WGIL

WGIL 1400 AM is a radio station broadcasting a news-talk-sports format. Licensed to Galesburg, Illinois, the station is owned by Galesburg Broadcasting Company.

WGIL
CityGalesburg, Illinois
Broadcast areaGalesburg, Illinois
BrandingWGIL 93.7FM & 1400AM
SloganGalesburg's News Talk Sports
Frequency1400 AM (KHz)
Translator(s)93.7 MHz (W229BO)
First air dateJune 12, 1938[1]
FormatNews Talk
Power740 watts
ClassC
Call sign meaningWhere Galesburg Is Listening[2]
Former frequencies1500 (1938-1941)[3]
OwnerGalesburg Broadcasting Company
Sister stationsWAAG, WLSR, WKAY
Websitewww.wgil.com

WGIL carries a variety of local programming, as well as nationally syndicated shows such as Rush Limbaugh, Clark Howard, and Jim Bohannon.[4]

History

WGIL began broadcasting on June 12, 1938, with its inaugural ceremony at the Galesburg Armory.[2][1] Among the ceremony's attendees was Edith Luckett Davis, actress and mother of future first lady, Nancy Reagan.[2] Congratulatory telegrams were sent by Bing Crosby, Eddy Duchin, Benny Goodman, Guy Lombardo, and Illinois Governor Henry Horner.[2]

The station originally broadcast at 1500 kHz, running 250 watts during daytime hours only.[3][2] Nighttime operations were added in 1939.[3] In 1941, the station's frequency was changed to 1400 kHz.[3][2] Daytime power was increased to 1,000 watts in 1961.[3] Nighttime power was increased to 1,000 watts in 1985. In 1997, the station's power was reduced to 740 watts.[5]

In the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, the station aired a MOR format.[1][6][7] By 1987, the station had begun airing talk programming.[8] By 1999, the station had adopted a news-talk-sports format.[9]

Translator

In 2015, WGIL began to be rebroadcast on 93.7 FM, through a translator in Galesburg.[10][11]

Call signFrequency
(MHz)		City of licenseERP
(W)		Height
(m (ft))		ClassFCC info
W229BO93.7Galesburg, Illinois21096 m (315 ft)DFCC

References
  1. 1972 Broadcasting Yearbook, Broadcasting, 1972. p. B-63. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  2. Wilson, Tom. "Tom Wilson: Happy 75th birthday to WGIL", The Register-Mail. June 4, 2013. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  3. History Cards for WGIL, fcc.gov. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  4. WGIL - Programs, WGIL. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  5. "Facilities/Parameters: Grants", The M Street Journal. Vol. 14 No. 43. October 29, 1997. p. 7. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  6. Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1986, Broadcasting/Cablecasting, 1986. p. B-87. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  7. Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1997, Broadcasting & Cable, 1997. p. B-136. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  8. Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1986, Broadcasting/Cablecasting, 1987. p. B-89. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  9. Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999, Broadcasting & Cable, 1999. p. D-135. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  10. Comprehensive Technical Exhibit Application for License, fcc.gov. March 2015. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  11. "WGIL 93.7 FM & 1400 AM". WGIL. Archived from the original on August 6, 2015. Retrieved August 6, 2018.

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