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Arts
4:03 am
Fri September 28, 2012

Fifty Years Of Old-School Country At WLUV

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WLUV AM, Loves Park.
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Joe Salvi: WLUV's owner, DJ, programmer, salesman and much more since 1962.
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The control room at WLUV in Loves Park.
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Joe Salvi mentions two turntables and a cart machine in the interview. Well, here they are.
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Carts and other traditional radio tools at WLUV.
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A photo of Joe Salvi's beloved dog Snowball hangs on his office wall.
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Name-brand clocks and Sing-Along With Mitch Miller grace the lobby walls at WLUV.
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Need quick facts about country legends? Reach for the nearest Staroscope!
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It's a long walk from the picnic grounds to studios of WLUV.
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The live stage at WLUV's 49th anniversary party.
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Live performance at WLUV's 49th anniversary party in 2011.
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Songwriter/performer Gary Mullis helps WLUV owner Joe Salvi cut the cake on the station's 49th birthday in 2011.
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  • WLUV feature, including an interview with station founder Joe Salvi. Music by Tiger Johnson and Bunny Berigan.

Travel down the long dirt driveway leading to WLUV just north of Rockford and you’ll find yourself in a different time and maybe even a different place. Not much has changed at the tiny AM country radio station since it signed on the air 50 years ago this weekend. 

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Woodward expansion
7:55 am
Thu August 23, 2012

Woodward Expanding Its Rockford Area Base

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Governor Pat Quinn was on hand for a major jobs announcement in northern Illinois Thursday morning.  Woodward Incorporated says it will build a second campus in Loves Park. The aerospace manufacturer's local expansion will result in more than 600 new jobs over the next five years. 

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Business
12:51 pm
Tue June 26, 2012

Rockford, Loves Park, Pecatonica share electricity aggregation deal

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Three Winnebago County communities have signed a joint electricity aggregation agreement with FirstEnergy Solutions of Akron, Ohio, to supply power at a discounted rate for residents and businesses with an overall savings of nearly $20 million.

The Cities of Rockford and Loves Park and the Village of Pecatonica signed an intergovernmental agreement earlier in the year to bid jointly for contract as a result of the referendum approved in March.

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