KWIL

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KWIL
City of license 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
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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]

KWIL-AM logo.png (KWIL's logo under previous "The Word" branding)

References

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