WBGL

Christian radio station in Champaign, Illinois

"WCRT-FM" redirects here. For other, unrelated radio stations with similar callsigns, including WCRT-FM1, see WCRT (disambiguation).

For the airport serving Long Akah, Sarawak, Malaysia assigned the ICAO code WBGL, see Long Akah Airport.

WBGL

* Champaign, Illinois

Broadcast area| Champaign-Urbana
Frequency| 91.7 MHz
Branding| Family Friendly WBGL
Programming
Format| Christian AC
Ownership
Owner|

* Northwestern Media
* (University of Northwestern – St. Paul)

Sister stations

| WCFL, WCIC, WIBI
History

First air date

| October 1982; 41 years ago (1982-10)

Call sign meaning

| We Bring God's Love
Technical information[1]

Licensing authority

| FCC
Facility ID| 28296
Class| B
ERP| 20,000 watts
HAAT| 140 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

* Public file
* LMS

Webcast| Listen Now
Website| wbgl.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[edit]

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))

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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[edit]

Call sign | Frequency
(MHz)  | City of license | State  | Facility ID | Class | ERP
(W)  | Height
(m (ft))

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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)

## Northwestern Media[edit]

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]

## Former Logo[edit]

## References[edit]

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.

## External links[edit]

* Official website
* WBGL in the FCC FM station database
* WBGL in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

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Radio stations in the Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, metropolitan area

By AM frequency|

* 580
* 1400
* 1460
* 1490

By FM frequency|

* 88.7
* 89.3
* 90.1
* 90.9
* 91.7
* 92.5
* 93.5
* 94.5
* 95.3
* 96.1
* 97.5
* 98.3
* 99.1
* 100.3
* 102.1
* 102.5
* 103.1
* 104.9
* 105.5
* 105.9
* 107.1
* 107.9

| LPFM|

* 95.7
* 104.5

|

Translators|

* 88.3
* 96.9
* 97.1
* 97.9
* 99.7
* 101.1
* 103.9
* 106.5

Digital radio
by frequency & subchannel|

* 90.9-1
* 90.9-2
* 90.9-3
* 94.5-1
* 94.5-2
* 100.3-1
* 100.3-2
* 100.3-3

By call sign|

* W202CF
* W245DP
* W246BD
* W250BL
* W259BG
* W266AF
* W280DE
* W293AF
* WBGL
* WCZQ
* WDAN
* WDNL
* WDWS
* WEFT
* WGKC
* WGNJ
* WGNN
* WHMS-FM
* WILL
* WILL-FM
* HD2
* HD3
* WIXY
* HD2
* HD3
* WJEK
* WKIO
* WKJR
* WKZS
* WLHF-LP
* WLRW
* HD2
* WPCD
* WPEO-FM
* WPGU
* WPXN
* WQQB
* WREE
* WRFU-LP
* WSJK
* WYXY

Defunct|

* WBCP (1580 AM)

Nearby regions
Bloomington
Decatur
Kankakee
Lafayette
Springfield
Terre Haute

See also
List of radio stations in Illinois

* v
* t
* e

Radio stations in Decatur, Illinois (Macon County)

By AM frequency|

* 870
* 1050
* 1340
* 1520

By FM frequency|

* 88.1
* 88.9
* 89.5
* 90.9
* 91.9
* 93.1
* 95.1
* 95.9
* 99.3
* 100.9
* 102.9
* 105.1
* 106.7
* 107.3

| LPFM|

* 107.9

|

Translators|

* 88.5
* 90.5
* 91.3
* 93.5
* 95.5
* 96.5
* 98.1
* 100.1
* 102.3

Digital radio
by frequency & subchannel|

* 93.1-1
* 93.1-2
* 93.1-3
* 93.1-4

By call sign|

* W203BD
* W213BI
* W217BB
* W228CK
* W238CH
* W243DF
* W251BN
* W261CQ
* W272CB
* WDCR
* WDKR
* WDZ
* WDZQ
* WEJT
* WEZC
* WHOW
* WILL-FM
* WJMU
* WLLU-LP
* WNLD
* WSOY
* WSOY-FM
* WTIM
* WUIS
* WXFM
* WYDS
* HD2
* HD3
* HD4
* WZNX
* WZUS

Nearby regions
Bloomington
Champaign
Chicago
Peoria
St. Louis
Springfield
Terre Haute

See also
List of radio stations in Illinois

* v
* t
* e

Radio stations in St. Louis, Missouri, metropolitan area and the Metro East Illinois

By AM frequency|

* 550
* 590
* 630
* 690
* 730
* 770
* 850
* 880
* 920
* 1010
* 1080
* 1120
* 1260
* 1280
* 1320
* 1350
* 1380
* 1400
* 1460
* 1570
* 1600

By FM frequency|

* 88.1
* 88.7
* 89.1
* 89.5
* KCFV
* KNLH
* 89.7
* KGNX
* WCBW-FM
* 89.9
* KGNA-FM
* WLCA
* 90.3
* 90.7
* 91.5
* 92.3
* 93.3
* 93.7
* 94.7
* 95.5
* 96.3
* 97.1
* 98.1
* 98.5
* 99.1
* 99.9
* 100.3
* 100.7
* 101.1
* 101.7
* 102.5
* 103.3
* 104.1
* 104.5
* 104.9
* 105.7
* 106.5
* 107.7

| LPFM|

* 92.9
* 97.5
* 99.5
* 102.9
* 106.9

|

Translators|

* 91.9
* 92.7
* 94.3
* 95.1
* 95.9
* 96.7
* 98.7
* 101.5
* 101.9
* 102.9
* 103.7
* 104.5
* 105.3
* 106.1
* 106.9
* 107.1
* K296HA
* W296DR
* 107.3

NOAA Weather Radio
frequency|

* 162.45
* 162.55

Digital radio
by frequency & subchannel|

* 850
* 89.1-1
* 89.1-2
* 89.9-1
* 89.9-2
* 90.7-1
* 90.7-2
* 90.7-3
* 92.3-1
* 92.3-2
* 93.7-1
* 93.7-2
* 94.7-1
* 94.7-2
* 94.7-3
* 95.5-1
* 95.5-2
* 95.5-3
* 96.3-1
* 96.3-2
* 96.3-3
* 97.1-1
* 97.1-2
* 98.1-1
* 98.1-2
* 98.1-3
* 99.1-1
* 99.1-2
* 100.3-1
* 100.3-2
* 101.1-1
* 101.1-2
* 101.1-3
* 102.5-1
* 102.5-2
* 102.5-3
* 103.3-1
* 104.1-1
* 104.9-1
* 104.9-2
* 105.7-1
* 105.7-2
* 106.5-1
* 106.5-2
* 106.5-3
* 107.7-1
* 107.7-2

By call sign|

* K220HT
* K236CS
* K240ES
* K244FO
* K254CR
* K268CT
* K296HA
* K270BW
* K275CI
* K283CI
* K287BY
* K291CW
* K295CQ
* K297BI
* KATZ
* KATZ-FM
* HD2
* KCFV
* KCLC
* HD2
* KDHX
* KDO89
* KEZK-FM
* HD2
* HD3
* KFAV
* KFNS
* KFNS-FM
* KFTK-FM
* HD2
* KFUO
* KGNA-FM
* KGNX
* KHOJ
* KHZR
* KJFF
* KLJY
* HD2
* KLOU
* KMOX
* KNLH
* KPNT
* HD2
* KRAP
* KRTK
* KSD
* HD2
* KSHE
* HD2
* HD3
* KSIQ-LP
* KSIV
* KSIV-FM
* KSLQ
* KSLZ
* HD2
* KSTL
* KTJJ
* KTLK-FM
* HD2
* KTRS
* KWAP-LP
* KWEC-LP
* KWMU
* HD2
* HD3
* KWRE
* KWRH-LP
* KWUL
* KWUL-FM
* KWUR
* KXBS
* KXEN
* KXFN
* KXI70
* KXOK-LP
* KYFI
* KYKY
* HD2
* HD3
* KYRO
* W224DC
* W232CR
* W296DR
* W279AQ
* WARH
* HD2
* HD3
* WBGZ
* WCBW-FM
* WEW
* WFUN-FM
* HD2
* HD3
* WHHL
* WIJR
* WIL-FM
* HD2
* WLCA
* HD2
* WRYT
* WSDZ
* WSIE
* WXOS
* HD2
* HD3

Defunct|

* KFUO-FM1
* KADY (1460 AM)
* WESL/WFFX/WQQX/KFTK (1490 AM)
* KHAD/KRFT/KQQZ (1190 AM)
* WEB/WIL/WRTH/KZQZ (1430 AM)
* WTMV/WAMV/WBBR (1490 AM)
* WINU/WDID/WXOZ/WQQW (1510 AM)

Satellite radio local traffic/weather
XM Channel 217
Sirius Channel 151

Nearby regions
Cape Girardeau-Jackson
Columbia
Hannibal/Quincy
Marion–Carbondale
Mount Vernon
Springfield, IL

See also
List of radio stations in Missouri
List of radio stations in Illinois

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Notes
1\. Now internet-only.

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Radio stations in Marion, Carbondale, and the Southern Illinois area

By AM frequency|

* 940
* 960
* 1020
* 1060
* 1150
* 1300
* 1340
* 1420
* 1440
* 1580

By FM frequency|

* 89.1
* 90.1
* 91.1
* 91.9
* 92.7
* 94.1
* 95.1
* 95.9
* 96.5
* 97.7
* 98.9
* 99.9
* 100.7
* 101.5
* 102.9
* 103.5
* 103.9
* 104.5
* 105.1
* 106.3
* 107.3

NOAA Weather Radio
frequency|

* 162.425

By call sign|

* KEZS-FM
* KGMO
* KZIM
* WAWJ
* WBVN
* WCIL
* WCIL-FM
* WDBX
* WDDD-FM
* WDQN
* WDQN-FM
* WFRX
* WGGH
* WHET
* WIBH
* WIMB
* WINI
* WISH-FM
* WJPF
* WKIB
* WMCL
* WMIX
* WMIX-FM
* WOOZ-FM
* WQRL
* WSIU
* WTAO-FM
* WUEZ
* WVZA
* WXAN
* WXLT
* WXM49

Defunct|

* WDDD (810 AM)

Nearby regions
Cape Girardeau-Jackson
Evansville
Mount Vernon
Paducah-Mayfield
St. Louis

See also
List of radio stations in Illinois

* v
* t
* e

Radio stations in Terre Haute, Indiana and the Wabash Valley

By AM frequency|

* 1130
* 1230
* 1480
* 1550

By FM frequency|

* 88.5
* 89.7
* 90.7
* 91.9
* 92.7
* 93.3
* 93.7
* 95.3
* 95.9
* 98.5
* 99.9
* 100.7
* 102.7
* 104.3
* 104.9
* 105.5
* 105.9
* 107.5

| LPFM|

* 96.9

|

Translators|

* 91.3
* 95.1
* 97.9
* 99.5
* 106.9

NOAA Weather Radio
by frequency|

* 162.525

By call sign|

* KXI47
* W217AS
* W236AE
* W250BZ
* W258BA
* W295CQ
* WAMB
* WAXI
* WBOW
* WCBH
* WCRT-FM
* WEHP
* WFNB
* WHLR
* WHOJ
* WIBQ
* WISU
* WMGI
* WMKI-LP
* WMMC
* WNDI
* WNDI-FM
* WPFR
* WQTY
* WTHI-FM
* WVIG
* WWVR
* WYLJ
* WZIS-FM

Defunct|

* WBOW
* 1230 AM
* 640 AM
* WIBU (1440 AM)
* WZZQ (107.5 FM)

Nearby regions
Bloomington
Champaign
Decatur
Evansville
Indianapolis
Lafayette

See also
List of radio stations in Indiana

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