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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).[1] The studios and offices are located at 3656 W. Belmont Ave. in Chicago.[1]

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.[2] Programming is also heard on 70-watt FM translator W296DA at 107.1 MHz in Vernon Hills.[3]

History

WNVR began broadcasting March 1, 1988,[4][5] airing an all-news format.[4][6][5] The station's call sign stood for "News Voice Radio", its slogan at the time.[4][6] WNVR was originally owned by Midwest Radio Associates, and ran 500 watts during daytime hours only, with its transmitter located in Mundelein, Illinois.[5][7]

By 1989, the station had adopted a business news format, with programming from the Business Radio Network.[4][8][9][10][11][12]

In 1993, WNVR was sold to Polnet Communications for $495,000, and the station adopted a Polish language format.[13][14][15][16]

In 2000, nighttime operations were added, running 5 watts.[17] 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.[18][19][20] In 2003, the station's nighttime power was increased to 120 watts, using a directional array at its present location.[21][22] In 2009, the station's daytime power was increased to 10,000 watts.[23][24]

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

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