KWIL

KWIL is a commercial radio station licensed to Albany, Oregon, United States, and serving the Willamette Valley with a Christian format. Owned by Extra Mile Media, Inc., studios and transmitter are located on Santiam Highway SE.
Programming is also heard on 250-watt FM translator K245DI at 96.9 MHz in Albany.

History

KWIL signed on the air on January 14, 1941. It originally was powered at 250 watts, broadcasting on a frequency of. The station was owned and operated by the Central Willamette Broadcasting Company. 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. Management saw little chance of making the station profitable and it was taken off the air on August 21, 1956.
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.
KWIL was acquired by Larry Gordon's Albany Radio Corporation on July 1, 1957. 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.