WIBI

WIBI
City Carlinville, Illinois
Broadcast area Litchfield, Illinois
Springfield, Illinois
Alton, Illinois
Jacksonville, Illinois
Branding WIBI Radio
Slogan "Faith, Hope, Family"
Frequency 91.1 MHz
First air date September 1975
Format Contemporary Christian
ERP 50,000 watts
HAAT 145.0 meters
Class B
Facility ID 28289
Transmitter coordinates 39°20′58.00″N 89°48′16.00″W / 39.3494444°N 89.8044444°W / 39.3494444; -89.8044444
Callsign meaning Illinois Bible Institute
Affiliations New Life Media Network
Owner Illinois Bible Institute
Sister stations WBGL, WCIC
Webcast Listen Now
Website http://wbgl.org/

WIBI (91.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Contemporary Christian format, relaying the programming of 91.7 WBGL in Champaign, Illinois. Licensed to Carlinville, Illinois, United States, the station is currently owned by the Illinois Bible Institute,[1] the educational extension of the Illinois District Council, Assemblies of God (IDCAG) and is part of the New Life Media network of Christian Radio Stations.

WIBI began broadcasting in September 1975 and was the first of the Illinois Bible Institute's radio stations. Over the years, it extended its signal across southern Illinois via full-power satellite WSCT in Springfield and a network of low-power translators.

In a cost-cutting move, the Illinois Bible Institute announced in early 2013 that it would end WIBI's separate operation, with its transmitters and translators to be divided between WBGL in Champaign and WCIC in Peoria. The switch took effect on February 15, 2013.[2] WIBI and all but one of its translators became full-time satellites of WBGL, while WSCT and the translator in Jacksonville became satellites of WCIC.

WIBI's former logo

References

  1. ↑ "WIBI Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Accessed October 25, 2013
  2. ↑ It's a big day (press release on WIBI Website announcing change)


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