WILV

For the Chicago, Illinois, radio station that held the call sign WILV at 100.3 FM from 2004 to 2015, see WTBC-FM.

WILV (91.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Christian contemporary format as an affiliate of K-Love. Licensed to Loves Park, Illinois, and serving the Rockford area, the station is owned by Educational Media Foundation.^[3]

WILV

Loves Park, Illinois United States
Broadcast area	Rockford, Illinois Janesville, Wisconsin Beloit, Wisconsin
Frequency	91.1 MHz
Branding	K-Love
Programming
Format	Christian contemporary
Network	K-Love
Ownership
Owner	Educational Media Foundation
Sister stations	WQFL
History
First air date	March 28, 1988[1]
Former call signs	WGSL (1987–2015)
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	11064
Class	B1
ERP	7,000 watts
HAAT	161 meters (528 ft)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	www.klove.com

History

WILV began broadcasting as WGSL on March 28, 1988.^[1] The station was owned by Rockford First Assembly of God and aired a Christian format branded "Radio 91", with the slogan "Your Home for Life".^[4][5][6][7] The station aired Christian talk and teaching programs such as In Touch with Dr. Charles Stanley, Back to the Bible, Focus on the Family, and Grace to You with John MacArthur,^[8] as well as Christian music and Pacific Garden Mission's Christian radio drama Unshackled!.^[9][4] In 2009, the station was sold to Educational Media Foundation, along with 100.9 WQFL, for $2 million.^[5][10]