WILL
Encyclopedia
WILL is the callsign of the three public broadcasting
stations owned by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
and directly operated by its Division of Broadcasting. WILL operates out of Campbell Hall for Public Telecommunications as well as Richmond Studio.
WILL-TV received its largest bequest
, $1 million (USD), from Lois Dickson, who had been a contributor to the station for the thirty years before her death at the age of 95 in 2004.
and American Public Media
.
WILL (AM) signed on in 1922; from 1922 to 1928 it had the callsign WRM.
WILL-FM, first licensed in 1941 as WIUC and changed to WILL-FM in 1954, was the first university FM license in the United States. WILL-FM has translators on 106.5 in Danville
and 101.1 in Urbana
.
WILL-FM began an HD Radio
multicast
in July 2008. 90.9 HD 1 is a simulcast of WILL-FM's analog signal. 90.9 HD 2 and HD 3 rebroadcast WILL-AM's programming.
Network and on October 5, 1970
it became a member station of the PBS-TV
Network and owned & operated by The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign along with Decatur & Illnois' Capitol City of Springfield. However, The Station's City of License is Urbana
. WILL-TV produces a variety of local programing for the central Illinois region. One notable programing is the weekly, Illinois Gardener. The show stars University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
professor Dianne Noland and a panel of gardening experts. Callers can call in on air and receive answers to gardening, landscaping, and horticultural questions. The shows typically airs on Thursdays at 7:00PM and is rebroadcast on Saturdays at 11:30AM.
WILL-TV also produces Prairie Fire
, the A Day in Our Hometown series and Your Weather.
The WILL-TV station manager is Carl Caldwell. Caldwell is a regular seen on WILL's annual Pledge Drives.
In 2009, WILL-TV stopped analog broadcasting on channel 12, continuing digital broadcasts on channel 9, and continuing to use PSIP
to display its virtual channel
on ATSC tuner
s as 12. The "WILL-TV" callsign was transferred over from the former analog channel 12 to digital channel 9 and the pre-transition callsign "WILL-DT" was officially retired.
Public broadcasting
Public broadcasting includes radio, television and other electronic media outlets whose primary mission is public service. Public broadcasters receive funding from diverse sources including license fees, individual contributions, public financing and commercial financing.Public broadcasting may be...
stations owned by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign is a large public research-intensive university in the state of Illinois, United States. It is the flagship campus of the University of Illinois system...
and directly operated by its Division of Broadcasting. WILL operates out of Campbell Hall for Public Telecommunications as well as Richmond Studio.
WILL-TV received its largest bequest
Bequest
A bequest is the act of giving property by will. Strictly, "bequest" is used of personal property, and "devise" of real property. In legal terminology, "bequeath" is a verb form meaning "to make a bequest."...
, $1 million (USD), from Lois Dickson, who had been a contributor to the station for the thirty years before her death at the age of 95 in 2004.
Radio
The university operates two radio stations directly: WILL (AM) at 580 kHz and WILL-FM at 90.9 MHz. Both are members of NPR and affiliates of Public Radio InternationalPublic Radio International
Public Radio International is a Minneapolis-based American public radio organization, with locations in Boston, New York, London and Beijing. PRI's tagline is "Hear a different voice." PRI is a major public media content creator and also distributes programs from many sources...
and American Public Media
American Public Media
American Public Media is the second largest producer of public radio programs in the United States of America after NPR. Its non-profit parent, American Public Media Group, also owns and operates radio stations in Minnesota, California, and Florida. Its station brands are Minnesota Public Radio,...
.
WILL (AM) signed on in 1922; from 1922 to 1928 it had the callsign WRM.
WILL-FM, first licensed in 1941 as WIUC and changed to WILL-FM in 1954, was the first university FM license in the United States. WILL-FM has translators on 106.5 in Danville
Danville, Illinois
Danville is a city in Vermilion County, Illinois, United States. It is the principal city of the'Danville, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area' which encompasses all of Danville and Vermilion County. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 32,467. It is the county seat of...
and 101.1 in Urbana
Urbana, Illinois
Urbana is the county seat of Champaign County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 41,250. Urbana is the tenth-most populous city in Illinois outside of the Chicago metropolitan area....
.
WILL-FM began an HD Radio
HD Radio
HD Radio, which originally stood for "Hybrid Digital", is the trademark for iBiquity's in-band on-channel digital radio technology used by AM and FM radio stations to transmit audio and data via a digital signal in conjunction with their analog signals...
multicast
Multicast
In computer networking, multicast is the delivery of a message or information to a group of destination computers simultaneously in a single transmission from the source creating copies automatically in other network elements, such as routers, only when the topology of the network requires...
in July 2008. 90.9 HD 1 is a simulcast of WILL-FM's analog signal. 90.9 HD 2 and HD 3 rebroadcast WILL-AM's programming.
Television
WILL-TV Channel 12 started operation on August 1, 1955 as an affiliate of The NETNational Educational Television
National Educational Television was an American non-commercial educational public television network in the United States from May 16, 1954 to October 4, 1970...
Network and on October 5, 1970
1970 in television
The year 1970 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1970.For the American TV schedule, see: 1970-71 American network television schedule.-Events:...
it became a member station of the PBS-TV
Public Broadcasting Service
The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
Network and owned & operated by The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign along with Decatur & Illnois' Capitol City of Springfield. However, The Station's City of License is Urbana
Urbana, Illinois
Urbana is the county seat of Champaign County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 41,250. Urbana is the tenth-most populous city in Illinois outside of the Chicago metropolitan area....
. WILL-TV produces a variety of local programing for the central Illinois region. One notable programing is the weekly, Illinois Gardener. The show stars University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign is a large public research-intensive university in the state of Illinois, United States. It is the flagship campus of the University of Illinois system...
professor Dianne Noland and a panel of gardening experts. Callers can call in on air and receive answers to gardening, landscaping, and horticultural questions. The shows typically airs on Thursdays at 7:00PM and is rebroadcast on Saturdays at 11:30AM.
WILL-TV also produces Prairie Fire
Prairie Fire (TV series)
Prairie Fire is a United States television news magazine and documentary program focusing on Central Illinois. It is produced by WILL-TV, a public broadcasting station owned by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. 2007 was the program's 15th season.-External links:*...
, the A Day in Our Hometown series and Your Weather.
The WILL-TV station manager is Carl Caldwell. Caldwell is a regular seen on WILL's annual Pledge Drives.
In 2009, WILL-TV stopped analog broadcasting on channel 12, continuing digital broadcasts on channel 9, and continuing to use PSIP
Program and System Information Protocol
The Program and System Information Protocol is the protocol used in the ATSC digital television system for carrying metadata about each channel in the broadcast MPEG transport stream of a TV station and for publishing information about television programs so that viewers can select what to watch...
to display its virtual channel
Virtual channel
In telecommunications, a logical channel number , also known as virtual channel, is a channel designation which differs from that of the actual radio channel on which the signal travels....
on ATSC tuner
ATSC tuner
An ATSC tuner, often called an ATSC receiver or HDTV tuner is a type of television tuner that allows reception of digital television television channels transmitted by television stations in North America, parts of Central America and South Korea that use ATSC standards...
s as 12. The "WILL-TV" callsign was transferred over from the former analog channel 12 to digital channel 9 and the pre-transition callsign "WILL-DT" was officially retired.
- In His Own RightWalter Burley GriffinWalter Burley Griffin was an American architect and landscape architect, who is best known for his role in designing Canberra, Australia's capital city...
(1998) PBSPublic Broadcasting ServiceThe Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
See also
- Illini MediaIllini MediaThe Illini Media Company is a non-profit corporation that owns several student-run media outlets associated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: the general newspaper the Daily Illini, entertainment paper Buzz, local entertainment website The217.com, engineering quarterly...
— university-independent not-for-profit organization that runs radio station WPGUWPGUWPGU 107.1 is the fully commercial student-run College radio station located at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It is operational 24-7, broadcasting alternative music and other programming throughout Champaign-Urbana and surrounding communities...
and the Daily IlliniDaily IlliniThe Daily Illini, commonly known as the DI, is an independent, student-run newspaper that has been published for the community of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign since 1871... - Prairie Fire (TV series)Prairie Fire (TV series)Prairie Fire is a United States television news magazine and documentary program focusing on Central Illinois. It is produced by WILL-TV, a public broadcasting station owned by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. 2007 was the program's 15th season.-External links:*...
— a 15+ season running television news magazine and documentary program produced by WILL-TV.