WPNA 103.1 FM

A commercial FM radio station licensed to Evanston, Illinois, broadcasting at 103.1 MHz and serving the Chicago metropolitan area. Owned by The Polish National Alliance through licensee Alliance Radio, LLC, the station airs a blend of Polish and international contemporary hit music, making it a primary destination for Polish-American audiences in the Chicago region. The station operates at an effective radiated power of 6,000 watts, with its transmitter positioned atop a high-rise building in Evanston. The 103.1 frequency has a lengthy broadcast history dating to 1963, when it signed on as WEEF-FM, simulcasting with AM 1430 WEEF and airing a middle-of-the-road format. Over subsequent decades the station passed through numerous owners and formats, including progressive rock in the early 1970s under the WVVX-FM call sign, a brokered ethnic format emphasizing German-language programming in the late 1970s, and various configurations of oldies and religious content through the 1980s and 1990s. The current Polish-language identity reflects Chicago's historically significant Polish-American community, one of the largest outside Poland. Programming includes contemporary Polish pop, news relevant to the Polish diaspora, community events, and cultural content bridging Polish and American audiences.