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WNVR

Coordinates:42°15′10.08″N88°23′45.31″W / 42.2528000°N 88.3959194°W /42.2528000; -88.3959194
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Radio station in Illinois, United States
WNVR
Broadcast areaChicago metropolitan area
Frequency1030kHz
BrandingPolskie Radio Chicago
Programming
FormatPolish
Ownership
OwnerPolnet Communications, Ltd.
WEEF,WKTA,WPJX,WRDZ
History
First air date
March 1, 1988; 37 years ago (1988-03-01)
Call sign meaning
"News World Radio" (former format)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID52910
ClassD
Power
Transmitter coordinates
42°15′10.08″N88°23′45.31″W / 42.2528000°N 88.3959194°W /42.2528000; -88.3959194
Translator(s)107.1 W296DA (Vernon Hills)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.polskieradio.com

WNVR (1030kHz, "Polskie Radio Chicago") is acommercialAMradio stationlicensed toVernon Hills, Illinois, and serving theChicago metropolitan area. WNVR is one of eight stations owned by Polnet Communications. Itsimulcasts aPolish languageradio format withsister stationWRDZ (1300 AM).[2] Thestudios and offices are located at 3656 W. Belmont Ave. inChicago.[2]

By day, WNVR is powered at 10,000watts. Because1030 AM is aclear channel frequency reserved forClass A stationWBZ inBoston, WNVR must avoid interference. Duringcritical hours, the power is reduced to 3,200 watts and at night it runs only 120 watts. It uses adirectional antenna with a four-tower array. Thetransmitter site is offIllinois Route 176, west ofCrystal Lake, Illinois.[3] Programming is also heard on 70-wattFM translatorW296DA at 107.1MHz in Vernon Hills.[4]

History

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WNVR began broadcasting March 1, 1988,[5][6] airing anall-news format.[5][7][6] The station'scall sign stood for "News Voice Radio", its slogan at the time.[5][7] WNVR was originally owned by Midwest Radio Associates, and ran 500 watts duringdaytime hours only, with its transmitter located inMundelein, Illinois.[6][8]

By 1989, the station had adopted abusiness news format, with programming from the Business Radio Network.[5][9][10][11][12][13]

In 1993, WNVR was sold to Polnet Communications for $495,000, and the station adopted a Polish language format.[14][15][16][17]

In 2000, nighttime operations were added, running 5 watts.[18] Daytime power was increased that year to 5,000 watts (3,200 wattscritical hours), using a directional array, with the station's daytime transmitter moving to its present location, west of Crystal Lake.[19][20][21] In 2003, the station's nighttime power was increased to 120 watts, using a directional array at its present location.[22][23] In 2009, the station's daytime power was increased to 10,000 watts.[24][25]

Translator

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Call signFrequencyCity of licenseFIDERP (W)ClassTransmitter coordinatesFCC info
W296DA107.1 FMVernon Hills, Illinois157668217D42°23′17″N88°5′40″W / 42.38806°N 88.09444°W /42.38806; -88.09444 (W296DA)LMS

References

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  1. ^"Facility Technical Data for WNVR".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^abPoskie Radio WNVR 1030 AM - WRDZ 1300 AM - 104.7 FM, Polnet Communications. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  3. ^Radio-Locator.com/WNVR
  4. ^Radio-Locator.com/W296DA
  5. ^abcdGhrist, John R. (1996).Valley Voices: A Radio History. Crossroads Communications. p. 341-342.
  6. ^abcBroadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1989,Broadcasting & Cable, 1989. p. B-98. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  7. ^abChicagoland Radio Waves, MediaTies. Summer 1988. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  8. ^Public Notice Comment - BMP-19861210AD, fcc.gov. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  9. ^Chicagoland Radio Waves, MediaTies. Spring-Summer 1989. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  10. ^"Chicago Area Radio Stations",Chicago Tribune. March 24, 1989. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  11. ^"WNVR AM 1030",Radio Chicago. Fall 1989. p. 28. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  12. ^"WNVR AM 1030",Radio Chicago. p. 45. Winter 1990. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  13. ^Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1990,Broadcasting & Cable, 1990. p. B-105. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  14. ^Application Search Details - BAL-19921104EA, fcc.gov. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  15. ^Public Notice Comment - BAL-19921104EA, fcc.gov. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  16. ^"Ownership Changes",Broadcasting & Cable. January 25, 1993. p. 127. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  17. ^"Format Changes",The M Street Journal. Vol. 10, No. 13. March 31, 1993. p. 1. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  18. ^"Federal Communications Commission AM Broadcast License", fcc.gov. July 24, 2000. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  19. ^"Construction Permit Activity",The M Street Journal. Vol. 17, No. 31. August 2, 2000. p. 2. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  20. ^Application Search Details - BL-20001116AGE, fcc.gov. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  21. ^"Federal Communications Commission AM Broadcast License", fcc.gov. March 19, 2001. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  22. ^Application Search Details - BL-20030827ARJ, fcc.gov. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  23. ^"Federal Communications Commission AM Broadcast License", fcc.gov. April 16, 2004. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  24. ^"Federal Communications Commission AM Broadcast License", fcc.gov. July 20, 2009. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  25. ^Application Search Details - BL-20090410AWM, fcc.gov. Retrieved January 9, 2019.

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