WIIL

WIIL

City	Union Grove, Wisconsin
Broadcast area	Kenosha/Racine/Milwaukee/Chicago
Branding	95 WIIL Rock
Slogan	"The Rock Station"
Frequency	95.1 FM (MHz)
First air date	1961 (as WLIP-FM)
Format	Active Rock
ERP	50,000 watts
HAAT	117 meters
Class	B
Facility ID	28473
Callsign meaning	WIsconsin and ILlinois, also "will"
Former callsigns	WLIP-FM (1961–1978) WJZQ (1978–1992)
Owner	Alpha Media (Alpha Media Licensee LLC)
Webcast	http://wiil.tunegenie.com
Website	95wiilrock.com

WIIL (95.1 WIIL Rock) (pronounced "95 Will Rock") is a radio station in Kenosha, Wisconsin that plays an active rock format. The station serves Kenosha, Racine and Milwaukee in Wisconsin, and the northern suburbs of Chicago. The call letters stand for Wisconsin and Illinois, as Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, where studios are located and the station's transmitter location, is near the border of the two states. WIIL is owned and operated by Alpha Media, through licensee Alpha Media Licensee LLC, and operates at 50,000 watts of power.

In April 2010, the station received FCC approval to change its city of license from Kenosha to the Racine County community of Union Grove. This was to allow then-owner NextMedia Group to meet ownership caps with its Chicago cluster, as Kenosha is classified in that radio market by Arbitron/Nielsen Audio even though the station's signal favors Milwaukee more than Chicago; moving the city of license to Racine County placed WIIL in the Milwaukee Nielsen Audio market, but the transmitter and studio remained in the Kenosha area.

History

WIIL began in 1961 as WLIP-FM, a simulcast of its parent sister station WLIP (1050). The station eventually separated from a simulcast and began running its own music programming from 6 a.m. to midnight. The station offered a beautiful music format but in the mid-1970s, it began playing Progressive type AOR format in the evenings, and was known as "The New Rock 95 LIP-FM". By 1978, the station had converted to an all AOR format and changed its call letters to WJZQ. In the early 1980s, "Rock 95" changed to a Top 40/CHR format. In 1990 it became a Dance type Top 40 station, first as "FM 95 WJZQ", and then later as "The New Power 95 WJZQ". It returned to mainstream top 40 by 1991–1992. The transition to "Power 95" was marked by playing a continuous loop of Snap's "The Power" for 24 hours without interruption or explanation. In September 1992 it became "The New 95 WIIL ROCK" with a CR format. For a short period in the summer of 2003 or 2004 WIIL was renamed "95.1 The Rock Station!" but returned to as 95 WIIL Rock not long after. In 2004 it took a more AR direction, while continuing a MR format. In November 2009, the station shifted to a full active rock format.

On-air personalities

Steve Salzman – Overnights
Tom Kief & Emily Jacobs – Mornings
John Perry – Middays
Marija – Afternoons
Stu- The original Mr. Monday night.

AugustFest

AugustFest was a music festival created and produced by Lakeside Productions, Inc, and sponsored by WIIL. It was held in August 2007 and 2008 at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Grayslake, Illinois. The all-day festival featured two stages and multiple bands.

2007

The 2007 AugustFest was held on August 25 and featured performances from Chevelle, Saliva, Shinedown, Crossfade, and PreZence.

2008

The 2008 AugustFest took place on August 9.^[1] This iteration featured performances from Shinedown, P.O.D., Filter, Alter Bridge and Black Stone Cherry as headliners, with 12 Stones performing on a second stage.

WIIL Rock Fest

WIIL Rock Fest is an annual music festival produced and sponsored by FM Entertainment, 95 WIIL Rock and Route 20 Outhouse in Sturtevant, Wisconsin.

2012

The 2012 WIIL Rock Fest was held on August 11 and featured performances by All That Remains, Saving Abel, 10 Years, Fear Factory, Static-X, Black Stone Cherry, and Shadows Fall and others.

2013

The 2013 WIIL Rock Fest was held on August 24 and featured a partial lineup of Volbeat, HIM, Airbourne, Nonpoint, Trapt, Hurt, Soil, Red Line Chemistry, and Smile Empty Soul.

2014

There was no WIIL Rock Fest held in 2014.

2015

The 2015 WIIL Rock Fest was held at Franksville Memorial Park in Racine County, Wisconsin. Performing bands included Hollywood Undead, Pop Evil, Royal Bliss, We Are Harlot, Saint Asonia, Red Sun Rising, Starset, Devour the Day, Texas Hippie Coalition, Aranda, Butcher Babies, Failure Anthem and Psychostick.

References

↑ Lakeside Productions presents August Fest 08'

External links

Query the FCC's FM station database for WIIL

Radio-Locator information on WIIL

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WIIL

Radio stations in the Milwaukee–Racine, Wisconsin market

by AM frequency	540 620 860 920 940 1050 1130 1250 1290 1340 1400 1460 1470 1500 1510 1540 1560 1610 1640

by FM frequency	88.1 88.9 89.7 90.7 91.1 91.7 92.1 92.5 93.3 93.7 94.5 95.1 95.7 96.1 96.5 96.9 97.3 97.9 98.3 99.1 100.1 100.3 100.7 102.1 102.5 102.9 103.7 104.1 104.5 104.7 104.9 105.3 105.7 106.1 106.9 107.7

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.4 162.45 162.525

Digital radio	620 1130 1250 88.9-1 88.9-2 90.7-1 90.7-2 93.3-1 94.5-1 94.5-2 95.7-1 95.7-2 96.5-1 97.3-1 97.3-2 98.3-1 98.3-2 99.1-1 99.1-2 100.7-1 100.7-2 102.9-1 103.7-1 103.7-2 104.7-1 104.7-2 106.1-1 106.1-2 106.9-1

by callsign	KEC60 KZZ76 WWG91 WAUK WCCX WDDW & W230CI WFAW WGTD WGLB WHAD WHQG WIBD WIIL WISN WJMR-FM WJTI & W250BN WJYI WKKV-FM WKLH WKTI WLDB WLIP WLKG WLUM-FM WLVE WMBZ WMIL-FM WMSE WMWK WMYX-FM WNOV WNRG-FM WOKY WSJP WSJP-FM WPJX WPTJ444 & WPZK577 (WISDOT Traffic) WRIT-FM WRJN WRNW WRRD WSJP-FM/W273AT WSSP WTKM WTKM-FM WTMJ WUWM WVCY-FM WVTY WWDV WXRW-LP WXSS WYMS WZTI

Defunct	WAWA WFMR

Nearby radio markets Fox Cities Madison Sheboygan–Manitowoc Janesville–Beloit–Jefferson County Chicago See also List of radio stations in Wisconsin

Radio stations in the Chicago market

By AM frequency	560 670¹ 720¹ 750 780¹ 820 850 890¹ 930 950 1000¹ 1030 1050 1080 1110 1160 1200 1220 1230 1240 1270 1300 1330 1340 1370 1390 1410 1420 1430 1450 1450 1490 1500 1500 1510 1530 1570 1590 1690

By FM frequency	87.7² 88.1 88.1 88.1 88.1 88.1 88.1 88.1 88.1 88.3 88.3 88.3 88.3 88.5 88.5 88.7 88.7 88.7 88.7 88.9 88.9 89.1 89.1 89.3 89.3 89.5 89.7 90.1 90.5 90.7 90.7 90.9 91.5 91.7 91.9 92.3 92.5 92.7 93.1 93.5 93.9 94.3 94.7 95.1 95.5 95.9 95.9 96.3 96.7 96.7 96.9 97.1 97.5 97.9 98.3 98.3 98.7 99.5 99.9 99.9 100.3 100.7 100.7 101.1 101.9 102.3 102.3 102.7 103.1 103.1 103.5 103.9 103.9 103.9 104.3 104.7 105.1 105.5 105.5 105.9 106.3 106.7 107.1 107.1 107.5 107.9

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.400 162.425 162.500 162.550

Digital radio	780 1300 1390 1690 89.3-1 89.3-2 89.5-1 89.5-2 90.1-1 90.1-2 90.1-3 90.7-1 90.7-1 90.9-1 90.9-2 90.9-3 91.5-1 91.5-2 92.3-1 92.3-2 93.1-1 93.1-2 93.1-3 93.9-1 93.9-2 94.7-1 94.7-2 95.5-1 95.5-2 95.9-1 95.9-2 96.3-1 96.3-2 96.7-1 97.1-1 97.1-2 97.9-1 97.9-2 97.9-3 98.7-1 99.5-1 99.5-2 100.3-1 100.3-2 101.1-1 101.1-2 101.9-1 101.9-2 102.3-1 102.7-1 102.7-2 103.5-1 103.5-2 104.3-1 104.3-2 105.1-1 105.1-2 105.1-3 105.5-1 105.9-1 105.9-2 106.3-1 106.7-1 106.7-2 107.5-1 107.5-2

By callsign	KWO39 KXI41 KXI58 KZZ81 W219CD W244BQ W248BB W264BF W280EM WAES WAIT WAKE WBBM¹ WBBM-FM WBEQ WBEW WBEZ WBGX WBMF WCCQ WCEV WCFL WCFS-FM WCGO WCKG WCLR WCPT WCPT-FM WCPQ WCPY WCRX WCSJ-FM WDCB WDGC-FM WDRV WEDC WEEF WEFM WEBG WERV-FM WETN WFEL-LP WFMT WFXF WGCI-FM WGEN-FM WGN¹ WGRB WGVE-FM WRME-LP² WHFH WHPK WHSD WIIL WIIT WIMS WIND WJCH WJKL WJMK WJOB WJOL WKBM WKKC WKQX WKRS WKSC-FM WKTA WLEY-FM WLIT-FM WLJE WLPR-FM WLS¹ WLS-FM WLTH WLTL WLRA WLIP WLUP-FM WLUW WMBI WMBI-FM WMVP¹ WNDZ WNTD WNUR-FM WNVR WNWI WOJO WONC WONU WPJX WPNA WPPN WPWX WRDZ WRLL WRMN WRLR-LP WRSE WRTE WRTW WRTO WRXQ WSBC WSCR¹ WSHE-FM WSPY-FM WSRB WSRI WSSR WTMX WTZI WUSN WVAZ WVIV-FM WVIX WVON WWCA WWDV WWHN WWTG WXAV WXLC WXRD WXRT WYCA WYLL WZRD WZSR WZVN

Internet stations	WGN Plus WGN.FM Q101 Chicago

Defunct stations	WCFJ WCFL WCGO WCRW WEDC WENR WKKD WMAQ WMCW WNIB WRLL

Satellite radio local traffic/weather XM Channel 217 Sirius Channel 151 Nearby radio markets Benton Harbor-St. Joseph Kankakee LaSalle–Peru Milwaukee-Racine Rockford South Bend See also List of radio stations in Illinois List of radio stations in Indiana ¹ = Clear-channel stations with extended nighttime coverage ² = Audio signal of WRME-LP (oldies audio, with video of traffic conditions)

Alpha Media

AM radio stations	KAAN KABI KATE KAUS KBNN KBRK KCOB KDKD KFOR KFQD KGLO KGNC KGRN KHAR KIIK KJAM KJFF KJJQ KJPW KKRT KMCD KMRN KNWH KNWQ KNWZ KNZR KOKA KREI KSAH KSAL KTSA KTUB KUFO KVGH KWIQ KWIX KWOK KXRO KXTG KZDC WANG WCHA WHAG WHBC WHHW WHIS WIBW WING WIRL WJNT WJOL WJQS WKEZ WKRS WLIP WMBD WNTX WOAD WOIC WRNN WRNS WSGW WTNI WXBD

FM radio stations	KAAN-FM KAUS-FM KAYO KBAY KBFF KBLS KBMG KBRJ KBRK-FM KBTE KBTT KCLB-FM KCLZ KCOB-FM KCPI KDBX KDES-FM KDGL KDKD-FM KDKS-FM KDLO-FM KDUT KDUX-FM KEAG KEEZ-FM KEZR KFBD-FM KFRX KGNC-FM KGNZ KHHL KIAI KIAQ KIBZ KINK KIRK KIXX KJAM-FM KJEL KJXK KKBB KKDV KKFD-FM KKIQ KKRV KKUS KKUU KKWK KLAK KLEY-FM KLKL KLLL-FM KLLY KMAD-FM KMKT KMMX KMXS KNZR-FM KONE KOOI KOYE KOZQ-FM KPSI-FM KRES KRTI KSAH-FM KSAJ-FM KSAL-FM KTAL-FM KTCM KTFM KTJJ KTPK KUIC KUPL KWHL KWIQ-FM KWIX-FM KWLN KXEA KXGL KXL-FM KXXK KYEZ KYKX W228CI W242BY W262BY W274BM WARQ WARV-FM WBBT-FM WCCQ WCEN-FM WCLI-FM WCPR-FM WDHT WDJX WDLD WEAT WERO WERV-FM WFLS-FM WFXH-FM WGBL WGCO WGER WGHL WGTZ WGZB-FM WHAJ WHBC-FM WHKX WHQX WHXT WIBW-FM WIIL WIKZ WIRK WJMI WKOY-FM WKXI-FM WKZQ-FM WLFV WMBX WMFX WMJM WMYB WNGY WPBG WQBB WQCM WQSL WQZL WRKS WRMF WRNN-FM WRNS-FM WROU-FM WRWN WRXQ WSCZ WSGW-FM WSSR WSWT WTLZ WUBB WVBX WWDM WWLB WWUZ WXCL WXLC WXMA WXQR-FM WXYK WXYY WYAV

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Coordinates: 42°33′10″N 87°53′38″W / 42.552780°N 87.893825°W / 42.552780; -87.893825

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