| City | St. Louis, Missouri |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Greater St. Louis |
| Frequency | 92.3 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | 92.3 WIL |
| Slogan | New Country for the STL |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Subchannels | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Hubbard Broadcasting (St. Louis FCC License Sub, LLC) |
| KSHE, WXOS, KPNT, WARH | |
| History | |
First air date | 1962 |
Call sign meaning | carried over from the former WIL (1430 AM); said to have stood for Watch It Lead |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 72390 |
| Class | C0 |
| ERP | 99,000 watts MAX: 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 300 meters |
| Translator(s) | HD3: 94.3 W232CR (Alton, Illinois) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 923wil |
WIL-FM (92.3 FM) is a radio station in St. Louis, Missouri. The station serves the St. Louis metropolitan area. Hubbard Broadcasting is the station licensee, authorized by the Federal Communications Commission.[1] Its transmitter is located in St. Louis, and its studios are in Creve Coeur (with a St. Louis address).
Format
WIL-FM plays a variety of country music in St. Louis.[2] WIL-FM personalities include Bud and Broadway, Josh "JT" Holleman and Mason & Remy. WIL-FM is programmed by Danny Montana, who is also the Music Director.
History
WIL radio began January 31, 1925—but originally broadcasting at the 1430 AM frequency, and with the call letters WEB. By the early-1970s, WIL switched to an FM signal, and was programming a country music format by mid-decade.
Bonneville International announced its sale of WIL-FM (and 16 other stations) to Hubbard Broadcasting on January 19, 2011.[3] The sale was completed on April 29, 2011.[4]
On January 30, 2017, WIL-FM re-branded as "New Country 92.3".[5]
On October 6, 2020, WIL-FM dropped the "New Country 92.3" branding and began using its call letters in its branding.[6]
HD Radio
On February 18, 2020, WIL-FM HD3 began airing on simulcast translator W232CR at 94.3 FM broadcasting an Oldies format branded as "My Mix 94.3".[7]
Starting in 2012, WIL-FM HD2 branded as "Second Fiddle" began playing Americana/Roots music. Previously WIL-FM HD2 was branded as "Kerosene Country" and largely played the same playlist as WIL-FM.
A translator simulcasts WIL-FM HD3, branded as My Mix 94.3 broadcasting an oldies format.
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References
- ^ "WIL-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2009-12-22.
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Summer 2009. Archived from the original on September 23, 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-22.
- ^ "$505M sale: Bonneville sells Chicago, D.C., St. Louis and Cincinnati to Hubbard". Radio-Info.com. January 19, 2011. Archived from the original on January 22, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2011.
- ^ "Hubbard deal to purchase Bonneville stations closes". Radio Ink. May 2, 2011. Archived from the original on March 12, 2012. Retrieved May 2, 2011.
- ^ WIL Rebrands as New Country 92.3 Radioinsight - January 30, 2017
- ^ WIL Rebrands Back To Its Call Letters Radioinsight - October 6, 2020
- ^ https://radioinsight.com/headlines/184413/wbgz-to-launch-new-oldies-station-with-second-translator-launch/
External links
- Official website
- WIL in the FCC's FM station database
- WIL on Radio-Locator
- WIL in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- STLRadio.com - Historic information about St. Louis radio broadcasting
- W232CR in the FCC's FM station database
- W232CR on Radio-Locator