About WYML 99.9 FM
WYML-LP is a nonprofit community radio station serving McHenry and Lake Counties on 99.9 FM and listeners worldwide through our online stream.
Our Mission
Our mission is to provide informative and entertaining programming, including locally produced shows, weather information, world news, and a carefully selected music library.
How to Listen
Listen locally on 99.9 FM or worldwide at WYML.us. WYML is also available on compatible smart speakers, smartphones, Apple CarPlay, and Android Auto.
LPFM Community Radio
WYML is a Low Power FM station licensed by the Federal Communications Commission. LPFM stations are operated by nonprofit organizations and are intended to provide locally focused alternatives to commercial and corporate radio.
WYML is owned and operated by Local Community Broadcasting, Inc., a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. As an LPFM station, WYML operates under power, antenna, and underwriting requirements established by the FCC.
Learn more from the FCC Low Power FM FAQ.
Broadcast Area
WYML provides local FM service to portions of McHenry and Lake Counties. Our online stream extends that service to listeners throughout the United States and around the world.
Our History
WYML began in 2005 as an Internet radio stream created by Joe Serocki to give Boy Scouts hands-on experience in radio production. The FCC granted the organization a construction permit in 2014, leading to the construction of its original broadcast facility in Prairie Grove.
The station began broadcasting on FM in 2016. After losing access to its Prairie Grove transmitter location in 2021, WYML temporarily continued as an online-only service while searching for a new broadcast site.
With support from Jack Shields of Jax Auto & Tire, WYML returned to the air on August 12, 2022, from its current transmitter location at 5220 South Illinois Route 31 in Crystal Lake.