WGNR (AM)
WGNR (1470 AM) is radio station licensed to Anderson, Indiana. It airs a Spanish language Christian format and is an owned and operated affiliate of Moody Radio.
City | Anderson, Indiana |
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Frequency | 1470 kHz |
Branding | Radio Moody |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Spanish |
Format | Christian |
Affiliations | Moody Radio |
Ownership | |
Owner | Moody Bible Institute (The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago) |
Sister stations | WGNR-FM |
History | |
First air date | 1946[1] |
Former call signs | WCBC (1946-1960) WERX (1960) WHUT (1960-1998) |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 2214 |
Class | D |
Power | 1,000 watts day 36 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°03′43″N 85°42′37″W |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | Official website |
History
The station began broadcasting in 1946, and held the call sign WCBC.[1][2] It ran 1,000 watts during daytime hours only and was owned by Civic Broadcasting Corporation.[2] In 1960, the station was sold to Radio WBOW, Inc. for $185,000.[3][2] In September 1960, its call sign was changed to WERX.[2] It was changed to WHUT the following month.[2] In 1970, the station was sold to Eastern Broadcasting Company for $650,000.[4][2]
From the late 1960s until the early 1980s, the station aired a contemporary hits format.[5][6][1][7] By 1984, it had adopted an adult standards format.[8][9] In 1985, the station was sold to Patch-Dunn & Associates, along with 97.9 WLHN, for $2,276,000, and in 1987 it was sold to Jon Mark Lamey, along with 97.9 WLHN, for $3,395,000.[10][11][12] In December 1997, the station was sold to the Moody Bible Institute, along with 97.9 WXXP, for $5.5 million and it adopted a Christian format.[13][14][15][16] In January 1998, its call sign was changed to WGNR.[17] In 2019, Moody announced it intends to sell the station.[18]
References
- 1971 Broadcasting Yearbook, Broadcasting, 1971. p. B-68. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
- History Cards for WGNR, fcc.gov. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
- "Changing hands", Broadcasting. September 12, 1960. pp. 61-62. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
- "FCC board OK's WHUT sale to Eastern", Broadcasting. January 5, 1970. p. 36. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
- "WHUT Fab Forty", WHUT. January 25, 1968. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
- "Programming aids", Billboard. August 31, 1968. p. 18. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
- Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1982, Broadcasting/Cablecasting, 1982. p. C-77. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
- Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1984, Broadcasting/Cablecasting, 1984. p. B-85. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
- Unmacht, Robert (1989). The M Street Radio Directory. p. S-106. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
- "Ownership Changes", Broadcasting. September 16, 1985. p. 92. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
- "Ownership Changes", Broadcasting. September 21, 1987. p. 79. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
- Public Notice Comment – BAL-19870901HB, fcc.gov. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
- "Elsewhere", The M Street Journal. Vo1. 14, No. 44. November 5, 1997. p. 9. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
- "Changing Hands", Broadcasting & Cable. November 10, 1997. p. 89. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
- Application Search Details – BAL-19971031GH, fcc.gov. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
- "Format Changes & Updates", The M Street Journal. Vol. 15, No. 1. January 7, 1998. p. 2. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
- Call Sign History, fcc.gov. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
- Feder, Robert. "Robservations: Moody Bible Institute selling AM radio stations", Robert Feder. July 16, 2019. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
External links
- WGNR in the FCC's AM station database
- WGNR on Radio-Locator
- WGNR in Nielsen Audio's AM station database