WCIC

WCIC
WCIC Studio in Peoria
Broadcast areaPeoria, Illinois
Frequency91.5 MHz
Programming
FormatChristian adult contemporary
Ownership
Owner
WBGL, WCFL, WIBI
History
First air date
November 1983; 41 years ago (1983-11)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID28301
ClassB
ERP47,000 watts
HAAT154 meters (505 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
40°33′28.1″N 89°34′4.4″W / 40.557806°N 89.567889°W / 40.557806; -89.567889
Translator(s)See § Translators
Repeater(s)See § Repeaters
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.wcicfm.org

WCIC is a Christian adult contemporary music station in Peoria, Illinois. It is licensed to the nearby suburb of Pekin and owned by the University of Northwestern – St. Paul. Studios are located in northwest Peoria.

Repeaters

In addition to the main station at 91.5, WCIC simulcasts on full-power satellites WPRC 88.7 in Sheffield, Illinois (serving Sterling and Rock Falls), WSCT 90.5 in Springfield, Illinois and relays via an additional five translators. Between them, WCIC's network stretches across most of west-central Illinois and eastern Iowa.

Call sign Frequency City of license State Facility ID Class ERP
(W) 		Height
(m (ft))
WPRC 88.7 FM Sheffield Illinois 173264 B1 8,500 127 m (417 ft)
WSCT 90.5 FM Springfield Illinois 28285 A 3,800 125 m (410 ft)

Translators

Call sign Frequency
(MHz) 		City of license State Facility ID Class ERP
(W) 		Height
(m (ft))
K247BW 97.3 Bettendorf Iowa 140129 D 40 95 m (312 ft)
W255AI 98.9 Bloomington Illinois 28297 D 55 54 m (177 ft)
W212AN 90.3 Jacksonville Illinois 28295 D 55 76 m (249 ft)
W219DV 91.7 Jacksonville Illinois 87717 D 38 46 m (151 ft)
W263AO 100.5 Galesburg Illinois 81198 D 19 99.2 m (325 ft)

Frequency areas

  • 91.5 WCIC Pekin, Peoria, Havana, Canton, Washington, Bartonville, Lewistown, Morton, Dunlap, and Surrounding Areas.
  • 90.5 WSCT Springfield, Lincoln, Petersburg, Taylorville, Rochester, Chatham, Athens, Auburn, Sherman, Pawnee, Oakford, Kincaid, Mt. Pulaski and Surrounding Areas.
  • 88.7 WPRC Sheffield, Sterling, Rock Falls, and Surrounding Areas.
  • 90.3 W212AN & 91.7 W219DV Jacksonville, Waverly, Alexander, and Surrounding Areas.
  • 98.9 W255AI Bloomington-Normal, LeRoy, Shirley, Heyworth, Towanda, Lexington, and Surrounding Areas.
  • 100.5 W263AO Galesburg, Knoxville, Williamsfield, East Galesburg, and Surrounding Areas.
  • 97.3 K247BW Bettendorf, Davenport, Moline, East Moline, Rock Island, and Surrounding Areas.

New Life Media Network

WCIC and Champaign-based sister station WBGL are part of the Northwestern Media. Between them, the two stations and their satellites and repeaters cover almost two-thirds of Illinois, as well as portions of Missouri, Iowa, and Indiana.

On August 6, 2019, the Illinois Bible Institute reached an agreement to sell the entire WBGL/WCIC New Life Media Network to the University of Northwestern – St. Paul, which owns and operates a network of contemporary Christian stations and a network of Christian talk and teaching stations, for $9,901,558.34.[2][3][4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WCIC". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Northwestern Media Acquires WBGL/WCIC In Illinois", Radio Insight. August 6, 2019. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  3. ^ "U. of Northwestern Buys 13 Stations From Illinois Bible Institute", HisAir.net. August 5, 2019. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  4. ^ "Northwestern Media Moves to Buy New Life Media", All Access Music Group. August 5, 2019. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  5. ^ "U. of Northwestern Buys 13 Stations From Illinois Bible Institute", Inside Radio. August 6, 2019. Retrieved August 26, 2019.


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