WILV (91.1 FM) is a

radio station Radio broadcasting is transmission of audio (sound), sometimes with related metadata, by radio waves to radio receivers belonging to a public audience. In terrestrial radio broadcasting the radio waves are broadcast by a land-based radio ...

broadcasting a

Christian Contemporary Contemporary Christian music, also known as CCM, Christian pop, and occasionally inspirational music is a genre of modern popular music, and an aspect of Christian media, which is lyrically focused on matters related to the Christian faith and s ...

format as an affiliate of K-LOVE. Licensed to

Loves Park, Illinois Loves Park is a city in Boone and Winnebago counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. Most of the city is in Winnebago County, with a tiny sliver in the east located in Boone County. The population was 23,996 at the 2010 census, up from 20,044 in ...

and serving the

Rockford, Illinois Rockford is a city in Winnebago County, Illinois, located in the far northern part of the state. Situated on the banks of the Rock River, Rockford is the county seat of Winnebago County (a small portion of the city is located in Ogle County). ...

area, the station is currently owned by

Educational Media Foundation Educational Media Foundation (formerly EMF Broadcasting, abbreviated EMF) is an American nonprofit Christian media ministry based in Franklin, Tennessee, a suburb of Nashville. EMF is the parent company of K-LOVE and Air1—the world's largest ...

History

WILV began broadcasting as WGSL on March 28, 1988. The station was owned by Rockford First Assembly of God and aired a

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format branded "Radio 91", with the slogan "Your Home for Life".Ghrist, John R. (1996). ''Valley Voices: A Radio History''. Crossroads Communications. p. 478-479.Bona, Thomas V.
K-LOVE owner takes over Rockford radio stations
, ''

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''. June 5, 2009. Retrieved August 26, 2018. The station aired

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programs such as ''

In Touch with Dr. Charles Stanley In Touch with Dr. Charles Stanley is a television series sponsored by In Touch Ministries in Atlanta, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia and hosted by Charles Stanley. History The series began airing in 1978. The show has been translated in 50 langu ...

'', ''

Back to the Bible Back to the Bible is an international Christian ministry based in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. History Founded in 1939 by Theodore H. Epp on radio station KFOR (AM) in Lincoln, Nebraska, Back to the Bible expanded by supporting missionarie ...

'', ''

Focus on the Family Focus on the Family (FOTF or FotF) is a fundamentalist Protestant organization founded in 1977 in Southern California by James Dobson, based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The group is one of a number of evangelical parachurch organizations ...

'', and ''Grace to You'' with

John MacArthur John MacArthur or Macarthur may refer to: *J. Roderick MacArthur (1920–1984), American businessman *John MacArthur (American pastor) (born 1939), American evangelical minister, televangelist, and author * John Macarthur (priest), 20th-century pro ...

, as well as

Christian music Christian music is music that has been written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christian life and faith. Common themes of Christian music include praise, worship, penitence, and lament, and its forms vary widely around ...

and

Pacific Garden Mission Pacific Garden Mission is a homeless shelter in the Near West Side, Chicago, Near West Side section of Chicago, Illinois, founded in 1877 by Colonel George Clarke and his wife, Sarah. Nicknamed "The Old Lighthouse", it is the largest homeless she ...

's Christian radio drama ''

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''. In 2009, the station was sold to Educational Media Foundation, along with 100.9 WQFL, for $2 million.Asset Purchase Agreement
, fcc.gov. May 8, 2009. Retrieved August 26, 2018.

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ILV ILV may refer to: * Instituto Lingüístico de Verano (Mexico), affiliate organisation of SIL International (Summer Institute of Linguistics), based in Mexico * Instituto Lingüístico de Verano (Peru) The Instituto Lingüístico de Verano (abbrevia ...