WVIL

WVIL (101.3 FM) is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Virginia, Illinois, since 1998. The station's broadcast license is held by Larry Bostwick's LB Sports Productions LLC.

WVIL
CityVirginia, Illinois
BrandingWVIL 101.3
Slogan"All Sports Radio"
Frequency101.3 MHz
First air date1998
FormatSports
Language(s)English
ERP4,000 watts
HAAT119 meters (390 ft)
ClassA
Facility ID40222
Transmitter coordinates40°00′52″N 90°19′55″W
Call sign meaningVirginia, IL
Former call signsWAOG (1995)[1]
AffiliationsFox Sports Radio
OwnerLB Sports Productions LLC
Sister stationsWKXQ
WebcastListen Live
Websitewvilfm.com

Programming

WVIL broadcasts a sports radio format as an affiliate of the Fox Sports Radio and Yahoo! Sports Radio networks since July 2004.[2] As of January 2012, weekday programming includes The Steve Czaban Show, The Dan Patrick Show, The Jim Rome Show, The Loose Cannons with Pat O'Brien, Steve Hartman, and Vic "The Brick" Jacobs, plus Into the Night with Tony Bruno, and The J.T. the Brick Show with J.T. the Brick and Tomm Looney.[3]

Sports broadcasts on WVIL include Notre Dame Fighting Irish football, Chicago White Sox baseball, Chicago Bears football, Chicago Bulls basketball, plus both Sprint Cup Series and Nationwide Series stock car racing.[3]

History

In February 1995, Mark J. Langston applied to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for a construction permit for a new broadcast radio station. The FCC granted this permit on August 8, 1995, with a scheduled expiration date of February 8, 1997.[4] The new station was assigned call sign "WAOG" on August 8, 1995.[1] The call sign was changed to "WVIL" on November 2, 1995.[1] After several modifications, construction and testing were completed in February 1998 and the station was granted its broadcast license on May 8, 1998.[5]

In December 2008, Mark J. Langston reached a deal to sell WVIL to Larry Bostwick through his LB Sports Productions LLC holding company for $180,000. Bostwick had already been operating the station for several years under a local marketing agreement. The FCC approved the deal on February 3, 2009, and the transaction was completed on February 6, 2009.[6]

References
  1. "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access Database. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Media Bureau. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
  2. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
  3. "Schedule". LB Sports Productions. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
  4. "Application Search Details (BPH-19950213MF)". FCC Media Bureau. August 8, 1995. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
  5. "Application Search Details (BLH-19980204KB)". FCC Media Bureau. May 8, 1998. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
  6. "Application Search Details (BALH-20081219ADV)". FCC Media Bureau. February 6, 2009. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
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