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| Broadcast area | Champaign-Urbana |
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| Frequency | 90.9 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding |
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| Programming | |
| Format | Classical music, NPR news |
| Subchannels | HD2: Jazz and Rhythm and blues HD3: WILL simulcast (News/Talk) |
| Affiliations | NPR |
| Ownership | |
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| WILL, WILL-TV | |
| History | |
First air date | November 22, 1942(as WIUC at 42.9)[1] |
Former call signs | WIUC (1941–1954) |
Former frequencies | 42.9 MHz (1941–1947) 91.7 MHz (1947–1954)[2] |
Call sign meaning | ILLinois |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 68940 |
| Class | B (NCE) |
| ERP | 105,000 watts |
| HAAT | 259 m (850 ft) |
| Translator(s) | 106.5 W293AF (Danville) HD2: 101.1 W266AF (Urbana) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | will |
WILL-FM (90.9 MHz) is a public, listener-supported radio station owned by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and licensed to Urbana, Illinois, United States. It is operated by Illinois Public Media, with studios located at Campbell Hall for Public Telecommunication on the university campus. Most of WILL-FM's schedule is classical music with NPR news programs heard in weekday morning and afternoon drive times. Weekends feature classical and other genres of music, including jazz and opera.
WILL-FM dates back to the 1940s. It broadcasts with a grandfathered Effective Radiated Power (ERP) of 105,000 watts, more than double of what would be permitted today in Illinois.[3] The transmitter is on East 1700 North Road in Amenia, Illinois.[4] The antenna height above average terrain (HAAT) is 259 meters (850 ft).
- ^ "University F-M Station to Broadcast Monday", Daily Illini, November 22, 1942, page 1.
- ^ History Cards for WILL-FM, fcc.gov. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
- ^ "Superpower FM Stations" by Doug Smith, January 17, 2001 (W9WI.com)
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WILL-FM
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