremiah is an American evangelical Christian author, founder of Turning Point Radio and Television Ministries and senior pastor of Shadow Mountain Community Church, a Southern Baptist megachurch in El Cajon, California, a suburb of San D ...

, ''Love Worth Finding'' with

Adrian Rogers Adrian Pierce Rogers (September 12, 1931 – November 15, 2005) was an American Southern Baptist pastor and conservative author. He served three terms as president of the Southern Baptist Convention (1979–1980 and 1986–1988). Rogers was born ...

, ''Thru the Bible'' with

J. Vernon McGee John Vernon McGee (June 17, 1904 – December 1, 1988) was an American ordained Presbyterian minister, pastor, Bible teacher, theologian, and radio minister. Biography Childhood, education, and early ministry McGee was born in Hillsboro, Tex ...

, ''

In Touch with Dr. Charles Stanley In Touch with Dr. Charles Stanley is a television series sponsored by In Touch Ministries in Atlanta, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia and hosted by Charles Stanley. History The series began airing in 1978. The show has been translated in 50 langu ...

'', ''Insight for Living'' with

Chuck Swindoll Charles Rozell Swindoll (born October 18, 1934) is an evangelical Christian pastor, author, educator, and radio preacher. He founded ''Insight for Living'', headquartered in Frisco, Texas, which airs a radio program of the same name on more t ...

, Revive our Hearts with

Nancy Leigh DeMoss Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth (born September 3, 1958), also known as Nancy Leigh DeMoss, is a bible teacher and public speaker. In 2015, DeMoss married best-selling author and a former president of Thomas Nelson Publishers Robert Wolgemuth. References ...

, ''Grace to You'' with

John MacArthur John MacArthur or Macarthur may refer to: *J. Roderick MacArthur (1920–1984), American businessman *John MacArthur (American pastor) (born 1939), American evangelical minister, televangelist, and author * John Macarthur (priest), 20th-century pro ...

, ''

Focus on the Family Focus on the Family (FOTF or FotF) is a fundamentalist Protestant organization founded in 1977 in Southern California by James Dobson, based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The group is one of a number of evangelical parachurch organizations ...

'', and ''In the Market'' with

Janet Parshall Janet Parshall is a nationally syndicated radio talk show host known for the Christian program ''In the Market with Janet Parshall'', which is broadcast on the Moody Radio network on over 700 stations. She was also the host for the 2004 documentar ...

History

WLUJ began broadcasting on March 17, 1987, and originally broadcast at 97.7 MHz in

(now

WQLZ WQLZ (97.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting an active rock format, licensed to Petersburg, Illinois, United States. The station serves the Springfield, IL area and is currently owned by Long Nine, Inc. History The station began broadcasting ...

), serving the Springfield area.History of Cornerstone Community Radio, Inc.
, WLUJ. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1989
',

Broadcasting & Cable ''Broadcasting & Cable'' (or ''Broadcasting+Cable'') is a weekly telecommunications industry trade magazine published by Future US. Previous names included ''Broadcasting-Telecasting'', ''Broadcasting and Broadcast Advertising'', and ''Broadcast ...

, 1989. p. B-96. Retrieved October 27, 2018. 89.7 began broadcasting on May 24, 1995, and held the call sign WLGM.
Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1997
',

, 1997. p. B-144. Retrieved October 28, 2018.Call Sign History
fcc.gov. Retrieved October 28, 2018. The station's call sign stood for "We Love Gospel Music" and it aired

inspirational music Contemporary Christian music, also known as CCM, Christian pop, and occasionally inspirational music is a genre of modern popular music, and an aspect of Christian media, which is lyrically focused on matters related to the Christian faith and s ...

weekdays and

southern gospel Southern gospel music is a genre of Christian music. Its name comes from its origins in the southeastern United States. Its lyrics are written to express either personal or a communal faith regarding biblical teachings and Christian life, as ...

weekends. In 2000, WLWJ 88.1 began broadcasting in Petersburg, Illinois. In 2001, 97.7 was sold to Long-Nine, Inc. and WLUJ moved to 89.7. In 2003, WRLJ began broadcasting in White Hall, Illinois. In 2011, WJWR began broadcasting in Bloomington, Illinois, and serves the Bloomington-Normal area, as well as

Pontiac, Illinois Pontiac is a city in Livingston County, Illinois, United States. The population was 11,931 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Livingston County. The town is also the setting of the 1984 movie ''Grandview, U.S.A.'' Geography Location P ...

. The station was purchased by Good News Radio, Inc. in November 2019.Jacobson, Adam.
This Deal Is Certainly 'Lifting Up Jesus'
, ''Radio & Television Business Report''. November 25, 2019. Retrieved November 14, 2020. The deal, which also included six sister stations and seven translators, was consummated on February 12, 2020 at a price of $1.1 million.

Repeaters

Translators

References

External links

WLUJ's official website
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