wako news
Dave Crooks, President of DLC Media, Inc has announced he is going to retire and will sell all 6 of his radio stations to two different locally owned Indiana and Illinois broadcast companies. WAKO-AM 910 and WAKO 103.1 in Lawrenceville Ill. along with WAXI-FM 104.9 in Rockville Ind are being purchased by 3 Towers Broadcasting owned by Scott Huber and Johnny McCrory. That company owns radio stations and digital newspapers in Greencastle, Shelbyville, Plymouth and Rochester, Indiana. The application to transfer ownership of WAKO and WAXI was filed this past Friday with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Crooks is also selling stations in West Terre Haute, Indiana and Brazil Indiana to JKO Media, parent company of WMMC Radio in Marshall. Ill. The FCC will have the final say on when the expected date of both sale transfers take place. It is anticipated that it could occur as soon as the beginning of May.
Gov. Pritzker announces expansion of the National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center at SIU - Edwardsville
2026 Illinois State Fairs' attendance tops 1 million for second consecutive year
Gas prices on the rise in Indiana
Lawrence County Board to host budget hearing
INDOT announcing Lincoln Memorial Bridge closure
Lawrenceville Police active over the weekend with two arrests
Another fatal accident in Wabash County
Lawrenceville approves water system contract changes and new ordinances
Burn ban issued for Lawrence and Richland Counties
IDHS warns against disaster assistance fraud
Richland County Illinois man sentenced on federal child porn charges
Illinois taking action to assist farmers during harvest season
Lawrence County Veterans Assistance Commission discusses superintendent hiring
Applications open for Indiana's Advanced Nuclear Ready Communities Program
Knox County approves solar setback ordinance on first reading
One killed in Wabash County pedestrian accident
Grain marketing company completes Jasper County expansion
Lawrence County Memorial Hospital adds new administrative position
USPS schedule for weekend into Columbus Day
