WCIC

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.

WCIC
Broadcast areaPeoria, Illinois
Frequency91.5 MHz
Programming
FormatChristian adult contemporary
Ownership
Owner
WBGL, WCFL, WIBI
History
First air date
November 1983 (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
Translator(s)See § Translators
Repeater(s)See § Repeaters
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.wcicfm.org

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.

Call sign Frequency City of license State Facility ID Class ERP
(W)		 Height
(m (ft))
WPRC88.7 FMSheffieldIllinois173264 B18,500127 m (417 ft)
WSCT90.5 FMSpringfieldIllinois28285 A3,800125 m (410 ft)

Translators
Call sign Frequency
(MHz)		 City of license State Facility ID Class ERP
(W)		 Height
(m (ft))
K247BW97.3BettendorfIowa140129 D4095 m (312 ft)
W255AI98.9BloomingtonIllinois28297 D5554 m (177 ft)
W212AN90.3JacksonvilleIllinois28295 D5576 m (249 ft)
W219DV91.7JacksonvilleIllinois87717 D3846 m (151 ft)
W263AO100.5GalesburgIllinois81198 D1999.2 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, Kinkaid, Mt. Pulaski and Surrounding Areas.
  • 88.7 WPRC Sheffield, Sterling, Rock Falls, and Surrounding Areas.
  • 90.3 W212AN & 91.7 W219DV Jacksonville, Waverly, Alexander, Browning, Mt.Steling, and Surrounding Areas.
  • 98.9 W255AI Bloomington-Normal, LeRoy, Shirley, Heyworth, Towanda, Lexington, and Surrounding Areas.
  • 100.5 W263AO Galesburg, Roseville, 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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