WGNR (1470 AM) is

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licensed to

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. It airs a

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format and is an owned and operated affiliate of

Moody Radio Moody Radio is one of the largest Christian radio networks in the United States. Located in downtown Chicago, Moody Radio has 71 owned and operated stations

History

The station began broadcasting in 1946 and held the call sign WCBC. It ran 1,000 watts during daytime hours only and was owned by Civic Broadcasting Corporation. In 1960, the station was sold to Radio

WBOW WBOW (102.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. Licensed to Terre Haute, Indiana, it serves the Terre Haute metropolitan area. It first began broadcasting in 1961 under the call sign WPFR. The station is owned by Due ...

, Inc. for $185,000. In September 1960, its call sign was changed to WERX. It was changed to WHUT the following month. In 1970, the station was sold to Eastern Broadcasting Company for $650,000. From the late 1960s until the early 1980s, the station aired a contemporary hits format. By 1984, it had adopted an

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format. 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. In December 1997, the station was sold to the

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, along with 97.9 WXXP, for $5.5 million and it adopted a Christian format. In January 1998, its call sign was changed to WGNR. In 2019, Moody announced it intended to sell the station. In 2020, Moody filed to sell the station and associated translator to Radio Punjab AM 1470 LLC for $129,000. 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. 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.

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