| WGNR | |
| City: | Anderson, Indiana |
| Branding: | Radio Moody |
| Frequency: | 1470 kHz |
| Airdate: | 1946[1] |
| Format: | Christian |
| Language: | Spanish |
| Power: | 1,000 watts day 36 watts night |
| Class: | D |
| Facility Id: | 2214 |
| Coordinates: | 40.0619°N -85.7103°W |
| Sister Stations: | WGNR-FM |
| Owner: | Moody Bible Institute |
| Licensee: | The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago |
| Licensing Authority: | FCC |
| Affiliations: | Moody Radio |
| Webcast: | Listen Live |
WGNR (1470 AM) is radio station licensed to Anderson, Indiana. It airs a Spanish language Christian format and is an owned and operated affiliate of Moody Radio.
The station began broadcasting in 1946 and held the call sign WCBC.[1] [2] It ran 1,000 watts during daytime hours only and was owned by Civic Broadcasting Corporation.[2] In 1960, the station was sold to Radio WBOW, Inc. for $185,000.[3] [2] In September 1960, its call sign was changed to WERX.[2] It was changed to WHUT the following month.[2] In 1970, the station was sold to Eastern Broadcasting Company for $650,000.[4] [2]
From the late 1960s until the early 1980s, the station aired a contemporary hits format.[5] [6] [1] [7] By 1984, it had adopted an adult standards format.[8] [9] 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.[10] [11] [12] In December 1997, the station was sold to the Moody Bible Institute, along with 97.9 WXXP, for $5.5 million and it adopted a Christian format.[13] [14] [15] [16] In January 1998, its call sign was changed to WGNR.[17] In 2019, Moody announced it intended to sell the station.[18]
In 2020, Moody filed to sell the station and associated translator to Radio Punjab AM 1470 LLC for $129,000.[19] 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.[20]
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.
