WCIC is a

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music station in

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. It is licensed to the nearby suburb of Pekin and owned by the

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. Studios are located in northwest Peoria.

Repeaters

In addition to the main station at 91.5, WCIC simulcasts on full-power satellites WPRC 88.7 in

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(serving Sterling and Rock Falls), WSCT 90.5 in

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and relays via an additional five translators. Between them, WCIC's network stretches across most of west-central Illinois.

Translators

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

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-based sister station

WBGL WBGL (91.7 FM) is a Christian radio station licensed to Champaign, Illinois and owned by the University of Northwestern – St. Paul. Studios are located in Champaign. Relay stations WBGL is relayed by 9 full-power FM stations and three lo ...

are part of the

Northwestern Media Northwestern Media is the Christian radio ministry of the University of Northwestern – St. Paul, an evangelical university in Roseville, Minnesota. Northwestern Media operates two radio networks serving listeners primarily in the Midwestern Un ...

. Between them, the two stations and their satellites and repeaters cover almost two-thirds of Illinois, as well as portions of

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, and

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. On August 6, 2019, the Illinois Bible Institute reached an agreement to sell the entire WBGL/WCIC New Life Media Network to the

, which owns and operates a network of

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stations and a network of Christian talk and teaching stations, for $9,901,558.34.U. of Northwestern Buys 13 Stations From Illinois Bible Institute
, ''Inside Radio''. August 6, 2019. Retrieved August 26, 2019.

References

External links

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New Life Media network
- sister station info Assemblies of God Contemporary Christian radio stations in the United States

CIC CIC may refer to: Organizations Canada * Cadet Instructors Cadre, a part of the Canadian Armed Forces * Canadian Infantry Corps, renamed in 1947 to Royal Canadian Infantry Corps * Canadian International Council * Canadian Islamic Congress * Chemi ...

Radio stations established in 1983 Companies based in Tazewell County, Illinois 1983 establishments in Illinois Pentecostalism in the United States Northwestern Media

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