# WLIP

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Radio station in Kenosha, Wisconsin

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WLIP Kenosha, Wisconsin United States Broadcast area Kenosha, Wisconsin Frequency 1050 kHz Branding AM 1050 WLIP Programming Format Talk and full-service Affiliations Fox News Radio Premiere Networks Westwood One Learfield Sports Ownership Owner Connoisseur Media (Alpha Media Licensee LLC) Sister stations WIIL History First air date May 18, 1947 (1947-05-18) Call sign meaning Station founder William Lippman Technical information[1] Licensing authority FCC Facility ID 28478 Class B Power 250 watts Transmitter coordinates 42°33′10.1″N 87°53′38.3″W / 42.552806°N 87.893972°W / 42.552806; -87.893972 Links Public license information Public file LMS Webcast Listen live Website www.wlip.com

**WLIP** (1050 [AM](/source/AM_broadcasting)) is a commercial [radio station](/source/Radio_station) licensed to [Kenosha, Wisconsin](/source/Kenosha%2C_Wisconsin), United States, serving parts of the Chicago and [Milwaukee metropolitan areas](/source/Milwaukee_metropolitan_area) along the west shore of [Lake Michigan](/source/Lake_Michigan). Owned by [Connoisseur Media](/source/Connoisseur_Media), WLIP features a [talk](/source/Talk_radio) and [full-service](/source/Full-service_radio) format, with studios located in the north end of the [Gurnee Mills](/source/Gurnee_Mills) Mall in [Gurnee, Illinois](/source/Gurnee%2C_Illinois). WLIP's transmitter, on land that formerly contained its studios, is sited off of Green Bay Road ([Wisconsin Highway 31](/source/Wisconsin_Highway_31)) in [Pleasant Prairie](/source/Pleasant_Prairie%2C_Wisconsin).

## History

### Early years

At 8 a.m. on Sunday, May 18, 1947, WLIP [signed on](/source/Sign-on) the air. The studios were originally in the Kenosha National Bank Building basement at 625 57th Street in downtown Kenosha. The station was licensed for [daytime-only](/source/Daytimer) broadcasts at 250 watts. In 1982, WLIP built and opened its new studios at 8500 Green Bay Road.

In 1962, the station launched an FM sister: 95.1 WLIP-FM, later known as WJZQ, and then [WIIL](/source/WIIL).

During the late 1950s and much of the 1960s, the AM station programmed a popular adult music format. However, the owner, Bill Lipman, did not allow for "[Top 40](/source/Top_40) Hits" to be played. A weekend show with staffer Terry Havel was the only show featuring hit music. The station was required to [sign off](/source/Sign_off) at sundown.

As Kenosha was the home of [American Motors](/source/American_Motors) (AMC), the station was a strong union operation, having on-air staff under [AFTRA](/source/SAG-AFTRA) and engineers under [IBEW](/source/IBEW) representation, rare for a station in a mid-sized city such as Kenosha. Its program schedule served the "at work" audience at AMC and other large Kenosha factories.

WLIP-FM offered separate programming during that time and carried an [easy listening](/source/Easy_listening) format. Bill Lipman's wife, Anne, was influential in the music choices of WLIP-FM, until 1975 when new management took over.

### Adult contemporary, standards and oldies

In 1975, WLIP-AM-FM began operating under new management. The AM station switched to a [full service](/source/Full_service_radio), [adult contemporary](/source/Adult_contemporary) format as "Music 1050" with news and information aimed at the Kenosha community. Lipman's sons and daughter took over the management of the stations by the late 1970s.

In 1987, the [Federal Communications Commission](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission) granted WLIP permission to broadcast full time. During the 1990s the station added talk programming in the daytime with [oldies](/source/Oldies) music played nights and weekends. In 1996, the station changed its sound and began using [Dial Global](/source/Dial_Global)'s [syndicated](/source/Radio_syndication) [Adult Standards](/source/Adult_Standards) service. This format lasted until December 2003 when the station changed its [affiliation](/source/Network_affiliate) to the syndicated [Unforgettable Favorites](/source/Timeless_Classics) format from [ABC Radio](/source/Cumulus_Media_Networks). In 2005, over the [Fourth of July](/source/Fourth_of_July) weekend, the station switched to ABC's [Oldies Radio](/source/Oldies_Radio).

### Talk radio

By 2010, WLIP increased its local talk programming during most of the day, with replays some of shows in the evenings. Syndicated talk shows air during some hours. On the weekends, it carries how-to programs, [brokered programming](/source/Brokered_programming) and talk shows, most of which are local.

WLIP plays 1960s-1970s oldies music during part of each weekend, along with specialty 1950s-1960s oldies shows *Jukebox Saturday Night* on Saturdays and *The Doo-Wop Diner* on Sundays. The *Music of the Stars* with Lou Rugani has aired each Sunday morning since 1992.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FCC-LMS-28478_1-0)** ["Facility Technical Data for WLIP"](https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityTechDetails.html?facilityId=28478). *Licensing and Management System*. [Federal Communications Commission](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission).

## External links

- [Official website](http://www.wlip.com)

- [Facility details for Facility ID 28478 (WLIP)](https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=28478) in the [FCC](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission) Licensing and Management System

- [WLIP](https://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=SP26&band=am&callLetter=WLIP) in [Nielsen Audio](/source/Nielsen_Audio)'s AM station database

- [The Music of the Stars](https://archive.today/20130209205548/http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MusicOfTheStars)

- [Remembering Kenosha](https://archive.today/20130209220102/http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RememberingKenosha)

v t e Radio stations in Kenosha, Wisconsin and Waukegan, Illinois This region includes Kenosha, Lake, and McHenry counties. By AM frequency 1030 1050 1220 1430 1500 By FM frequency 88.5 88.9 88.9 89.1 91.1 91.3 95.1 96.9 102.3 105.5 LPFM 94.3 98.3 99.9 101.3 101.5 Translators 92.5 98.1 99.1 99.9 107.1 NOAA Weather Radio frequency 162.5 Digital radio by frequency & subchannel 96.9-1 96.9-2 105.5-1 By call sign KXI41 W223CN W251BU W256DC W260BL W296DA WEEF WFEL-LP WGTD WHIW-LP WIIL WKRS WLIP WLGS-LP WMXM WNVR WOKL WPJX WRLR-LP WSFI WTZY WWDV HD2 WXLC WXMR-LP WYWL WZSR Defunct WAES (88.1 FM) WAIT (850 AM) WMCW (1600 AM) Radio stations in the Chicago metropolitan area Chicago Aurora/Elgin/Wheaton DeKalb Joliet/Morris/Crete Kenosha/Waukegan Northwest Indiana Other nearby regions Milwaukee-Racine Rockford See also List of radio stations in Illinois List of radio stations in Wisconsin

v t e Connoisseur Media AM radio stations KAAN KATE KAUS KBNN KBRK KCOB KFOR KFQD KGLO KGNC KGRN KHAR KIIK KJFF KJJQ KJPW KJSK KKRT KLGR KMCD KMRN KNWH KNWQ KNWZ KOKA KREI KRIB KSAH KSDR KTSA KTTT KUFO KVFD KWAT KWIQ KWIX KWMT KWOK KXRO KXTG KZDC WCHA WHAG WHBC WHLI WIBW WICC WING WJNT WJOL WJQS WKRS WLIP WNTX WOAD WSGW FM radio stations K275CH KAAN-FM KAUS-FM KAYO KBAY KBFF KBMG KBRJ KBRK-FM KBTE KBTT KCLB-FM KCLZ KCOB-FM KCPI KDBX KDES-FM KDGL KDKS-FM KDLO-FM KDUT KDUX-FM KEAG KEEZ-FM KEZR KFBD-FM KFRX KGNC-FM KGNZ KIAI KIAQ KIBZ KINK KIRK KIXX KJEL KJXK KKDV KKEZ KKFD-FM KKIQ KKOT KKQQ KKRV KKSD KKUS KKUU KKWK KLAK KLEY-FM KLGR-FM KLIR KLKL KLLL-FM KLSS-FM KMKO-FM KMKT KMMX KMXS KONE KOOI KOYE KOZQ-FM KPSI-FM KRBI-FM KRES KRTI KSAH-FM KSAJ-FM KSDR-FM KTAL-FM KTCM KTFM KTGL KTJJ KTLB KTLH KTPK KUIC KUPL KWHL KWIQ-FM KWIX-FM KWLN KVWE KXFT KXGL KXL-FM KXXK KYKX KYTC KYSM-FM KZEN KZKX KZLB W242BY WALK-FM WARQ WCCQ WCEN-FM WCLI-FM WDHT WDJX WDLD WEBE WERV-FM WEZN-FM WFLS-FM WFOX WGER WGHL WGTZ WGZB-FM WHBC-FM WHXT WIBW-FM WICC-FM WIIL WIKZ WJMI WKJY WKXI-FM WMJM WPLR WQCM WRKS WROU-FM WRXQ 1 WSCZ WSGW-FM WSSR WTLZ WVBX WWDM WWSK WWUZ WWWF-FM WXLC WXMA WYBC-FM 1 WZSR 1 Managed under a local marketing agreement

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