WBGL
Christian radio station in Champaign, Illinois
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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.
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| Broadcast area | Champaign-Urbana |
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| Frequency | 91.7 MHz |
| Branding | WBGL |
| Programming | |
| Format | Christian adult contemporary |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | |
| History | |
First air date | October 1982 |
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 | 40.153°N 88.116°W |
| Translator | See § Translators |
| Repeater | See § Relay stations |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Now |
| Website | wbgl |
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.
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)) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
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. 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.[2][3][4][5][6]
