WBGL
Broadcast areaChampaign-Urbana
Frequency91.7 MHz
BrandingFamily Friendly WBGL
Programming
FormatChristian AC
Ownership
Owner
WCFL, WCIC, WIBI
History
First air date
October 1982 (1982-10)
Call sign meaning
We Bring God's Love
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID28296
ClassB
ERP20,000 watts
HAAT140 meters (460 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
40°09′11″N 88°06′58″W / 40.153°N 88.116°W / 40.153; -88.116
Translator(s)See § Translators
Repeater(s)See § Relay stations
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Now
Websitewbgl.org

WBGL (91.7 FM) is a Christian radio station licensed to Champaign, Illinois and owned by the University of Northwestern – St. Paul. Studios are located in Champaign.

Relay stations

WBGL is relayed by 9 full-power FM stations and three low-power FM translators. Their combined footprint provides at least secondary coverage from the outer southern suburbs of Chicago to the Illinois side of the St. Louis area to southeastern Missouri.

Call sign Frequency City of license State Facility ID Class ERP
(W)		 Height
(m (ft))
WIBI91.1 FMCarlinvilleIllinois28289 B50,000145 m (476 ft)
WZGL88.1 FMCharlestonIllinois83381 A2,10069.9 m (229 ft)
WBGL91.7 FMChampaignIllinois28296 B20,000140 m (460 ft)
WNLD88.1 FMDecaturIllinois28294 A1,00093 m (305 ft)
WCBW-FM89.7 FMEast St. LouisIllinois83448 A25057 m (187 ft)
WCFL104.7 FMMorrisIllinois28304 B50,000137 m (449 ft)
WBMV89.7 FMMount VernonIllinois28302 B110,500150 m (490 ft)
WIMB89.1 FMMurphysboroIllinois172907 A3,50031.8 m (104 ft)
WVNL91.7 FMVandaliaIllinois92248 A10050 m (160 ft)
WCRT-FM88.5 FMTerre HauteIndiana28293 A1,05098 m (322 ft)

Translators

Call sign Frequency
(MHz)		 City of license State Facility ID Class ERP
(W)		 Height
(m (ft))
W230BS93.9EffinghamIllinois145216 D3864.8 m (213 ft)
W211AD90.1Granite CityIllinois21503 D6032 m (105 ft)
K295FB106.9Cape GirardeauMissouri148624 D9265 m (213 ft)

Northwestern Media

WBGL and Peoria-based sister station WCIC are part of Northwestern Media, a ministry of University of Northwestern - St. Paul. Between them, the two stations and their satellites and repeaters cover almost two-thirds of Illinois, as well as portions of Missouri, Iowa, and Indiana.

In August 2019, the Illinois Bible Institute reached an agreement to sell the entire WBGL/WCIC New Life Media Network to the University of Northwestern – St. Paul, which owns and operates a network of contemporary Christian stations and a network of Christian talk and teaching stations, for $9,901,558.34, plus $200,000 in third-party underwriting announcements for the seller's non-broadcast, non-profit activities for one year. The closing date was November 1, 2019.[2][3][4][5][6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WBGL". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "Northwestern Media Acquires WBGL/WCIC In Illinois", Radio Insight. August 6, 2019. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  3. ↑ "U. of Northwestern Buys 13 Stations From Illinois Bible Institute", HisAir.net. August 5, 2019. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Northwestern Media Moves to Buy New Life Media", All Access Music Group. August 5, 2019. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  5. ↑ "U. of Northwestern Buys 13 Stations From Illinois Bible Institute", Inside Radio. August 6, 2019. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Northwest Arkansas Cluster, Michigan AM, Bakersfield FM, Vermont FM Sold". All Access. Retrieved 2019-11-14.


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