KWIL

KWIL
City	Albany, Oregon
Broadcast area	Corvallis, Oregon
Branding	KWIL For Christ
Frequency	790 kHz
First air date	January 14, 1941 (at 1240)^[1]
Format	Religious
Power	1,000 watts (day) 1,000 watts (night)
Class	B
Facility ID	837
Transmitter coordinates	44°37′54″N 123°00′57″W / 44.63167°N 123.01583°W / 44.63167; -123.01583
Former frequencies	1240 kHz (1941-1953)
Owner	Extra Mile Media, Inc.
Sister stations	KHPE
Website	kwilforchrist.com

KWIL (790 AM, "KWIL For Christ") is a radio station licensed to serve Albany, Oregon, USA. The station is owned by Extra Mile Media, Inc.

Programming

KWIL broadcasts a religious radio format to the greater Corvallis, Oregon, area. KWIL programming includes Christian ministry, religious education, and Bible teaching programs.^[2]^[3]

History

This station began broadcasting January 14, 1941, with 250 watts of power on a frequency of 1240 kHz as KWIL.^[4] The station, the first licensed by the FCC to serve Albany, was owned and operated by the Central Willamette Broadcasting Company.^[4] In 1953, KWIL changed frequencies to 790 kHz and increased the power of its signal to 1,000 watts, albeit in a directional array with different daytime and nighttime coverage patterns.^[5]

KWIL was acquired by Larry Gordon's Albany Radio Corporation on July 1, 1957.^[1] Christian broadcaster Integrity Media acquired KWIL and KHPE, its FM sister station, in 1980. Integrity Media changed its name to Extra Mile Media, Inc., in 2005.^[3]

Previous Logo

(KWIL's logo under previous "The Word" branding)

References

1 2 "Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada". Broadcasting Yearbook 1979. Washington, D.C.: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1979. p. C-179.
↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
1 2 "Sale of Eugene's KEED planned". Christian News Northwest. February 4, 2005.
1 2 "Directory of Standard Broadcasting Stations of the United States". 1944 Broadcasting-Telecasting Yearbook. Washington, D.C.: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1944. p. 142.
↑ "Directory of the AM and FM stations of the United States". 1954 Broadcasting Yearbook-Marketbook. Washington, D.C.: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1954. p. 264.

External links

KWIL official website

Query the FCC's AM station database for KWIL

Radio-Locator Information on KWIL

Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for KWIL

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