KWIL
Encyclopedia
KWIL is a radio station
licensed
to serve Albany, Oregon
, USA. The station is owned by Extra Mile Media, Inc.
, area. KWIL programming includes Christian ministry, religious education, and Bible teaching programs.
, with 250 watt
s of power on a frequency of as KWIL. The station, the first licensed by the FCC to serve Albany, was owned and operated by the Central Willamette Broadcasting Company. In 1953, KWIL changed frequencies to and increased the power of its signal to 1,000 watts, albeit in a directional array with different daytime and nighttime coverage patterns.
KWIL was acquired by Larry Gordon's Albany Radio Corporation on July 1, 1957. 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.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
licensed
City of license
A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting, is the community that a radio station or television station is officially licensed to serve by that country's broadcast regulator....
to serve Albany, Oregon
Albany, Oregon
Albany is the eleventh largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon, and is the county seat of Linn County. It is located in the Willamette Valley at the confluence of the Calapooia River and the Willamette River in both Linn and Benton counties, just east of Corvallis and south of Salem. It is...
, USA. The station is owned by Extra Mile Media, Inc.
Programming
KWIL broadcasts a religious radio format to the greater Corvallis, OregonCorvallis, Oregon
Corvallis is a city located in central western Oregon, United States. It is the county seat of Benton County and the principal city of the Corvallis, Oregon Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Benton County. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 54,462....
, area. KWIL programming includes Christian ministry, religious education, and Bible teaching programs.
History
This station began broadcasting January 14, 19411941 in radio
The year 1941 saw a number of significant happenings in radio broadcasting history.-Events:*27 May – Fireside chat: Announcing Unlimited National Emergency...
, with 250 watt
Watt
The watt is a derived unit of power in the International System of Units , named after the Scottish engineer James Watt . The unit, defined as one joule per second, measures the rate of energy conversion.-Definition:...
s of power on a frequency of as KWIL. The station, the first licensed by the FCC to serve Albany, was owned and operated by the Central Willamette Broadcasting Company. In 1953, KWIL changed frequencies to and increased the power of its signal to 1,000 watts, albeit in a directional array with different daytime and nighttime coverage patterns.
KWIL was acquired by Larry Gordon's Albany Radio Corporation on July 1, 1957. Christian broadcaster Integrity Media acquired KWIL and KHPE
KHPE
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, its FM sister station
Sister station
In broadcasting, sister stations or sister channels are radio and/or television stations operated by the same ownership....
, in 1980. Integrity Media changed its name to Extra Mile Media, Inc., in 2005.