Former logo of the radio station used until July 2010
In May 2005, Florida-based Hall Communications reached an agreement to acquire WILI and WILI-FM from Nutmeg Broadcasting Co. At the time of the purchase, Hall already owned WICH and WCTY in Norwich and WNLC and WKNL in New London. In addition, Hall owns a number of stations in medium-sized markets along the eastern seaboard from Vermont to Florida.[1]
Boom Box Paradeedit
WILI has gained international attention for its unusual July 4 Boom Box Parade. Called "Connecticut's Unique People's Parade," it is the largest parade of its kind in the world. In 1986, no marching band could be found for Windham's Memorial Day Parade. Five weeks later, the "Boom Box Parade" concept was born, as WILI plays the marching band music on the air, while thousands march and watch, loudly playing their radios boom boxes.
Anyone can march in the Boom Box Parade. The only requirement is to wear some red, white, and blue, and bring a radio tuned to WILI. American flags are optional, but encouraged. There is no official theme for the parade. Every year WILI morning disc jockey Wayne Norman serves as the parade's Grand Marshal.
It was not held in 2020 due to the Coronavirus Pandemic but a Virtual Version was held instead.
wili, wili, 1400, radio, station, willimantic, connecticut, broadcasting, power, watts, full, time, wili, programming, also, heard, translator, station, w237el, affiliated, with, entertainment, network, radio, network, uconn, basketball, football, networks, si. WILI 1400 kHz is an AM radio station in Willimantic Connecticut broadcasting at a power of 1 000 watts full time WILI s programming is also heard on translator station W237EL 95 3 FM It is affiliated with the ABC Entertainment Network the Red Sox Radio Network and the UConn Basketball and Football Networks Its sister station is WILI FM 98 3 The station is owned by Hall Communications Inc The studios are located on Main Street in Willimatic near the Willimantic Footbridge WILIWillimantic ConnecticutFrequency1400 kHzBranding1400 AM and 95 3 FM WILIProgrammingFormatAdult contemporary talkAffiliationsABC News RadioWestwood OneBoston Red Sox Radio NetworkWVITOwnershipOwnerHall Communications Inc Sister stationsWILI FMHistoryFirst air dateOctober 5 1957 1 Call sign meaningWillimanticTechnical informationFacility ID66180ClassCPower1 000 wattsTransmitter coordinates41 42 54 N 72 11 23 W 41 71500 N 72 18972 W 41 71500 72 18972Translator s W237EL 95 3 MHz Willimantic LinksWebsitewww wbr wili wbr com Contents 1 Ownership 2 Boom Box Parade 3 Translators 4 References 5 External linksOwnership edit nbsp Former logo of the radio station used until July 2010In May 2005 Florida based Hall Communications reached an agreement to acquire WILI and WILI FM from Nutmeg Broadcasting Co At the time of the purchase Hall already owned WICH and WCTY in Norwich and WNLC and WKNL in New London In addition Hall owns a number of stations in medium sized markets along the eastern seaboard from Vermont to Florida 1 Boom Box Parade editWILI has gained international attention for its unusual July 4 Boom Box Parade Called Connecticut s Unique People s Parade it is the largest parade of its kind in the world In 1986 no marching band could be found for Windham s Memorial Day Parade Five weeks later the Boom Box Parade concept was born as WILI plays the marching band music on the air while thousands march and watch loudly playing their radios boom boxes Anyone can march in the Boom Box Parade The only requirement is to wear some red white and blue and bring a radio tuned to WILI American flags are optional but encouraged There is no official theme for the parade Every year WILI morning disc jockey Wayne Norman serves as the parade s Grand Marshal It was not held in 2020 due to the Coronavirus Pandemic but a Virtual Version was held instead Translators editCall sign Frequency City of license FID ERP W HAAT Class FCC infoW237EL 95 3 MHz FM Willimantic Connecticut 140714 5 77 m 253 ft D LMSReferences edit nbsp Connecticut portal a b Cronin Anthony 2005 05 04 Florida radio company to buy two Willimantic stations The Day New London CT External links editOfficial website WILI in the FCC AM station database WILI on Radio Locator WILI in Nielsen Audio s AM station database W237EL in the FCC FM station database W237EL on Radio Locator Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title WILI AM amp oldid 1157591845, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
