WBGL
Christian radio station in Champaign, Illinois
WBGL (91.7 FM) is a non-commercial, listener-supported radio station licensed to Champaign, Illinois and owned by the University of Northwestern, St. Paul. It carries a Christian adult contemporary format. The studios are on Fieldstone Road in Champaign.
WBGL is a Class B FM station. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 20,000 watts. The signal covers Champaign-Urbana and part of Central Illinois.
01Relay 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)) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WIBI | 91.1 FM | Carlinville | Illinois | 28289 | B | 50,000 | 145 m (476 ft) |
| WZGL | 88.1 FM | Charleston | Illinois | 83381 | A | 2,100 | 69.9 m (229 ft) |
| WBGL | 91.7 FM | Champaign | Illinois | 28296 | B | 20,000 | 140 m (460 ft) |
| WNLD | 88.1 FM | Decatur | Illinois | 28294 | A | 1,000 | 93 m (305 ft) |
| WCBW-FM | 89.7 FM | East St. Louis | Illinois | 83448 | A | 250 | 57 m (187 ft) |
| WCFL | 104.7 FM | Morris | Illinois | 28304 | B | 50,000 | 137 m (449 ft) |
| WBMV | 89.7 FM | Mount Vernon | Illinois | 28302 | B1 | 10,500 | 150 m (490 ft) |
| WIMB | 89.1 FM | Murphysboro | Illinois | 172907 | A | 3,500 | 31.8 m (104 ft) |
| WVNL | 91.7 FM | Vandalia | Illinois | 92248 | A | 100 | 50 m (160 ft) |
| WCRT-FM | 88.5 FM | Terre Haute | Indiana | 28293 | A | 1,050 | 98 m (322 ft) |
Translators
| Call sign | Frequency (MHz) |
City of license | State | Facility ID | Class | ERP (W) |
Height (m (ft)) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W230BS | 93.9 | Effingham | Illinois | 145216 | D | 38 | 64.8 m (213 ft) |
| W211AD | 90.1 | Granite City | Illinois | 21503 | D | 60 | 32 m (105 ft) |
| K295FB | 106.9 | Cape Girardeau | Missouri | 148624 | D | 92 | 65 m (213 ft) |
02Northwestern 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.
The station was founded by the Illinois District of the Assemblies of God and operated by its media arm, the Illinois Bible Institute. 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. The price tag was $9,901,558.34, plus $200,000 in third-party underwriting announcements for the seller's non-broadcast, non-profit activities, that would continue for one year. The closing date was November 1, 2019.
Sources and credits
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- WBGL station logo.png by Illinois Bible Institute / Illinois District Council of the Assemblies of God, PD
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