WHIL (FM)

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WHIL
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
August 29, 1974; 49 years ago (1974-08-29)
Former call signs
WHIL-FM (1974–2016)
Call sign meaning
Spring HILL College
(former owner)
Technical information
Facility ID61999
ClassC
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT325 meters (1,066 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
30°41′20″N 87°49′49″W / 30.68889°N 87.83028°W / 30.68889; -87.83028
Links
WebsiteAPR.org

WHIL (91.3

Tuscaloosa
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Pensacola, Florida
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History

Spring Hill College

WHIL-FM

Jesuit institution that held the broadcast license. The HIL in its call sign
reflects the name "Spring Hill." In its early years, WHIL-FM primarily played classical music, with some news and educational programs.

Only a week after its debut,

Christian talk and teaching
stations. In later years, it used the branding "Fine Arts Radio for the Gulf Coast," a summary of its mission and scope. It later became a member of National Public Radio and added some NPR programming.

Of the public radio stations and networks located in Alabama, WHIL-FM was the only one not operated by an agency or educational institution of the state. It was the fourth chronologically, after Huntsville's WLRH, Birmingham's WBHM, and Troy's WTSU; only Tuscaloosa (Alabama Public Radio) came later, in 1982.

Dispute over NPR programming

In the mid-to-late 1990s, Spring Hill College officials took exception to some news reports on National Public Radio about subjects such as

Society of Jesus, the parent organization of the college, WHIL-FM discontinued airing NPR news programs for several years. Protests from disappointed listeners prompted WHIL-FM to restore Morning Edition, but the station continued to preempt All Things Considered in favor of classical music and Public Radio International's Marketplace
.

However, in response to a survey of local public radio listeners, WHIL-FM returned All Things Considered to its schedule in early 2007.[3]

Alabama Public Radio

On March 21, 2011, Spring Hill College and University of Alabama officials announced the sale of the station to UA. WHIL-FM began carrying the programming of Alabama Public Radio on July 1, 2011. This move reflected increasing consolidation in non-commercial radio, a situation largely occurring because of the economic factors.

On June 14, 2016, the station changed its call sign from WHIL-FM to the current WHIL.

References

  1. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WHIL
  2. ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2005. Page D-39. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
  3. Mobile Press-Register
    . Mobile, Alabama. 2007-03-01. WHIL-FM 91.3, Mobile's listener-supported fine arts and information radio station, is adding three high-profile National Public Radio programs to its lineup this week. [...] NPR's afternoon news program, "All Things Considered," will air from 4 to 6:30 p.m. weekdays beginning Thursday.

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