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Don’t miss all the action when WLCN brings you Lincoln Railer football action as LChS squares off against Mattoon at home Friday 9/24 at 7 PM. You can listen to all the action on 96.3 FM or via the Mixlr app on a mobile device. If you’d like to watch, check out WLCN’s YouTube livestream to see the action and hear the announcing of Bob Verderber and Ken Schweitzer. The pre-game will begin around 6:40 PM; to watch, go to the WLCNOnline.com home page and click the Watch live badge on the right side of the screen.

Then on Saturday, tune in to the Cheap Seats Saturday Morning Sports Show live from Four Corners Lube as the crew welcomes the seniors from the LCHS football team. The show starts at 9 AM, and you can access the broadcast in the same way as the Railer football game: at 96.3 FM, via the Mixlr app or on WLCN’s YouTube channel via livestream.

Chittick Eye Care will hold a royal celebration on October 1 from 3 PM to 5 PM to celebrate eye doctor Todd Nobbe, O.D., who was chosen as Best Optometrist in the Lincoln Courier Readers Choice poll. Chittick Eye Care is making Dr. Nobbe “King for a Day” with an open house event including free food from Peggy’s Place as well as prizes to be awarded from the king’s treasure chest. WLCN will broadcast from the festivities with a live remote from 3 PM to 5 PM. The royal celebration takes place at Chittick Eye Care, 327 N. Kickapoo Street in Lincoln. The former Nobbe Eye Care center became part of the Chittick Family Eye Care system in July.

The Balloons Over 66 weekend will bring a flurry of activities to Lincoln over the weekend of August 27, 28 and 29. Events are scheduled on all three days with something for everyone, including all kinds of entertainment such as exhibits, a backyard barbeque competition, music, a car show, the Dock Dogs, and numerous other events including, of course, balloon launches! Three launches are scheduled (on Friday night, Saturday morning, and Saturday night) at locations around town. Click the headline here to learn more.

Fighting Illini sports fans will have a new way to keep up with the latest news and information about University of Illinois teams as well as others in the region as WLCN 96.3 FM in Atlanta adds the IlliniGuys Sports Spectacular syndicated radio show to its lineup.

The IlliniGuys Sports Spectacular program premieres August 21 at 10 AM on WLCN and will air each week right after WLCN’s long-running Cheap Seats Saturday Morning Sports Show, the No. 1-rated sports show of all programs originating on Saturdays between 9 AM and 10 AM in Logan County. The IlliniGuys Sports Spectacular will run until noon with the hosts discussing Illini sports along with other Illinois area-related teams such as the Bears, Cubs, Bulls, Blackhawks, White Sox and Cardinals.

“Lincoln is a sports-minded town,” said WLCN station manager Jim Ash. “The IlliniGuys Sports Spectacular Show will complement WLCN’s coverage of local athletics by providing our listeners with additional insights and information about the Illini and other teams in the region.”

As the calendar turns to August 2021, that means it’s time for the Logan County Fair!

The Logan County Fair is scheduled for August 1 through August 8, featuring a large schedule of events for the young and young at heart. And once again, WLCN will be providing live coverage throughout the fair for listeners and–in the case of two events–viewers.

Bob Metz will once again anchor live updates several days throughout the fair. Those updates are scheduled for
Tuesday 8/3, Wednesday 8/4, Thursday 8/5 and Friday 8/6 at 11 AM, 1 PM and 5 PM each day. On Saturday 8/7 at noon, Metz will provide a two-hour wrap-up of the fair to that point as well as a preview of the activities of the final two days.

In addition to live updates, for those who can not attend in person, WLCN will provide livestream YouTube coverage of two events: the Miss Logan County Fair Queen Pageant (Tuesday 8/3 at 6:30 PM) and the Logan County Fair Demolition Derby (Sunday 8/8 at 2 PM). Live video and audio coverage of those events will be provided through WLCN’s YouTube channel. The YouTube video stream will go live just a few minutes before the start of each event; viewers can click here to be taken to WLCN’s YouTube livestream, or go to YouTube and search WLCN 96.3 FM.