KHIL

KHIL (1250 AM, "Classic Country") is a radio station licensed to serve Willcox, Arizona, United States. The station is owned by John Oberreuter and Mark Lucke, through licensee Willcox Radio, LLC. It airs a classic country music format using a transmitter with an output of 5,000 watts (day), and 196 watts (night).[1] The station's programming is also simulcast on repeater station K251CG (98.1 FM) in Willcox.

This article is about a radio station in Arizona. For the Russian baritone singer, see Eduard Khil.
KHIL
CityWillcox, Arizona
Frequency1250 kHz
BrandingClassic Country
Programming
FormatClassic country
Ownership
OwnerJohn Oberreuter and Mark Lucke
(Willcox Radio, LLC)
History
Former call signs
KWCX (1961–1963)
Call sign meaning
Hills surrounding Willcox, Arizona
Technical information
Facility ID72656
ClassD
Power5,000 watts (day)
196 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
Translator(s)98.1 K251CG (Wilcox)
Links
Websitewww.willcoxradio.com

The station was founded in 1958 by Rex Allen.[2] It was assigned its KHIL call letters by the Federal Communications Commission.[3]

In 2007, KHIL applied to relocate to Kearny, Arizona, with a change in frequency to 1260 kHz and a power upgrade 10,000 watts.[4] This application was dismissed by the FCC on April 21, 2008,[5] and KHIL remains in Willcox with a daytime power of 5,000 watts. At that time, Lucke had become the only paid employee (down from a staff of 10 in 2003).[2]

KHIL was featured in a December 2018 in a documentary published by The Atlantic, Lonesome Willcox.[6] A June 2019 report in The Guardian portrayed the station as being at the risk of closure, with Lucke keeping operations up without pay.[2]

Ownership

In April 2002, Lakeshore Media LLC completed its purchase of KHIL and KWCX-FM from Cathy Ann Enterprises LLC.[7] The sale price was reported to be $1.1 million.[8]

In March 2003, Clear Channel Communications reached a deal to acquire KHIL and KWCX-FM from Lakeshore Media LLC for $2.5 million, but that deal was contingent on the relocation of KWCX-FM to the Tucson area.[8] The FCC denied the move and the deal fell through.

In July 2007, KZLZ LLC reached an agreement to acquire KHIL and KWCX-FM from Lakeshore Media LLC for a reported sale price of $900,000.[9]

Effective November 22, 2017, KZLZ LLC sold KHIL to Willcox Radio, LLC for $150,000.

Translator
Broadcast translators of KHIL
Call signFrequency
(MHz)		City of licenseFacility
ID		ERP
(W)		ClassTransmitter coordinatesFCC info
K251CG98.1Willcox, Arizona14467850D32°16′1.27″N 109°50′2.24″WFCC

References
  1. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on 2010-03-01.
  2. Weingarten, Debbie (2019-06-06). "America's rural radio stations are vanishing – and taking the country's soul with them". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-06-07.
  3. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  4. "Don't let greed take away our radio stations". Arizona Range News. 2007-08-15.
  5. "Application Search Details". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. 2008-04-21.
  6. Wright, Zach; Maxey, Ryan. "A 'Tragic Hero' in Small-Town America". The Atlantic. The Atlantic. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  7. "Lakeshore Media Buys Arizona Stations KHIL-AM and KWCX-FM". Radio Ink. 2002-04-11. Archived from the original on 2005-05-06. Retrieved 2008-04-24.
  8. Reel, James (2004-10-07). "Media Watch: Yet More Clear Channel". Tucson Weekly.
  9. "Transactions 07-20-07". Radio Business Report. 2007-07-20. Archived from the original on 2008-12-03. Retrieved 2008-04-24.


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