- KHIL
Infobox Radio station
name = KHIL
city = Willcox,Arizona
area =
branding = "K-Hill"
slogan =
airdate =
frequency = 1250 kHz
format =Classic Country
power = 5000watt s (day) 196 watts (night)
class = D
facility_id = 72656
coordinates = coord|32|16|00|N|109|49|58|W
callsign_meaning =
former_callsigns =
owner = KZLZ LLC
licensee =
sister_stations =KWCX-FM
webcast =
website =
affiliations =KHIL (1250 AM, "K-Hill") is a
radio station licensed to serveWillcox, Arizona , USA. The station is owned by KZLZ LLC. It airs aClassic Country music format.cite web |title=Station Information Profile |work=Arbitron |url=http://www.arbitron.com/]The station was assigned the KHIL call letters by the
Federal Communications Commission .cite web |title=Call Sign History |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=72656&Callsign=KHIL |work=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database]The station had applied to relocate to
Kearny, Arizona , with a change in frequency to 1260 kHz and a power upgrade 10,000watt s. [cite news |work=Arizona Range News |date=2007-08-15 |url=http://www.willcoxrangenews.com/articles/2007/08/15/news/editorial_opinions/edit1.txt |title=Don't let greed take away our radio stations] This application was dismissed by the FCC onApril 21 ,2008 . [cite web |title=Application Search Details |date=2008-04-21 |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1218818 |work=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database]Ownership
In April 2002, Lakeshore Media LLC completed its purchase of KHIL-AM and KWCX-FM from Cathy Ann Enterprises LLC. [cite news |title=Lakeshore Media Buys Arizona Stations KHIL-AM and KWCX-FM |url=http://www.radioink.com/HeadlineEntry.asp?hid=79778&pt=archive |date=2002-04-11 |work=Radio Ink] The sale price was reported to be $1.1 million.
In March 2003,
Clear Channel Communications reached a deal to acquire KHIL and KWCX-FM from Lakeshore Media LLC for $2.5 million, but that deal was contingent on the relocation of KWCX-FM to the Tucson area.cite news |work=Tucson Weekly |title=Media Watch: Yet More Clear Channel |url=http://www.tucsonweekly.com/gbase/Currents/Content?oid=61520 |date=2004-10-07 |first=James |last=Reel] The FCC denied the move and the deal fell through.In July 2007, KZLZ LLC reached an agreement to acquire KHIL and
KWCX-FM from Lakeshore Media LLC for a reported sale price of $900,000. [cite news |work=Radio Business Report |date=2007-07-20 |title=Transactions 07-20-07 |url=http://www.rbr.com/radio/radio_transactions/1026.html]References
External links
*AMQ|KHIL
*AML|KHIL
*AMARB|KHIL
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