WBGL (91.7 FM) is a non-commercial, listener-supported radio station licensed to Champaign, Illinois and owned by the University of Northwestern – St. Paul. It carries a Christian adult contemporary format. The studios are on Fieldstone Road in Champaign.
WBGL is a Class B FM station. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 20,000 watts. The signal covers Champaign-Urbana and part of Central Illinois.
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 sign Frequency City of license State Facility ID Class ERP(W) Height(m (ft)) WIBI 91.1 FM Carlinville Illinois B 50,000 WZGL 88.1 FM Charleston Illinois A 2,100 WBGL 91.7 FM Champaign Illinois B 20,000 WNLD 88.1 FM Decatur Illinois A 1,000 WCBW-FM 89.7 FM East St. Louis Illinois A 250 WCFL 104.7 FM Morris Illinois B 50,000 WBMV 89.7 FM Mount Vernon Illinois B1 10,500 WIMB 89.1 FM Murphysboro Illinois A 3,500 WVNL 91.7 FM Vandalia Illinois A 100 WCRT-FM 88.5 FM Terre Haute Indiana A 1,050
Translators Call sign Frequency(MHz) City of license State Facility ID Class ERP(W) Height(m (ft)) W230BS 93.9 Effingham Illinois D 38 W211AD 90.1 Granite City Illinois D 60 K295FB 106.9 Cape Girardeau Missouri D 92
Northwestern Media
WBGL and Peoria-based sister station WCIC are part of Northwestern Media, a ministry of University of Northwestern - St. Paul. 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.
The station was founded by the Illinois District of the Assemblies of God and operated by its media arm, the Illinois Bible Institute. 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. The price tag was $9,901,558.34, plus $200,000 in third-party underwriting announcements for the seller's non-broadcast, non-profit activities, that would continue for one year. The closing date was November 1, 2019."Northwestern Media Acquires WBGL/WCIC In Illinois", Radio Insight. August 6, 2019. Retrieved August 26, 2019."U. of Northwestern Buys 13 Stations From Illinois Bible Institute", HisAir.net. August 5, 2019. Retrieved August 26, 2019."Northwestern Media Moves to Buy New Life Media", All Access Music Group. August 5, 2019. Retrieved August 26, 2019."U. of Northwestern Buys 13 Stations From Illinois Bible Institute", Inside Radio. August 6, 2019. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
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