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WGNR
Frequency1470 kHz
BrandingRadio Moody
Programming
Language(s)Spanish
FormatChristian
AffiliationsMoody Radio
Ownership
Owner
WGNR-FM
History
First air date
1946[1]
Former call signs
  • WCBC (1946–1960)
  • WERX (1960)
  • WHUT (1960–1998)
  • WGNR (1998–2022)
  • WRPU (2022–2024)
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID2214
ClassD
Power1,000 watts day
36 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
40°03′43″N 85°42′37″W / 40.06194°N 85.71028°W / 40.06194; -85.71028
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
WebsiteOfficial website

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.

History

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The station began broadcasting in 1946 and held the call sign WCBC.[1][3] It ran 1,000 watts during daytime hours only and was owned by Civic Broadcasting Corporation.[3] In 1960, the station was sold to Radio WBOW, Inc. for $185,000.[4][3] In September 1960, its call sign was changed to WERX.[3] It was changed to WHUT the following month.[3] In 1970, the station was sold to Eastern Broadcasting Company for $650,000.[5][3]

From the late 1960s until the early 1980s, the station aired a contemporary hits format.[6][7][1][8] By 1984, it had adopted an adult standards format.[9][10] 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.[11][12][13] 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.[14][15][16][17] In January 1998, its call sign was changed to WGNR.[18] In 2019, Moody announced it intended to sell the station.[19]

In 2020, Moody filed to sell the station and associated translator to Radio Punjab AM 1470 LLC for $129,000.[20] In January 2022, the owners-to-be selected the call sign WRPU for when the sale closed; the call sign change was approved before closure and, while still carrying Moody programming, the station adopted the new call sign on February 22.[21]

In 2023, Radio Punjab donated WRPU back to Moody; the donation was consummated on March 22, 2024. On April 1, 2024, the station changed its call sign back to WGNR.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "1971 Broadcasting Yearbook" (PDF). Broadcasting. 1971. p. B-68. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WGNR". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "History Cards for WGNR". fcc.gov. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  4. ^ "Changing hands" (PDF). Broadcasting. September 12, 1960. pp. 61–62. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  5. ^ ""FCC board OK's WHUT sale to Eastern" (PDF). Broadcasting. January 5, 1970. p. 36. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  6. ^ "WHUT Fab Forty". January 25, 1968. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  7. ^ "Programming aids" (PDF). Billboard. August 31, 1968. p. 18. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  8. ^ "WHUT" (PDF). Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1982. Broadcasting/Cablecasting. 1982. p. C-77. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  9. ^ "WHUT(AM)" (PDF). Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1984. Broadcasting/Cablecasting. 1984. p. B-85. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  10. ^ Unmacht, Robert (1989). "WHUT" (PDF). The M Street Radio Directory. p. S-106. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  11. ^ "Ownership Changes" (PDF). Broadcasting. September 16, 1985. p. 92. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  12. ^ "Ownership Changes" (PDF). Broadcasting. September 21, 1987. p. 79. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  13. ^ "Public Notice Comment – BAL-19870901HB". fcc.gov. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  14. ^ "Elsewhere" (PDF). The M Street Journal. Vol. 14, no. 44. November 5, 1997. p. 9. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  15. ^ "Changing Hands" (PDF). Broadcasting & Cable. November 10, 1997. p. 89. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  16. ^ "Application Search Details – BAL-19971031GH". fcc.gov. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  17. ^ "Format Changes & Updates" (PDF). The M Street Journal. Vol. 15, no. 1. January 7, 1998. p. 2. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  18. ^ "Call Sign History". fcc.gov. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  19. ^ Feder, Robert (July 16, 2019). "Robservations: Moody Bible Institute selling AM radio stations". Robert Feder. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
  20. ^ Venta, Lance (October 16, 2020). "Station Sales Week Of 10/16". RadioInsight.
  21. ^ "Media Bureau Call Sign Actions" (PDF). fcc.gov. February 15, 2022.
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