WIBI (91.1 FM) is a

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broadcasting a

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format, relaying the programming of 91.7

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 ...

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. Licensed to

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, United States, the station is currently owned by the

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, and is part of the New Life Media network of Christian Radio Stations.

History

WIBI began broadcasting in September 1975 and was the first of the Illinois Bible Institute's radio stations. Over the years, it extended its signal across southern Illinois via full-power satellite WSCT in Springfield and a network of low-power translators. In a cost-cutting move, the Illinois Bible Institute announced in early 2013 that it would end WIBI's separate operation, with its transmitters and translators to be divided between WBGL in Champaign and

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. Repeaters In addition to ...

in Peoria. The switch took effect on February 15, 2013. WIBI and all but one of its translators became full-time satellites of WBGL, while WSCT and the translator in

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became satellites of WCIC. In August 2019, the Illinois Bible Institute reached an agreement to sell the entire WBGL/WCIC New Life Media Network (including WIBI) 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. Large WIBI

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External links

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Illinois District Council, Assemblies of God
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