WBGL

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

"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
CityChampaign, Illinois
Broadcast areaChampaign-Urbana
Frequency91.7 MHz
BrandingFamily Friendly WBGL
Slogan"Faith, Hope, Family"
Programming
FormatChristian AC
AffiliationsNorthwestern Media
Ownership
OwnerUniversity of Northwestern - Saint Paul
WCIC, WCFL, WIBI
History
First air date
October 1982 (1982-10)
Call sign meaning
We Bring God's Love
Technical information
ClassB
ERP20,000 watts
HAAT140 meters (460 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
Links
WebcastListen Now
Websitewbgl.org

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 signFrequency
(MHz)		City of licenseERP
(W)		Height
(m (ft))		ClassFCC info
WCFL104.7Morris, Illinois50,000137 m (449 ft)BFCC
WIBI91.1Carlinville, Illinois50,000145 m (476 ft)BFCC
WNLD88.1Decatur, Illinois1,00093 m (305 ft)AFCC
WZGL88.1Charleston, Illinois2,10069.9 m (229 ft)AFCC
WCRT-FM88.5Terre Haute, Indiana1,05098 m (322 ft)AFCC
WCBW-FM89.7East St. Louis, Illinois25057 m (187 ft)AFCC
WBMV89.7Mount Vernon, Illinois10,500150 m (490 ft)B1FCC
WVNL91.7Vandalia, Illinois10050 m (160 ft)AFCC
WIMB89.1Murphysboro, Illinois3,50031.8 m (104 ft)AFCC
W211AD90.1Granite City, Illinois6032 m (105 ft)DFCC
W230BS93.9Effingham, Illinois3864.8 m (213 ft)DFCC
K295FB106.9Cape Girardeau, Missouri9265 m (213 ft)DFCC
WBGL91.7Champaign, Illinois20,000140 m (460 ft)BFCC

Northwestern Media

WBGL and Peoria-based sister station WCIC are part of Northwestern Media. 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.[1][2][3][4][5]

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


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