- WBIL
Infobox Radio station
name = WBIL
city = Tuskegee,Alabama
area =Auburn, Alabama
branding = "Rejoice 580"
slogan =
airdate = 1952
frequency = 580kHz
format = Gospel
power = 500watt s (day) 139 watts (night)
class = D
facility_id = 1018
coordinates = coord|32|22|36.00|N|85|39|28.00|W|region:GB_type:city
callsign_meaning = We Believe In Love
former_callsigns =
owner = Tiger Communications, Inc.
licensee =
sister_stations = WAUD,WQNR ,WQSI ,WTGZ
webcast =
website =
affiliations =ABC Radio WBIL (580 AM, "Rejoice 580") is a
radio station broadcasting aGospel music format. [cite web |url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?call=WBIL |title=WBIL Facility Record |work=United StatesFederal Communications Commission , audio division] Licensed toTuskegee, Alabama , USA, the station serves theAuburn, Alabama , area. The station is currently owned by Tiger Communications, Inc. and features programing fromABC Radio . [cite web |url=http://www.arbitron.com |title=Station Information Profile |work=Arbitron]History
WBIL received its license to cover from the
Federal Communications Commission on September 3, 1952. [cite web |work=FCC Media Bureau |title=Application Search Details (BL-4760) |date=1952-09-03 |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=314685]In November 2005, Tiger Communications Inc. (Thomas Hayley, president) reached an agreement to acquire WBIL and
WQSI from H&H Communications LLC (Fred R. Hughey, member) for a reported combined sale price of $350,000. [cite news |work=Broadcasting & Cable |title=Deals - 12/12/2005 |url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6290219.html |date=2005-12-12] The FCC approved the deal on February 13, 2006, and the transaction was consummated on April 6, 2006. [cite web |work=FCC Media Bureau |title=Application Search Details (BTC-20051118AAB) |date=2006-04-06 |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1113094]References
External links
*AMQ|WBIL
*AML|WBIL
*AMARB|WBIL
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