Broadcast area | Galesburg, Illinois |
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Frequency | 1400 AM ( KHz) |
Branding | WGIL 93.7FM & 1400AM |
Programming | |
Format | News Talk |
Ownership | |
Owner | Galesburg Broadcasting Company |
WAAG, WLSR, WKAY | |
History | |
First air date | June 12, 1938 [1] |
Former frequencies | 1500 (1938-1941) [2] |
Call sign meaning | Where Galesburg Is Listening [3] |
Technical information | |
Class | C |
Power | 740 watts |
Translator(s) | 93.7 MHz (W229BO) |
Links | |
Website | www.wgil.com |
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 carries a variety of local programming, as well as nationally syndicated shows such as Clark Howard and Jim Bohannon. [4]
WGIL began broadcasting on June 12, 1938, with its inaugural ceremony at the Galesburg Armory. [3] [1] Among the ceremony's attendees was Edith Luckett Davis, actress and mother of future first lady, Nancy Reagan. [3] Congratulatory telegrams were sent by Bing Crosby, Eddy Duchin, Benny Goodman, Guy Lombardo, and Illinois Governor Henry Horner. [3]
The station originally broadcast at 1500 kHz, running 250 watts during daytime hours only. [2] [3] Nighttime operations were added in 1939. [2] In 1941, the station's frequency was changed to 1400 kHz. [2] [3] Daytime power was increased to 1,000 watts in 1961. [2] 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]
In 2015, WGIL began to be rebroadcast on 93.7 FM, through a translator in Galesburg. [10] [11]
Call sign | Frequency | City of license | ERP ( W) | HAAT | Class | FCC info |
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W229BO | 93.7 FM | Galesburg, Illinois | 210 | 96 m (315 ft) | D | FMQ |