City | Wilmington, North Carolina |
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Broadcast area | Greenville-New Bern |
Branding | Life 90.5 FM |
Slogan | "90.5 Family Radio" |
Frequency | 90.5 MHz |
Format | Religious music |
ERP | 31,000 Watts |
HAAT | 189 meters (620 ft) |
Class | C3 |
Transmitter coordinates | 34°10′52″N 78°02′33″W / 34.18111°N 78.04250°W |
Callsign meaning | WILmington |
Owner | Carolina Christian Radio |
Website | http://www.life905.com |
WWIL-FM (90.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Contemporary Christian format. Licensed to Wilmington, North Carolina, USA, the station serves the Wilmington area. The station is currently owned by Carolina Christian Radio Inc. The station has obtained a construction permit from the FCC for a power increase to 40,000 watts.
Family Radio Network purchased WWIL in 1993 and, while the station struggled at first, the station was soon doing so well that Jim Stephens planned an FM station.
WWIL-FM signed on in 1995 with 20,000 watts and a Contemporary Christian music format that included Sandi Patti, Michael W. Smith, Wayne Watson and First Call as well as talk show hosts Chuck Colson, D. James Kennedy, Joni Eareckson Tada and Chuck Swindoll.