KWIL | |
City: | Albany, Oregon |
Area: | Corvallis, Oregon |
Branding: | KWIL For Christ |
Frequency: | 790 kHz |
Airdate: | January 14, 1941 (at 1240) |
Format: | Religious |
Power: | 1,000 watts unlimited |
Class: | B |
Facility Id: | 837 |
Former Frequencies: | 1240 kHz (1941–1953) |
Owner: | Extra Mile Media, Inc. |
Sister Stations: | KHPE |
Webcast: | Listen Live |
Website: | kwilforchrist.com |
Licensing Authority: | FCC |
KWIL (790 AM, "KWIL For Christ") is a radio station licensed to serve Albany, Oregon, United States. The station is owned by Extra Mile Media, Inc.
KWIL broadcasts a religious radio format to the greater Corvallis, Oregon, area. KWIL programming includes Christian ministry, religious education, and Bible teaching programs.[1]
KWIL began broadcasting January 14, 1941, with 250 watts of power on a frequency of .[2] The station, the first licensed by the FCC to serve Albany, was owned and operated by the Central Willamette Broadcasting Company.[2] 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.[3]
KWIL was acquired by Larry Gordon's Albany Radio Corporation on July 1, 1957.[4] 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.[5]
(KWIL's logo under previous "The Word" branding)