WIBL

This article is about 107.7 in Illinois. For the Augusta, Georgia station on 102.3, see WEKL. For the Augusta station on 105.7, see WLUB.
WIBL
Broadcast areaBloomington-Normal
Frequency107.7 MHz
Branding107-7 & 92-1 The Bull"
Programming
FormatCountry
AffiliationsCompass Media Networks
Ownership
OwnerPilot Media LLC
KKSW, KMXN, WKSW, WGSQ, WHUB, WPTN, WZIM, WRPW, KLWN
History
First air date
August 2000 (as WZBM)
Former call signs
WBZM (2000–2003)
WYST (2003–2010)
Call sign meaning
W Illinois' BulL
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID86178
ClassB1
ERP14,000 watts
HAAT135 meters (443 ft)
Translator(s)92.1 W221CY (Normal)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Website1077thebull.com

WIBL (107.7 FM), known as "The Bull", is a commercial radio station in Central Illinois with a country music radio format. WIBL is licensed to Fairbury, Illinois, and serves the Bloomington-Normal radio market. It is owned by Pilot Media, which is a subsidiary of Great Plains Media. Great Plains' CEO is Jerry Zimmer, a longtime partner in the Zimmer Radio Group based in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. WIBL features "20 Songs in A Row" music sweeps at various times each day, resulting in approximately 70 minutes of music without commercials.

WIBL has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 14,000 watts, broadcasting from a transmitter on South Pine Street in Lexington, Illinois.[2] For a clearer signal in Bloomington-Normal, a 250-watt FM translator, W221CY, also broadcasts WIBL programming at 92.1 MHz in Normal.[3]

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WIBL". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WIBL-FM
  3. ^ Radio-Locator.com/W221CY