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WLAB

1976 establishments in IndianaChristian radio stations in IndianaLutheran Church – Missouri SynodRadio stations established in 1976Radio stations in Fort Wayne, Indiana

WLAB (88.3 MHz) is a non-commercial, listener-supported FM radio station in Fort Wayne, Indiana. It is owned by the Star Educational Media Network and broadcasts a Contemporary Christian radio format. It holds periodic on-air fundraisers to support the broadcasts. WLAB has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 7,500 watts. In addition to its main transmitter at 88.3, it has FM translators in Kendallville (89.7 MHz), Auburn (99.9 MHz) and Warsaw (90.9 MHz). The station also simulcasts its programming on 91.3 FM WCKZ in Orland, Indiana, which expands the station's coverage area to include Angola and LaGrange, Indiana, and in Michigan, into Coldwater and Sturgis.

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