Prestige Communications
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Prestige Communications is a broadcast radio station group in Macomb, Illinois
. , it operates 6 stations in west-central Illinois
owned by the husband-wife team of Bruce T. Foster and Nancy L. Foster.
Macomb, Illinois
Macomb is a city in and the county seat of McDonough County, Illinois, United States. It is situated in western Illinois southwest of Galesburg. The population was 18,588 at the 2000 census. Macomb is the home of Western Illinois University.- Geography :...
. , it operates 6 stations in west-central Illinois
Forgottonia
Forgottonia is the name given to a fourteen-county region in Western Illinois in the late 1960s and early 1970s. This geographic region forms the western bulge of Illinois that is roughly equivalent to "The Tract," the Illinois portion of the Military Tract of 1812, along and west of the Fourth...
owned by the husband-wife team of Bruce T. Foster and Nancy L. Foster.
Station ownership
- Central Illinois Broadcasting Company — 74% Bruce Foster; 26% Nancy Foster shares voted by Bruce Foster
- 102.7 WJEQWJEQWJEQ is a radio station broadcasting a classic rock format. Licensed to Macomb, Illinois, USA, the station is currently owned by Prestige Communications Inc....
Macomb, IllinoisMacomb, IllinoisMacomb is a city in and the county seat of McDonough County, Illinois, United States. It is situated in western Illinois southwest of Galesburg. The population was 18,588 at the 2000 census. Macomb is the home of Western Illinois University.- Geography :...
— from bankrupt McDonough Broadcasting, Inc. on 14 June 1989
- 102.7 WJEQ
- Colchester Radio, Inc. — 100% owned by Nancy Foster
- 1510 WLRBWLRBWLRB is a daytimer radio station licensed to Macomb, Illinois on 1510 kHz. It broadcasts a Talk format.Because WLRB shares the same frequency as clear-channel station WLAC in Nashville, Tennessee, WLRB broadcasts only during the daytime....
Macomb, IllinoisMacomb, IllinoisMacomb is a city in and the county seat of McDonough County, Illinois, United States. It is situated in western Illinois southwest of Galesburg. The population was 18,588 at the 2000 census. Macomb is the home of Western Illinois University.- Geography :...
— from WPW Broadcasting on 6 January 2009 - 100.1 WKAIWKAIWKAI is a 25,000 watt FM radio station on 100.1 kHz in Macomb, Illinois, in west-central Illinois. WKAI has been on the air since June 6, 1966. It is owned by Nancy L. Foster via Colchester Radio, Inc., and part of husband-and-wife company Prestige Communications.Survey after survey shows K-100...
Macomb, IllinoisMacomb, IllinoisMacomb is a city in and the county seat of McDonough County, Illinois, United States. It is situated in western Illinois southwest of Galesburg. The population was 18,588 at the 2000 census. Macomb is the home of Western Illinois University.- Geography :...
— from WPW Broadcasting on 6 January 2009 - 104.1 WMQZWMQZWMQZ is a radio station broadcasting a Oldies format. Licensed to Colchester, Illinois, USA, the station serves Macomb, and vicinity. The station is currently owned by Prestige Communications Inc....
Colchester, IllinoisColchester, IllinoisColchester is a city in McDonough County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,493 at the 2000 census. The city is named after the provincial town of Colchester, England.-Geography:Colchester is located at ....
— licensed as new on 9 June 1999 - 104.7 WLMD Bushnell, IllinoisBushnell, IllinoisBushnell is a city in McDonough County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,221 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Bushnell is located at ....
— from WPW Broadcasting on 6 January 2009
- 1510 WLRB
- Nancy L. Foster — as sole proprietor
- 95.9 WNLFWNLFWNLF is a commercial radio station in Macomb, Illinois, broadcasting on 95.9 MHz FM. WNLF airs a modern rock music format branded as "Modern Rock 95.9"....
Macomb, IllinoisMacomb, IllinoisMacomb is a city in and the county seat of McDonough County, Illinois, United States. It is situated in western Illinois southwest of Galesburg. The population was 18,588 at the 2000 census. Macomb is the home of Western Illinois University.- Geography :...
— FCC construction permit granted by Auction #25, MX FM 51, in 1996; licensed as new 16 March 2001
- 95.9 WNLF
External links
- Prestige Communications — official site
- "Local radio stations sold" — July 17, 2008, article by Bill Ford of the Macomb Journal