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609:, which was said to stand for either "Illinois, Urbana, Champaign" or "Illinois University, Champaign". Following a series of test transmissions, WIUC began regular operations on November 22, 1942, initially with a schedule of 4 to 5:30 p.m. on Monday afternoons. It was the first FM station in the United States licensed to a university. In mid-1945, the station's schedule was reported to be 7 to 10 p.m. on Tuesdays. 613:
FM stations currently operating on 42-44 MHz would have to move to new frequencies by the end of the year, and WIUC was reassigned from 42.9 to 44.7 MHz, although the university reported that the station was suspending operations until it was ready to broadcast on its "high band" frequency. WIUC's original "high band" assignment was at 91.7 MHz, and it began operation on this frequency in 1947.
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second highest powered FM broadcaster, and most powerful educational station, with an estimated service radius of 80 to 100 miles (130 to 160 km). In mid-1956 WILL-FM's schedule had expanded to 4 to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 1 to 10 pm. Sunday, simulcasting WILL during daytime hours, and with nighttime programming featuring "classical music, news, sports and feature programs".
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in April 1954. In June 1955, power was increased to 60 kilowatts, estimated to provide a service radius of 20–30 miles (32 to 48 km). The following December 1, now operating on its current frequency of 90.9 MHz, power was increased again, to 300 kilowatts, making the station the country's
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In 1945 the FCC announced that, due to interference concerns, it was reallocating the current "low band" FM frequencies to other services, and existing FM stations would be relocated to a new "high band" of 88-106 MHz (later expanded to 108 MHz). In July 1946 the FCC further directed that
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On July 16, 1941, the university filed an application for a station transmitting with 250 watts on 42.9 MHz. At this time FM broadcasting was in its infancy and few people had receivers. However, the university's existing AM band station,
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In 1974, WILL-FM began airing a classical music format separate from its AM sister station. In 1978 the Illinois Radio Reader Service, an audio service for the reading impaired, was introduced, broadcast over a WILL-FM subcarrier as a
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101.1 MHz in Urbana, but moved exclusively to a webstream on February 1, 2024. At that time, the station and subchannel adopted a format branded as "Illinois Soul", consisting of a hybrid mix of
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most of the day, but also includes simulcasts along with its AM sister of some of NPR's more popular shows. The primary signal is relayed by
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classical music service, along with WILL-FM's locally produced classical music shows. This programming is relayed by translator station
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WILL-FM was among the stations that helped to create NPR, and was one of the ninety that carried the premiere broadcast of
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The Illinois Radio Reader Service, a streaming audio service for the reading impaired, is broadcast over a restricted
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Campbell Hall at the University of Illinois, home of the Illinois Public Media, including the WILL-FM studios
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music, along with African-American hosted NPR programs such as
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WILL-FM dates back to the 1940s. It broadcasts with a
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news programs heard in weekday morning and afternoon
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Classical music radio stations in the United States
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Urbana, Illinois
Champaign-Urbana
Frequency
HD Radio
Format
Classical music
NPR
Subchannels
Jazz
Rhythm and blues
WILL
simulcast
News/Talk
NPR
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Sister stations
WILL
WILL-TV
Call sign
ILLinois
Facility ID
Class
B
NCE
ERP
watts
HAAT
Translator(s)
Danville

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