WGNR-FM (97.9

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) is a non-commercial FM

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, serving part of the

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. It airs a

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and is an owned and operated by

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, based in

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. WGNR-FM holds periodic on-air

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s to support the station operations. WGNR-FM has an

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(ERP) of 50,000

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s. The

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is on West 53rd Street in Anderson, near

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Boulevard.

History

On September 11, 1973, the station

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with the call sign WLHN.History Cards for WGNR-FM
fcc.gov. Retrieved September 30, 2019. It was co-owned with WHUT 1470 AM (now WGNR). WLHN aired a middle of the road (MOR) format and was owned by Civic Broadcasting Corporation. In 1985, WLHN and WHUT were sold to Patch-Dunn & Associates for $2,276,000, and in 1987 they were sold to Jon Mark Lamey for $3,395,000. WLHN aired an

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format in the 1980s and 1990s.
Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1987
', Broadcasting/Cablecasting, 1987. p. B-95. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
Broadcasting & Cable Market Place 1992
',

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, 1992. p. A-114-115. Retrieved September 30, 2019. In 1991, its call sign was changed to WXXP.Call Sign History
fcc.gov. Retrieved September 30, 2019. It continued to air an adult contemporary format, and was branded "Experience 98". In December 1997, the station was sold to the

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, along with 1470 WHUT, for $5.5 million. The FM station adopted a Christian format.Application Search Details – BALH-19971031GG
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. The AM station flipped to

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. In January 1998, the FM station's call sign was changed to WGNR-FM.

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