| Broadcast area | Indianapolis metropolitan area |
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| Frequency | 97.9 MHz |
| Branding | Moody Radio |
| Programming | |
| Format | Christian talk and teaching |
| Affiliations | Moody Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WGNR | |
| History | |
First air date | September 11, 1973; 50 years ago (1973-09-11)[1] |
Former call signs | WLHN (1973–1991) WXXP (1991–1998) |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 2215 |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 50,000 watts |
| HAAT | 149 meters (489 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°03′43.00″N 85°42′34.00″W / 40.0619444°N 85.7094444°W / 40.0619444; -85.7094444 |
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Public license information |
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| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | Official website |
WGNR-FM (97.9 MHz) is a non-commercial FM radio station licensedtoAnderson, Indiana, serving part of the Indianapolis metropolitan area. It airs a Christian talk and teaching radio format and is an owned and operated by Moody Radio, based in Chicago. WGNR-FM holds periodic on-air fundraisers to support the station operations.
WGNR-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 50,000 watts. The transmitter is on West 53rd Street in Anderson, near Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.[3]
On September 11, 1973, the station signed on with the call sign WLHN.[1][4] 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.[1][4]
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.[5][6]
WLHN aired an adult contemporary format in the 1980s and 1990s.[7][8][9] In 1991, its call sign was changed to WXXP.[10] It continued to air an adult contemporary format, and was branded "Experience 98".[11][12]
In December 1997, the station was sold to the Moody Bible Institute, along with 1470 WHUT, for $5.5 million. The FM station adopted a Christian format.[13][14][15][9] The AM station flipped to Spanish-language Christian radio. In January 1998, the FM station's call sign was changed to WGNR-FM.[10]
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