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Broadcast area | Chicago metropolitan area |
Frequency | 1030 kHz |
Branding | Polskie Radio Chicago |
Programming | |
Format | Polish |
Ownership | |
Owner | Polnet Communications, Ltd. |
WEEF, WKTA, WPJX, WRDZ | |
History | |
First air date | March 1, 1988 |
Call sign meaning | "News World Radio" (former format) |
Technical information [1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 52910 |
Class | D |
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Transmitter coordinates | 42°15′10.08″N 88°23′45.31″W / 42.2528000°N 88.3959194°W |
Translator(s) | 107.1 W296DA (Vernon Hills) |
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Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website |
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WNVR (1030 kHz, "Polskie Radio Chicago") is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Vernon Hills, Illinois, and serving the Chicago metropolitan area. WNVR is one of eight stations owned by Polnet Communications. It simulcasts a Polish language radio format with sister station WRDZ (1300 AM). [2] The studios and offices are located at 3656 W. Belmont Ave. in Chicago. [2]
By day, WNVR is powered at 10,000 watts. Because 1030 AM is a clear channel frequency reserved for Class A station WBZ in Boston, WNVR must avoid interference. During critical hours, the power is reduced to 3,200 watts and at night it runs only 120 watts. It uses a directional antenna with a four- tower array. The transmitter site is off Illinois Route 176, west of Crystal Lake, Illinois. [3] Programming is also heard on 70- watt FM translator W296DA at 107.1 MHz in Vernon Hills. [4]
WNVR began broadcasting March 1, 1988, [5] [6] airing an all-news format. [5] [7] [6] The station's call 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 during daytime hours only, with its transmitter located in Mundelein, Illinois. [6] [8]
By 1989, the station had adopted a business 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 watts critical 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]
Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP ( W) | Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info |
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W296DA | 107.1 FM | Vernon Hills, Illinois | 157668 | 217 | D | 42°23′17″N 88°5′40″W / 42.38806°N 88.09444°W | LMS |