WLLR-FM

For the East Moline, Illinois radio station which previously used the WLLR-FM callsign from 1983 to 1998, see KUUL.

WLLR-FM

City	Davenport, Iowa
Broadcast area	Quad Cities
Branding	103-7 WLLR
Slogan	The Quad Cities #1 Country!
Frequency	103.7 MHz (also on HD Radio) 103.7-2 FM Alternative rock "ALT 104.5"
Translator(s)	104.5 K283BV (Davenport, relays HD2)
First air date	1948 (as WOC-FM)
Format	Commercial; Country
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	363 meters
Class	C0
Facility ID	60361
Former callsigns	WOC-FM (1948-1972) KIIK (1972-1989) KUUL (1989-1998)
Affiliations	After Midnite with Blair Garner, American Country Countdown, Bob Kingsley's Country Top 40, CMT Country Countdown USA
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc. (Citicasters Licenses, Inc.)
Sister stations	KCQQ, KMXG, KUUL, WFXN, WOC, KWQC-TV
Webcast	Listen Live!
Website	1037wllr.com alt1045.iheart.com (HD2)

WLLR-FM is a radio station licensed to Davenport, Iowa, USA, whose format is modern country music. The station's frequency is 103.7 MHz and it broadcasts at a power of 100 kW.

WLLR (commonly known as "No. 1 Country") is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc., with studios located in Davenport. Other stations located in the same complex are KMXG, KUUL-FM, KCQQ-FM, WFXN and WOC.

History of 103.7 MHz

The Davenport allocation for 103.7 FM – representing the second FM station in the Quad Cities – dates to October 1948, when the station signed on as WOC-FM, a companion to its AM sister station, WOC (1420 AM). The station was owned by the Palmer family, a well-known Quad Cities family that started the Palmer College of Chiropractic.

As with most FM radio stations in the 1950s and 1960s, WOC-FM played mostly easy listening and classical music.

The frequency's first major format change came in February 1972, when WOC-FM became the Quad-Cities market's first full-time FM rock station. Adopting a contemporary hit radio format, the station's call letters changed to KIIK, and was known to fans as "KIIK 104." KIIK quickly became very popular with Quad City-area listeners, and soon became the market's top-rated station.

By the late 1980s, with new competitor station WPXR-FM ("Power 98.9") having taken over the CHR/Top 40 market, KIIK changed to a rock oldies station. As KUUL-FM, the station played music from the 1950s through early 1970s; the first song under the new format was "Nobody but Me" by The Human Beinz. The format change became effective in May 1989, and fans soon identified the "KUUL Red Radio" (a jumbo-sized boombox replica) with the station at its live remote broadcast sites.

The most recent change to the station came in March 1998, when KUUL and WLLR (which had used a country format at 101.3 FM since 1983) swapped frequencies. KUUL's 50s and 60s format moved to 101.3 FM, while WLLR's country format took over 103.7 FM.

Some of WLLR's best-known personalities include: Mike Kenneally, Ron Evans, Jack Carey, Andy Scott, Jack Daniels, Amy Jeffries, Pat Leuck, Dani Lynn Howe, Tim Carlson, JD Justice and Jim O'Hara.

WLLR's stage at the Mississippi Valley Fair was featured in the Music Video for "Don't Ya Just Wanna Rock and Roll" by Rodney Atkins.

In November 2013, WLLR won the CMA award for 'Small Market Station of the Year'.

Since 1989, WLLR has remained the top-rated station in the Quad Cities, maintaining audience 12+ shares between 10 and 20 for the past 20 years.

103.7 HD2

On January 1, 2014, WLLR discontinued it's Classic Country on the HD2 and began broadcasting a classic rock format.

On August 21, 2015, at 1:04 p.m., WLLR-HD2 switched to an alternative rock format, branded as "ALT 104.5" (also broadcast on FM translator K283BV 104.5 FM Davenport).^[1]^[2]

References

↑ Alt 104.5 Debuts in Quad Cities
↑ http://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?realid=103&utm_source=Station%2BGuide%2BIncludes&utm_term=&utm_medium=Widget&utm_campaign=Station%2BGuides HD Radio Guide for Quad Cities, Iowa & Illinois

External links

#1 Country 103-7 WLLR

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Radio-Locator information on WLLR

Radio stations in the Greater Quad Cities (Davenport–Moline–Clinton–Muscatine) market

By FM frequency	88.1 88.5 89.3 90.3 91.1 91.7 92.5 93.1 93.5 93.9 94.5 94.7 95.1 96.1 96.9 98.9 99.7 100.5 100.7 101.3 101.7 102.1 102.3 102.5 102.9 103.1 103.7 104.3 104.5 104.9 105.5 105.5 105.7 105.9 106.1 106.5 106.9 107.9

By AM frequency	860 960 1170 1230 1270 1340 1390 1420 1450

By NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.425 162.525 162.550

By callsign	K233AA K236CF K271AF K283BV K288CY K289BI K295AS KALA KBEA-FM KBOB KCLN KCQQ KIIK-FM KJOC KMCN KMCS KMXG KNSB KQCJ KROS KRQC-LP KSUI KTJT-LP KUNI KUUL KWPC KZIA KZZ66 KZZ83 W290AW WAXR WDLM WDLM-FM WFXN WGRG-LP WGVV-LP WJRE WKBF WKEI WLKU WLLR-FM WNWC-FM WOC WQUD WRMJ WVIK WXJ73 WXLP

Nearby radio markets Burlington Cedar Rapids–Iowa City Dubuque LaSalle–Peru Peoria Rockford See also List of radio stations in Iowa List of radio stations in Illinois

Country radio stations in the state of Iowa

Stations	KBKB – Fort Madison KBKB-FM – Fort Madison/Burlington KBOB – Davenport KBOE-FM – Oskaloosa KCHE – Cherokee KCOB-FM – Newton KCSI – Red Oak KCTN – Garnavillo/Elkader KCZE – New Hampton KDLS – Perry KDMG – Burlington KDST – Dyersville KGRA – Jefferson/Perry KHAK – Cedar Rapids KHKI – Des Moines KIAI – Mason City KIAQ – Clarion/Fort Dodge KICD-FM – Spencer KIHK – Rock Valley KIIC – Albia KIKD – Lake City KILJ – Mount Pleasant KILR-FM – Estherville KIWA – Sheldon KIWA-FM – Sheldon KJJY – West Des Moines KKIA – Ida Grove KKRF – Stuart KKSY-FM – Cedar Rapids KKYY – Whiting KMAQ – Maquoketa KMCH – Manchester KMGO – Centerville KMZN – Oskaloosa KNEI-FM – Waukon KNIA – Knoxville KOAK – Red Oak KOEL – Oelwein KOEL-FM – Cedar Falls/Waterloo KOKX - Keokuk KRKN – Eldon/Ottumwa KSIB-FM – Creston KSMA-FM – Osage/Mason City KSOM – Audubon/Atlantic KWAY – Waverly KWMT – Fort Dodge KWPC – Muscatine KXIA – Marshalltown KXKT – Glenwood/Omaha, Nebraska WJOD – Asbury/Dubuque WLLR-FM – Davenport

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Iowa

Country radio stations in the state of Illinois

By AM frequency	750 920 980 1060 1230 1240 1290 1330 1440 1490 1520 1530 1540 1580

By FM frequency	92.1 92.3 92.7 92.9 93.7 93.7 94.1 94.3 94.3 94.9 95.1 95.3 95.5 95.7 95.9 96.3 96.5 97.3 97.3 97.5 97.7 98.3 98.3 98.5 99.1 99.3 99.5 99.5 99.9 100.1 100.3 100.3 100.5 100.9 101.3 101.7 101.7 101.9 102.1 102.1 102.3 102.3 102.3 102.5 102.7 103.7 103.7 104.1 104.5 104.9 105.5 105.9 105.9 106.1 106.5 107.3 107.7 107.9

By callsign	KSD (FM) – St. Louis, Missouri KSGM – Chester WAAG – Galesburg WALS – Oglesby WBBA-FM – Pittsfield WBWN – Le Roy WCCI – Savanna WCCQ – Crest Hill Canton WCOY – Quincy WCRC – Effingham WDDD-FM – Johnston City WDQN – Du Quoin WDUK – Havana WDZQ – Decatur WEBG – Chicago WEBQ – Harrisburg WFMB-FM – Springfield WFPS – Freeport WFYR – Elmwood WGEL – Greenville WGKC – Mahomet WGLC-FM – Mendota WHCO – Sparta WHET – West Frankfort WHPO – Hoopeston WIBH – Anna WIBL – Fairbury WIBV – Mount Vernon WIL-FM – St. Louis, Missouri WIRL – Peoria WIXY – Champaign WJBC-FM – Pontiac WJRE – Galva WJVO – South Jacksonville WKJT – Teutopolis WKRO – Cairo WLCN – Atlanta WLFZ – Springfield WLIQ – Quincy WLLR-FM – Davenport, Iowa WLUV – Loves Park WLWF – Marseilles WMCI – Neoga WMCL – McLeansboro WMIX-FM – Mount Vernon WMKR – Pana WMOK – Metropolis WNLF - Macomb WOKZ – Fairfield WOOZ-FM – Harrisburg WRAM – Monmouth WRCV – Dixon WRIK – Brookport WRMJ – Aledo WRMS-FM – Beardstown WRUL – Carmi WRTB – Winnebago WRVY-FM – Henry WSEI – Olney WSMI – Litchfield WSMI-FM – Litchfield WSVZ – Tower Hill WUSN – Chicago WUSW - Taylorville WXCL – Pekin WXNU – Saint Anne WXXQ – Freeport WYOT – Rochelle WYUR – Gilman WYXY – Savoy WZUS – Macon WZZT – Morrison

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Illinois

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Coordinates: 41°32′49″N 90°28′37″W / 41.547°N 90.477°W / 41.547; -90.477

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