WSOG

WSOG is an FM broadcasting station on 88.1 MHz at Spring Valley, Illinois. It broadcasts Catholic radio programs, primarily EWTN Radio supplemented with local programs. It is licensed to Spirit Education Association, Inc. and has studios at St. Bede Academy in Peru, Illinois.^[2]

WSOG

Spring Valley, Illinois
Broadcast area	LaSalle-Peru
Frequency	88.1 MHz
Programming
Format	Catholic radio
Affiliations	EWTN
Ownership
Owner	Spirit Education Association, Inc.
History
First air date	2002
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	91823
Class	A (non-commercial educational)
ERP	4,000 watts vertical only
HAAT	80 meters
Transmitter coordinates	41°17′32.1″N 89°07′59.3″W (NAD83)
Translator(s)	(see Stations)
Repeater(s)	(see Stations)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	80kb/s MP3
Website	wsogradio.com

Stations

As of October 2009^[update], WSOG uses 5 additional translators, and has applied for 2 more. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockford has also applied for other stations.

In addition, as of October 2009^[update], commercial station 94.3 WPMJ Chillicothe, Illinois was in the process of being sold to CRCI, L.L.C., a company controlled by WSOG project coordinator^[3] Allen C. Drake of El Paso, Illinois.^[4][5]

Licensed stations running WSOG programming^[2][6]

Fac. ID	Freq.	Callsign	City of license	Licensee	Founded	Tower (NAD83)
91823	88.1	WSOG	Spring Valley	Spirit Education Association	2002 (2002)	41°17′32.1″N 89°07′59.3″W
145892	94.7	W234AO	El Paso	Spirit Education Association	2006 (2006)	40°44′31.1″N 89°01′52.3″W
153248	98.9	W201DH	DeKalb	Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockford	2008 (2008)	41°56′1.0″N 88°44′54.3″W
153339	93.5	W228BZ	Garden Prairie	Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockford	2008 (2008)	42°16′37.1″N 88°42′55.4″W
153314	100.5	W263BM	Steward	Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockford	2008 (2008)	41°49′50.5″N 89°29′47.3″W

Applications from Spirit Educational Association & Diocese of Rockford

Fac. ID	Freq.	City of license	Licensee	Application date	Tower (NAD83)
145803	92.1	Bloomington	Spirit Education Association	March 17, 2003 (2003-03-17)	40°27′10.0″N 88°57′56.0″W
145922	94.5	Sandwich	Spirit Education Association	March 17, 2003 (2003-03-17)	41°37′36.4″N 88°36′1.8″W
153179	94.5	Freeport	Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockford	March 17, 2003 (2003-03-17)	42°17′44.0″N 89°37′24.9″W
153348	103.9	Rockford	Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockford	March 17, 2003 (2003-03-17)	42°12′3.0″N 89°03′24.4″W