WPIL

WPIL (91.7 FM) is a non-commercial radio station licensed to serve Heflin, Alabama, United States. The station is owned by Down the Hill Communications. It airs a mixed Southern Gospel/Classic Country/Bluegrass music format.[1]

WPIL
CityHeflin, Alabama
Frequency91.7 MHz
Slogan"Radio With A Difference"
"Today's Gospel Music"
Programming
FormatSouthern Gospel
Classic Country
Bluegrass
Ownership
OwnerDown the Hill Communications
History
First air date
2003
Technical information
Facility ID90951
ClassA
ERP1,000 watts
HAAT23 meters (75 feet)
Transmitter coordinates
33°36′55″N 85°32′41″W
Links
WebcastStreamon.fm
Websitewpilfm.com

History

The station was granted its original construction permit by the Federal Communications Commission on July 5, 2000.[2] The station was assigned the WPIL call letters by the FCC on September 6, 2002.[3] WPIL was granted its license to cover on September 2, 2003.[4]

On August 17, 2007, the station was struck by lightning which vaporized a portion of the broadcast tower leg.[5] This caused the collapse of the tower and destroyed the directional antenna system. WPIL applied to the FCC for special authority to broadcast temporarily from an available tower at the WPIL studio location until a new tower and antenna could be installed.[5] On April 30, 2008, the station resumed normal broadcast operations after completing construction and required repairs and upgrades.[6]

Translators
Call signFrequency
(MHz)		City of licenseERP
(W)		ClassFCC info
W240BY95.9 FMBlue Mountain, Alabama6DFCC

References
  1. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010.
  2. "Application Search Details (BPED-19980601MF)". FCC Media Bureau. 2000-07-05.
  3. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  4. "Application Search Details (BLED-20030630AAO)". FCC Media Bureau. 2003-09-02.
  5. "Application Search Details (BLSTA-20070820AAW)". FCC Media Bureau. 2007-08-18.
  6. "Application Search Details (BLED-20080430ABO)". FCC Media Bureau. 2008-05-22.
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