▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁CH IR P ' s ▁President ▁and ▁Vice ▁President , ▁Sh awn ▁Campbell ▁and ▁Jen ny ▁L iz ak , ▁were ▁invited ▁to ▁lead ▁a ▁White ▁House ▁meeting ▁on ▁the ▁issue ▁with ▁President ▁Ob ama ' s ▁technology ▁team . ▁The ▁bill ▁CH IR P ▁worked ▁on ▁to ▁expand ▁low ▁power ▁FM ▁was ▁the ▁Local ▁Community ▁Radio ▁Act , ▁which ▁was ▁signed ▁into ▁law ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁CH IR P ▁began ▁as ▁an ▁online ▁radio ▁station . ▁The ▁first ▁song ▁played ▁was ▁" Thank ▁You ▁Fri ends " ▁by ▁the ▁band ▁Big ▁Star . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁CH IR P ▁Radio ▁was ▁named ▁" Best ▁Over all ▁Radio ▁Station " ▁by ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Re ader ▁in ▁its ▁annual ▁Best ▁of ▁Chicago ▁issue . ▁ ▁In ▁late ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁CH IR P ▁received ▁a ▁construction ▁permit ▁from ▁the ▁F CC ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁Low - Power ▁FM ▁broadcast ▁out let ▁on ▁Chicago ' s ▁north ▁side . ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁organization ▁launched ▁its ▁broadcast ▁at ▁ 1 0 7 . 1 ▁FM ▁with ▁call ▁letters ▁W C X P - LP . ▁ ▁Program ming ▁ ▁CH IR P ▁Factory ▁S essions ▁ ▁The ▁station ▁began ▁its ▁CH IR P ▁Factory ▁S essions ▁series ▁in ▁January , ▁ 2 0 1 5 .