WEEF (1430 AM) is a radio station licensed to Deerfield, Illinois. The station broadcasts a multicultural ethnic format and is owned by Polnet Communications, Ltd.AM Query Results: WEEF, fcc.gov. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
History MOR era WEEF began broadcasting on August 15, 1963. The station was originally licensed to Highland Park, Illinois, and ran 1,000 watts during daytime hours only. WEEF's call sign stood for "Eli E. Fink", the station's original owner."Changing hands", Broadcasting. January 8, 1968. p. 44. Retrieved January 10, 2019. It originally aired a middle of the road (MOR) format.Duston, Anne. "Vet Windy City MOR Station to Progressive", Billboard. July 29, 1972. pp. 16, 35. Retrieved January 10, 2019."Stations By Format", Billboard. October 16, 1965. p. 62. Retrieved January 9, 2019. Until the mid–1970s, the station was simulcast on 103.1 WEEF-FM (later WVVX-FM).1976 Broadcasting Yearbook, Broadcasting, 1976. p. C-60. Retrieved January 10, 2019. In December 1967, the station was sold to Unique Radio, along with 103.1 WEEF-FM, for $350,000."For the Record", Broadcasting. January 15, 1968. p. 81. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
Progressive rock era In July 1972, the station's adopted a progressive rock format. In spring 1973, the station was sold to Vanguard Communications, along with 103.1 WEEF-FM, for $290,000, and its callsign was changed to WVVX."Ownership changes", Broadcasting. February 12, 1973. p. 90. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
Ethnic programming By 1977, the station had adopted a multicultural ethnic format.1977 Broadcasting Yearbook, Broadcasting, 1977. p. C-64. Retrieved January 10, 2019. On October 25, 1977, the station's callsign was changed to WQVQ. In 1978, the station was sold to Metroweb Corporation for $260,000."Ownership Changes", Broadcasting. May 22, 1978. p. 83. Retrieved January 10, 2019. Its call sign was changed back to WEEF on February 12, 1979. In 1984, the station was sold to Gordon and Myra Winston for $500,000."Changing Hands", Broadcasting. January 2, 1984. p. 82. Retrieved January 10, 2019.Application Search Details - BTC-19831020EX, fcc.gov. Retrieved January 10, 2019.Public Notice Comment - BTC-19831020EX, fcc.gov. Retrieved January 10, 2019.Application Search Details - BAPL-19840103EP, fcc.gov. Retrieved January 10, 2019.Public Notice Comment - BAPL-19840103EP, fcc.gov. Retrieved January 10, 2019. In 1996, the station was sold to Leveton Communications for $835,000."Transactions", Radio & Records. February 9, 1996. p. 8. Retrieved January 10, 2019. In 2003, the station was sold to Polnet Communications for $1.1 million, in a transaction brokered by Bob Heymann, who as a 16-year-old Highland Park High School student began working at WEEF in 1969.Kirk, Jim. "Wrangler steers to wider sales of cowboy jeans", Chicago Tribune. December 31, 2002. Retrieved January 10, 2019.Application Search Details - BAL-20021224ACM, fcc.gov. Retrieved January 10, 2019.Public Notice Comment - BAL-20021224ACM, fcc.gov. Retrieved January 10, 2019.Asset Purchase Agreement, fcc.gov. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
Translator WEEF is also heard on an FM translator on 99.1 MHz.
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