WPIL (91.7
FM) is a non-commercial
radio station
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licensed
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to serve
Heflin, Alabama
Heflin is a city in and the county seat of Cleburne County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 3,431. It is located approximately halfway between Birmingham and Atlanta along Interstate 20.
History
Heflin was fir ...
, United States. The station is owned by Down the Hill Communications. It airs a mixed
Southern Gospel/
Classic Country/
Bluegrass music format.
History
The station was granted its original
construction permit
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by the
Federal Communications Commission
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on July 5, 2000.
The station was assigned the WPIL call letters by the FCC on September 6, 2002.
WPIL was granted its
license to cover on September 2, 2003.
On August 17, 2007, the station was struck by lightning which vaporized a portion of the broadcast tower leg.
This caused the collapse of the tower and destroyed the directional antenna system. WPIL applied to the FCC for special authority to broadcast temporarily from an available tower at the WPIL studio location until a new tower and antenna could be installed.
On April 30, 2008, the station resumed normal broadcast operations after completing construction and required repairs and upgrades.
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{{Country Radio Stations in Alabama
Southern Gospel radio stations in the United States
Classic country radio stations in the United States
Radio stations established in 2003
2003 establishments in Alabama
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