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WILL
URBANA IL
AM BROADCAST
580 kHz
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
300 N GOODWIN AVE
URBANA IL 61801
Facility ID: 68941
Licensed
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This record has been enhanced by the REC Radio History Project. Pre-1932 data has been manually entered by REC based on FRC Radio Service Bulletins.  Click here to learn more.
This record has been enhanced by the REC Radio History Project. Pre-1980 data has been manually entered by REC based on information from FCC History Cards.  Click here to learn more.
ML BP-20121114ACH Granted 02/22/2013
L2CA BL-20120719ADN Granted 02/22/2013
REC Application ID: 1521557 (LMS)
Legacy CDBS Application ID: 1521557
Record Type: Full Service AM
Application Purpose: License to Cover-Amendment
FRN: 0007036130
Community of license: URBANA, IL, US
NAD83 Coordinates: 40 4' 51.1" N / 88 14' 10.2" W
Frequency: 580 kHz
FCC Station Class: D
Public Notice Comments: Direct Measurement Engineering Amendment filed 10/17/2012
Daytime | View Towers
Primary Tower Coordinates: 40 4' 51.1" N / 88 14' 10.2" W
Power: 5 kW
Directional Antenna: Y
RMS Standard: 540.74 mV/m at 1km
RMS Augmented: 571.53 mV/m at 1km
Twr Field
Ratio
Elec.
Ht.
Phas-
ing
Spac-
ing
Orien-
tation
Tower
Ref
Top
Load
Sw
A
Sw
B
Sw
C
Sw
D
Tower
Height
A168.83200NN000098.9m
B168.8013577.5NN000098.9m
Show field strength tabulations... Display pattern of directional antenna.
Show field strength tabulations... Display directional pattern in tabular form.
 
Nighttime | View Towers
Primary Tower Coordinates: 40 4' 51.1" N / 88 14' 10.2" W
Power: 0.1 kW
Directional Antenna: Y
RMS Standard: 76.47 mV/m at 1km
RMS Augmented: 80.82 mV/m at 1km
Twr Field
Ratio
Elec.
Ht.
Phas-
ing
Spac-
ing
Orien-
tation
Tower
Ref
Top
Load
Sw
A
Sw
B
Sw
C
Sw
D
Tower
Height
A168.83200NN000098.9m
B168.8013577.5NN000098.9m
Show field strength tabulations... Display pattern of directional antenna.
Show field strength tabulations... Display directional pattern in tabular form.
 
MOD BZ-20120719ADN Superceded 11/13/2012
BZ-5742 H Granted 10/27/1965
B4-Z-1594 H Granted 05/24/1944
B4-Z-214 H Granted 11/14/1939
B4-L-890 H Granted 01/17/1939
B4-P-1831 H Granted 07/12/1938
B4-L-591 H Granted 05/11/1937
B4-ML-493 H Granted 04/02/1937
B4-P-1219 H Granted 09/22/1936
B4-ML-147 H Granted 03/03/1936
4-ML-B-1229 H Granted 10/20/1933
4-SA-B-26 H Returned 02/16/1933
4-ML-B-1052 H Returned 10/19/1932
4-ML-B-793 H Returned 03/25/1931
4-P-B-1613 H Superceded 09/04/1930
4-L-B-276 H Granted 03/28/1930
4-P-B-1084 H Granted 02/08/1930
4-M-B-414 H Dismissed 01/31/1930
4-R-B-601 H Granted 11/08/1928
4-S-B-601 H Granted 04/08/1927
4-S-B-601 H Granted 06/01/1927
L2C BL-890 Granted 00/00/0000
CALL SIGN HISTORY
WRM - 03/28/1922 (RHP)
WILL - 10/31/1928 (RHP)
WILL - 00/00/0000 (CDBS)
Where this call sign has been:
10/31/1928 - .890 kHz in URBANA IL RSB - now WILL
00/00/0000 On Channel 9 in URBANA IL - now WILL-TV (CDBS)
00/00/0000 on 90.9 in URBANA IL - now WILL-FM (CDBS)
08/02/1982 On Channel 9 in URBANA IL - now WILL-TV (CDBS)
07/26/1979 on 90.9 in URBANA IL - now WILL-FM (CDBS)
REC Radio History Project
This facility record includes pre-1980 information from the FCC/FRC manual history cards that pre-dates both the CDBS system and its predecessor BAPS. The history cards contain information about stations from the early days of radio. Not all records are included. Records such as license renewals and auxilliary facilities are excluded. Also, the information on the history cards was not very detailed and only contain the very basic information. We have included the comments from the card entries to help guide you along the history. REC feels that the history of radio is just as important as its future. REC will be slowly adding this data to the system giving priority to major markets and heritage stations.
For more information this project, click here.
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APPLICATION HISTORY
  4-S-B-601 Modify License Granted
04/08/1927
  4-S-B-601 Modify License Granted
06/01/1927
  4-R-B-601 Modify License Granted
11/08/1928
  4-M-B-414 Modify License Dismissed
01/31/1930
  4-P-B-1084 Modification Granted
02/08/1930
  4-L-B-276 License to Cover Granted
03/28/1930
  4-F-B-100 Special Temporary Authority Granted
09/23/1930
  4-ML-B-793 Modification Returned
03/25/1931
  4-ML-B-1052 Modify License Returned
10/19/1932
  4-SA-B-26 Modify License Returned
02/16/1933
  4-ML-B-1229 Modify License Granted
10/20/1933
  B4-ML-147 Modify License Granted
03/03/1936
  B4-P-1219 Modification Granted
09/22/1936
  B4-ML-493 CP Extension Granted
04/02/1937
  B4-L-591 License to Cover Granted
05/11/1937
  B4-P-1831 Modification Granted
07/12/1938
  B4-L-890 License to Cover Granted
01/17/1939
  B4-Z-214 Direct Measurement Granted
11/14/1939
  B4-Z-1594 Direct Measurement Granted
05/24/1944
  BZ-5742 Direct Measurement Granted
10/27/1965
  BRC-3024 Chg Remote Control Point Granted
03/27/1968
Transaction log data BR-601 Renewal Granted
06/25/1979
Transaction log data BR-19790726VB Renewal Granted
11/30/1979
Transaction log data BR-19820802A5 Renewal Granted
11/19/1982
Transaction log data BR-19890717UF Renewal Granted
11/20/1989
Transaction log data BR-19960726WB Renewal Granted
12/19/1996
Transaction log data BR-20040730ABV Renewal Granted
11/26/2004
  BSTA-20110801ADE Special Temporary Auth.-engineering Granted
08/02/2011
  BESTA-20120124AFN Extension Request Granted
03/13/2012
Transaction log data BR-20120727ADL Renewal Granted
11/23/2012
Public Notice Details BP-20121114ACH Modify License Granted
02/22/2013
Public Notice Details BL-20120719ADN License to Cover-Amendment Granted
02/22/2013
Transaction log data 0000119412 Renewal Granted
11/20/2020
A red arrow means this application has additional transaction log history since July 1, 2014. Click the arrow to expand.
A blue arrow means that some details may be available through public notice data. Click the arrow to expand. (Provided by the REC Radio History Project)
IMPORTED LETTERS
Incoming letter or scanned documentBZ-20120719ADN09/19/2012
Incoming letter or scanned documentBZ-20120719ADN09/19/2012
STA relatedBESTA-20120124AFN03/13/2012
Incoming letter or scanned documentBSTA-20110801ADE08/02/2011
History card 01/01/1980
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