WRLL (1450 AM) is a

Spanish variety Regional Mexican is a Latin music radio format encompassing the musical genres from the different parts of rural Mexico and the Southwestern United States. Genres include banda music, banda, country music#Mexico and Latin America, country en esp ...

radio station licensed to

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, and serving the

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. The station is owned by Midway Broadcasting.

History

In 2006,

WVON WVON (1690 AM "The Voice of the Nation", originally "Voice of the Negro") is a radio station serving the Chicago market, which airs an African-American-oriented talk format. WVON is owned by Midway Broadcasting Corporation, and broadcasts at 169 ...

, which had long operated on 1450 AM, moved to 1690 AM. The WRLL callsign, which had been held by the original station on 1690 AM, "Real Oldies 1690", was shifted to 1450. Initially simulcasting WVON, on September 3, 2007 the station adopted a Spanish-language format called "Radio Latino". Until 2021, WRLL shared the 1450 kHz frequency with brokered ethnic station

WCEV WCEV (1450 AM) was a radio station licensed to Cicero, Illinois, United States. Serving the Chicago area, WCEV was owned by Migala Communications Corporation, and aired a time brokered ethnic programming format. History After WVON moved from 14 ...

. After WCEV shut down and had its license cancelled, WRLL gained full control over the frequency, allowing it to become a 24-hour station on October 18, 2021. On April 5, 2022, WRLL's translator, W252AW, was fined $9,000, following an informal objection filed by Albert David, as the translator had been operating and originating programming while its parent station, WRLL, was off the air.Ashworth, Susan.
Translator Faces $9,000 Penalty and Consent Decree After Objections
, ''RadioWorld''. April 7, 2022. Retrieved April 15, 2023.

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