WLUW (88.7 FM) is a college radio station owned and operated by Loyola University Chicago, serving the north side of Chicago, Illinois, as well as Skokie and Evanston.

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WLUW

Chicago, Illinois United States
Broadcast area	Far Northside of Chicago and Evanston, Illinois
Frequency	88.7 MHz
Programming
Format	College radio
Ownership
Owner	Loyola University Chicago
History
Call sign meaning	Loyola University
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	38939
Class	A
ERP	100 watts
HAAT	70 meters (230 ft)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	wluw.org

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WLUW was founded in the 1970s, although it originally was not associated with Loyola University. The station was originally as "The Hitline", then "High Energy 88-7 FM" in the late 1980s, and then simply "Energy 88-7". In the mid-1990s the station changed radio formats to 88.7 Listener Supported Community Radio. Loyola University Chicago ceased funding WLUW in 2002, turning over operational control of the station to WBEZ.

In 2008, Loyola resumed control of the station^[2][3]

Around the time of the ownership change, some station personnel left WLUW to form competitor the Chicago Independent Radio Project (CHIRP).^[4]

In the fall of 2009, WLUW moved its headquarters from Damen Hall on the Lake Shore Campus to the Terry Student Center located downtown on E. Pearson St. at the Water Tower Campus.