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| Frequency | 1250 kHz |
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| Branding | Classic Country |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic country |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
Former call signs | KWCX (1961–1963) |
Call sign meaning | Hills surrounding Willcox, Arizona |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 72656 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 5,000 watts (day) 196 watts (night) |
Transmitter coordinates | 32°16′00″N 109°49′58″W / 32.26667°N 109.83278°W |
| Translator(s) | 98.1 K251CG (Wilcox) |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
KHIL (1250 AM, "Classic Country") is a radio station licensed to serve Willcox, Arizona, United States. The station is owned by John Oberreuter and Mark Lucke, through licensee Willcox Radio, LLC. It airs a classic country music format using a transmitter with an output of 5,000 watts (day), and 196 watts (night).[1] The station's programming is also simulcast on repeater station K251CG (98.1 FM) in Willcox.
The station was founded in 1958 by Rex Allen.[2] It was assigned its KHIL call letters by the Federal Communications Commission.[3]
In 2007, KHIL applied to relocate to Kearny, Arizona, with a change in frequency to 1260 kHz and a power upgrade 10,000 watts.[4] This application was dismissed by the FCC on April 21, 2008,[5] and KHIL remains in Willcox with a daytime power of 5,000 watts. At that time, Lucke had become the only paid employee (down from a staff of 10 in 2003).[2]
KHIL was featured in a December 2018 in a documentary published by The Atlantic, Lonesome Willcox.[6] A June 2019 report in The Guardian portrayed the station as being at the risk of closure, with Lucke keeping operations up without pay.[2]
