WLSE (FM)

This article is about 103.3 in Canton, Illinois. For the former 1400 WLSE and 94.3 WLSE-FM in North Carolina, see WZKB.

WLSE is a Christian radio station licensed to Canton, Illinois, broadcasting on 103.3 MHz FM. It is owned by Lifestyle Education Academy International, Inc.^[3] WLSE airs programming from LifeTalk Radio, along with local talk and Christian contemporary music.^[4]

WLSE

Canton, Illinois
Frequency	103.3 MHz
Programming
Languages	English
Format	Christian radio
Affiliations	LifeTalk Radio
Ownership
Owner	Lifestyle Education Academy International, Inc.
History
First air date	December 20, 2013; 11 years ago (2013-12-20)[1]
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	184672
Class	A
ERP	5,700 watts
HAAT	102 meters (335 ft)
Translator(s)	99.1 MHz W256CH (Pekin)
Repeater(s)	98.5 MHz WLSB (Augusta)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	www.wlsefm.org

History

The Federal Communications Commission allocated the empty frequency 103.3 MHz (channel 277A) to Canton, Illinois in August 2001 to make up for the empty 98.3 MHz (channel 252A) allocation being moved to Abingdon, Illinois.^[5][6]

WLSE received its broadcast license on December 12, 2013.^[1]

Translators

WLSE is simulcast on 98.5 WLSB in Augusta, Illinois, although being silent,^[7] and is also heard in Pekin, Illinois through a translator at 99.1 MHz. These translators were originally owned by the Illinois Association of Seventh-day Adventists, and were sold to LSE Broadcasting in 2017.^[8]

Call sign	Frequency	City of license	FID	ERP (W)	HAAT	FCC info
WLSB	98.5 FM	Augusta, Illinois	190445	100	22 m (72 ft)	LMS
W256CH	99.1 FM	Pekin, Illinois	141901	13	100 m (328 ft)	LMS