WIKC
{{short description|Radio station in Virden–Springfield, Illinois}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name = WKIC
| logo = File:KLOVE 2014.svg
| city = Virden, Illinois
| area = Springfield metropolitan area
| branding = K-Love
| frequency = 96.7 MHz
| airdate = {{start date and age|1982}} (as WRVI)
| format = Christian adult contemporary
| erp = 6,000 watts
| haat = {{convert|100|meters}}
| class = A
| facility_id = 70275
| coordinates = {{coord|39|38|2.00|N| 89|48|50.00|W|region:US_type:city}}
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns = WRVI (1982–1992)
WCVS-FM (1992-2025)
| affiliations = K-Love
| owner = Educational Media Foundation
| webcast = [https://listen.klove.com/ Listen Live]
| website = [https://www.klove.com/ klove.com]
| licensing_authority= FCC
}}
WIKC (96.7 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Virden, Illinois, and serving the Springfield metropolitan area. It broadcasts a Christian adult contemporary radio format, branded as "K-Love". The station is currently owned by Educational Media Foundation.{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WIKC |title=WIKC Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division }}
WIKC has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 6,000 watts. The radio studios are on South 4th Street in Southern View, Illinois, using a Springfield address. The transmitter is in Loami, Illinois, on Lead Line Road at Acorn Road.[https://radio-locator.com/info/WKIC-FM?loc=39.78325%2C-89.65037&locn=Springfield%2C%20Illinois Radio-Locator.com/WKIC-FM]
History
The station signed on as WRVI on March 15, 1982.{{cite web|url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=70275&Callsign=WCVS |title=WCVS Call Sign History |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division }} It was the first station owned by Randal J. Miller whose company Virden Broadcasting owns 16 stations in the Midwest as of 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92672731/virden-fm-station-opens-in-1982/ |title=Virden FM Station Opens in 1982 |publisher=Newspapers.com |date=1981-11-09 |accessdate=2022-01-16}} On October 5, 1992, the station changed its call sign to the current WCVS-FM after WCVS relocated from 1450 AM to 96.7 FM following the purchase of the 96.7 FM frequency by Neuhoff Media. (1450 AM is now the home of co-owned WFMB, a sports radio station.)
Following the change in call letters, WCVS-FM flipped formats to active rock, going by the name "The Rock @ 96-7".
On January 7, 2011, at midnight, WCVS-FM began stunting with all-Bruce Springsteen music. At noon, it changed formats to classic rock, branded as "96.7 The Boss". The first song on 96.7 The Boss was Takin' Me Back by the band Cheap Trick, founded in Rockford, Illinois.
On October 2, 2017, WCVS-FM changed its format to adult hits, branded as "96.7 BOB FM".[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/120055/bob-lays-off-boss-springfield-il/ Bob Lays Off the Boss in Springfield IL] Radioinsight - October 3, 2017
On April 2, 2025, Woodward closed on a sale to acquire Springfield IL cluster. Due to ownership limits, the 96.7 frequency was sold to Educational Media Foundation, which then changed the format to Contemporary Christian under the K-Love brand.
References
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External links
- {{FM station data|70275|WKIC-FM}}
{{Springfield IL Radio}}
{{K-LOVE}}
Category:Radio stations established in 1982
Category:K-Love radio stations
Category:Educational Media Foundation radio stations
Category:Contemporary Christian radio stations in the United States
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