WLIL
kHz 102.7 FM | |
Branding | The Legendary AM 730' and 102.7' |
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Programming | |
Format | Country |
Ownership | |
Owner | Fowlers Holdings Lllp |
WIFA | |
History | |
First air date | May 27, 1950 |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 73211 |
Class | D |
ERP | 1,000 watts day 214 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°46′12.00″N 84°16′47.00″W / 35.7700000°N 84.2797222°W |
Links | |
Website | http://wlilcountry.com |
WLIL "The Legendary
History
WLIL has been "serving east Tennessee since 1950." Arthur Wilkerson, who worked in construction, traveled a lot. One day, he was working in
Although few people had FM radios, Wilkerson also applied for an FM station at 100.3. In 1956, WSM in Nashville, Tennessee closed its FM station, and Wilkerson did the same, believing that if such a big station couldn't succeed, he had no chance.
Knoxville got its first FM station in 1966, and Wilkerson realized he may have made a mistake. WLIL-FM signed on at 93.5 in 1967.
In addition to his radio station, Wilkerson owned a lumber mill and built custom homes. He served as president of the
After Wilkerson died in 1998, BP Broadcasters purchased the station.[1]
In 2006, Progressive Media, owner of WIFA, purchased WLIL from BP Broadcasters LLC.[2] BP kept the FM station, which had simulcast the AM through its entire history. Dwight Wilkerson, son of Arthur, kept WLIK in Newport, Tennessee.
Fowlers Holdings Lllp now owns WLIL. Don Fowler owns furniture stores in Tennessee and Georgia.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Serving East Tennessee since 1950". wlilcountry.com. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
- ^ "Deals," Broadcasting and Cable, August 14, 2006.
External links
- WLIL official website
- WLIL in the FCC AM station database
- WLIL in Nielsen Audio's AM station database