WVAZ

WVAZ (102.7 FM, "V103") is an urban adult contemporary radio station serving the Chicago metropolitan area and Northwest Indiana. Licensed to Oak Park, Illinois, WVAZ is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc., alongside sister stations WCHI-FM, WGCI-FM, WGRB, WKSC-FM, WLIT-FM and WVON. WVAZ carries the nationally syndicated "Steve Harvey Morning Show" and "The Sweat Hotel with Keith Sweat."

WVAZ
Broadcast area
Frequency102.7 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingV103
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatUrban adult contemporary
SubchannelsHD2: WMFN simulcast (Black Information Network)
AffiliationsPremiere Networks
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
October 17, 1950 (1950-10-17)
Former call signs
  • WOPA-FM (1950–69)
  • WGLD (1969–74)
  • WBMX (1974–84)
  • WBMX-FM (1984–88)
Former frequencies
102.3 MHz (1950–58)
Call sign meaning
Slogan of "Variety from A to Z"
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID6588
ClassB
ERP
  • 3,800 watts (analog)
  • 38 watts (digital)
HAAT425 meters (1,394 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
41.899°N 87.623°W / 41.899; -87.623
Repeater(s)640 AM WMFN Peotone (HD2)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live (via iHeartRadio)
Websitev103.iheart.com

WVAZ's radio studios and offices are located at the Illinois Center complex on Michigan Avenue in Downtown Chicago. It broadcasts from a transmitter atop the John Hancock Center. In 2005, WVAZ began broadcasting in IBOC digital radio, using the HD Radio system from iBiquity. Its HD2 digital subchannel carries the Black Information Network, which is simulcast market-wide on WMFN (640 AM) in Peotone.

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