| KWIL | |
| City: | Albany, Oregon |
| Country: | US |
| Area: | Willamette Valley |
| Branding: | KWIL For Christ |
| Format: | Christian radio |
| Power: | 1,000 watts |
| Class: | B |
| Facility Id: | 837 |
| Coordinates: | 44.6317°N -123.0158°W |
| Callsign Meaning: | Willamette Valley |
| 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 commercial radio station licensed to Albany, Oregon, United States, and serving the Willamette Valley with a Christian format.[1] Owned by Extra Mile Media, Inc., studios and transmitter are located on Santiam Highway SE (U.S. Route 20).
Programming is also heard on 250-watt FM translator K245DI at 96.9 MHz in Albany.
KWIL signed on the air on January 14, 1941.[2] It originally was powered at 250 watts, broadcasting on a frequency of .[3] The station was owned and operated by the Central Willamette Broadcasting Company.[3] KWIL was a network affiliate of the Mutual Broadcasting System.
On October 15, 1947, KWIL added an FM sister station, KWIL-FM at 101.7 MHz.[4] Management saw little chance of making the station profitable and it was taken off the air on August 21, 1956.[5]
In 1953, KWIL changed frequencies to . The lower dial position allowed its signal to expand; it increased its power to 1,000 watts but also had to use a directional antenna with different daytime and nighttime coverage patterns.[6]
KWIL was acquired by Larry Gordon's Albany Radio Corporation on July 1, 1957.[7] KWIL added a new FM station to its facilities. The second KWIL-FM began broadcasting at 107.9 MHz in 1969. Today, that station is co-owned WHPE, with a Christian Contemporary format.
Christian broadcaster Integrity Media acquired KWIL and KHPE in 1980. Integrity Media changed its name to Extra Mile Media, Inc., in 2005.[8]
(KWIL's logo under previous "The Word" branding)
