WFEL-LP is a
Full Service formatted
broadcast radio station
Radio broadcasting is transmission of audio (sound), sometimes with related metadata, by radio waves to radio receivers belonging to a public audience. In terrestrial radio broadcasting the radio waves are broadcast by a land-based radi ...
licensed to and serving
Antioch, Illinois
Antioch is a village in the U.S. state of Illinois. Antioch is part of the larger Antioch Township within Lake County. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,622. The village is nestled into the Chain O'Lakes waterway system and borders ...
. WFEL-LP is owned and operated by Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church.
Programming
The station plays a mix of informational, religious, and entertainment programs along with a healthy dose of music from all genres, all family friendly in nature.
WFEL broadcasts two live shows during the weekdays. ''America's Gold Top 40'' and ''Modern Mix'' are aired in the afternoons and evenings respectively. These shows are broadcast from the studios of WFEL.
WFEL plays a wide variety of
Old-time radio programs each evening such as ''
Fibber McGee and Molly
''Fibber McGee and Molly'' (1935–1959) was a longtime highly popular husband-and-wife team radio comedy program.
The situation comedy was a staple of the NBC Red Network from 1936 on, after originating on NBC Blue in 1935. One of the most p ...
'', ''
The Great Gildersleeve
''The Great Gildersleeve'' is a radio situation comedy broadcast in the United States from August 31, 1941 to 1958. Initially written by Leonard Lewis Levinson, it was one of broadcast history's earliest spin-off programs. The series was built a ...
'', ''
Gunsmoke'', ''
The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger is a fictional masked former Texas Ranger who fought outlaws in the American Old West with his Native American friend Tonto. The character has been called an enduring icon of American culture.
He first appeared in 1933 in ...
'', ''
Casey, Crime Photographer
''Casey, Crime Photographer'' (also known as ''Crime photographer''; ''Flashgun Casey''; ''Casey, Press Photographer''; ''Stephen Bristol, Crime Photographer'') was an American media franchise that lasted from the 1930s until the 1960s. Created b ...
'', and ''
The Whistler
''The Whistler'' is an American radio mystery drama which ran from May 16, 1942, until September 22, 1955, on the west-coast regional CBS radio network. The show was also broadcast in Chicago and over Armed Forces Radio. On the west coast, it w ...
''.
WFEL also broadcasts services, sermons and devotions of Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church live to the Antioch area.
External links
Faith 99 Online*
FEL-LP
Radio stations established in 2003
Full service radio stations in the United States
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