WMBI (AM)

WMBI is a Class D AM radio station broadcasting on the clear-channel frequency of 1110 kHz in Chicago, Illinois. It is owned and operated by Moody Radio, and it broadcasts from the campus of Moody Bible Institute in Downtown Chicago, and Transmitter facilities and tower located in Addison, Illinois.

WMBI
CityChicago, Illinois
Broadcast areaChicago market
Frequency1110 kHz
BrandingRadio Moody Chicago
Slogan"Compartiendo esperanza, siempre contigo" ("Sharing hope, with you always")
Programming
FormatSpanish Christian radio
Ownership
OwnerMoody Radio
(The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago)
WMBI-FM
History
First air date
July 28, 1926
Call sign meaning
"W Moody Bible Institute"
Technical information
Facility ID65972
ClassD
Power4,200 watts day only
Transmitter coordinates
41°55′41″N 88°0′25″W
Translator(s)101.5 W268AY (Seward Township)
Links
Websiteradiomoody.org

The station generally broadcasts teaching programs from Moody Radio and other sources. The station broadcasts during daytime hours only, to protect clear channel stations KFAB in Omaha, Nebraska and WBT in Charlotte, North Carolina. Hours of operation are determined by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC); daytime broadcasting varies monthly with the changes in sunrise and sunset.

WMBI switched from a primarily English-language Christian format to a Spanish-language Christian format on February 6, 2012, making it the first full-time format of its kind on analog radio in Chicago.[1] In 2019, Moody announced it intends to sell the station.[2]

Translator

WMBI is also carried on a translator on 101.5 FM, located in Downtown Chicago.

Call signFrequency
(MHz)		City of licenseERP
(W)		Height
(m (ft))		ClassFCC info
W268AY101.5Seward Township, Illinois250352 m (1,155 ft)DFCC

References
  1. "Radio Moody Chicago Launches Feb. 6: WMBI-AM 1110 is the Only Spanish-Speaking Christian Radio Station in Chicago." ChristianNewsWire, http://chicagoradioandmedia.com/news/2258-wmbi-am-flips-to-spanish-language-christian-format, 06 February 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
  2. Feder, Robert. "Robservations: Moody Bible Institute selling AM radio stations", Robert Feder. July 16, 2019. Retrieved February 13, 2020.


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