WWIL (AM)
| City | Wilmington, North Carolina |
|---|---|
| Slogan | The Light Gospel Joy 1490 |
| Frequency | 1490 kHz |
| First air date | 1964 |
| Format | Gospel |
| Power | 1,000 watts fulltime |
| Class | C |
| Facility ID | 20662 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 34°13′52.00″N 77°57′18.00″W / 34.2311111°N 77.9550000°W |
| Owner | Carolina Christian Radio Inc |
| Website | life905.com |
WWIL (1490 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Gospel format, licensed to Wilmington, North Carolina, USA. The station is currently owned by Carolina Christian Radio Inc.
At one time, this station was called WHSL.
R. Darryl Davis was host of "Fat Man's Blues Shop" on WWIL; he later played "Blues in the Night" on WHQR.
Family Radio Network Inc. purchased WWIL in 1992 from a Jacksonville church. Before that, the station was R&B. WWIL began calling itself "Family Radio" in 1993. Jim Stephens worked for a Raleigh Christian station but vacationed in Wilmington. When he turned on the radio, he found no Christian stations, so he took over WWIL. Stephens struggled financially after moving to Wilmington but he got numerous cards and letters from people who enjoyed the Contemporary Christian music and nationally syndicated ministers. Stephens needed for these listeners to prove their support with cash, and they did. WWIL added a 20,000 watt FM signal in 1995. As of 1999, the AM station aired "God's Country" during the day, including Ricky Skaggs, The Gatlin Brothers and traditional Southern gospel. At night and early in the morning, the station played urban gospel such as Andrae Crouch and Shirley Caesar.
The station's owners (the company also owned WLSG at the time) purchased The Dove FM 89.7 and WMYT for $1.2 million, according to volunteer manager D. Chuck Langley, who had run the stations since the beginning but wanted to focus on his realty and marketing businesses.
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