WILL-FM

WILL-FM
Broadcast areaChampaign-Urbana
Frequency90.9 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding
  • WILL-FM 90.9 (main program)
  • Illinois Soul (90.9 HD2)
Programming
FormatClassical music, NPR news
SubchannelsHD2: Jazz and Rhythm and blues
HD3: WILL simulcast (News/Talk)
AffiliationsNPR
Ownership
Owner
WILL, WILL-TV
History
First air date
November 22, 1942; 81 years ago (1942-11-22)(as WIUC at 42.9)[1]
Former call signs
WIUC (1941–1954)
Former frequencies
42.9 MHz (1941–1947)
91.7 MHz (1947–1954)[2]
Call sign meaning
ILLinois
Technical information
Facility ID68940
ClassB (NCE)
ERP105,000 watts
HAAT259 m (850 ft)
Translator(s)106.5 W293AF (Danville)
HD2: 101.1 W266AF (Urbana)
Links
WebcastListen live
Websitewill.illinois.edu
Campbell Hall at the University of Illinois, home of the Illinois Public Media, including the WILL-FM studios

WILL-FM (90.9 MHz) is a public, listener-supported radio station owned by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and licensed to Urbana, Illinois, United States. It is operated by Illinois Public Media, with studios located at Campbell Hall for Public Telecommunication on the university campus. Most of WILL-FM's schedule is classical music with NPR news programs heard in weekday morning and afternoon drive times. Weekends feature classical and other genres of music, including jazz and opera.

WILL-FM dates back to the 1940s. It broadcasts with a grandfathered Effective Radiated Power (ERP) of 105,000 watts, more than double of what would be permitted today in Illinois.[3] The transmitter is on East 1700 North Road in Amenia, Illinois.[4] The antenna height above average terrain (HAAT) is 259 meters (850 ft).

  1. ^ "University F-M Station to Broadcast Monday", Daily Illini, November 22, 1942, page 1.
  2. ^ History Cards for WILL-FM, fcc.gov. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  3. ^ "Superpower FM Stations" by Doug Smith, January 17, 2001 (W9WI.com)
  4. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WILL-FM