WGNW

Last updated
WGNW
Broadcast areaEau Claire/Chippewa Falls
Frequency 99.9 MHz
Branding99.9 The Family
Programming
Format Contemporary Christian Music
Ownership
OwnerThe Family Radio Network, Inc.
History
First air date
August 2001
Former call signs
WDRK (2001–2020)
Technical information
Facility ID 82292
Class C3
ERP 25,000 watts
HAAT 100 m (328 ft)
Links
Webcast Listen Live

WGNW (99.9 FM) is a radio station serving the Eau Claire region of Wisconsin. The transmitter is located six miles northeast of Bloomer, Wisconsin.

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History

The station was initially licensed to Lawrence Busse as WDRK. Central Communications purchased the license from Busse in 2001. WDRK started with an 80's music format when it signed on in mid-August 2001, then officially debuted itself on August 20, 2001, as "99.9 The Carp" with an active rock format.

WDRK and sister stations WAXX-FM, WAYY, WIAL-FM, WEAQ and WECL-FM were sold to Maverick Media, LLC in 2003.

WDRK began broadcasting live 24 hours a day on the Internet in April 2006. The station's URL changed from 999thecarponline.com to thecarprocks.com in 2006.

The station switched to all Christmas (seasonal) music format on August 1, 2009.

August 4, 2009, the station was replaced by "Bob 99.9". The format was adult hits.

WDRK and its Eau Claire sister stations, along with Maverick Media's Rockford, Illinois stations, were sold to Mid-West Family Broadcasting for $15.5 million. The purchase of the Eau Claire stations was consummated on October 1, 2013, while the Rockford station purchases were consummated on June 1, 2014.

On June 29, 2016, WDRK began stunting with snippets of 60s, 70s and 80s hits. Effective June 30, 2016, Mid-West Family Broadcasting consummated the donation of WDRK's broadcast license to Blugold Radio LLC. On July 1, 2016, the classic hits programming that had been on WDRK switched to WISM-FM upon that station's acquisition by Mid-West Family Broadcasting; simultaneously, Blugold Radio 99.9 FM was debuted on WDRK by Blugold Radio LLC.

On July 3, 2018, WDRK rebranded once again as "Converge Radio 99.9", while maintaining its Indie Rock format. The station's original rebranding was to be "Verge Radio 99.9" and while it had some positive feedback, they received critical comments as well. Its mission statement behind the rebranding is "to create and multiply personal, positive connections around music, the arts, and our community". [1]

On December 8, 2020, WDRK went silent, in preparation for the closing of the station's sale and the format moving to another station. Effective December 11, 2020, Blugold Radio sold WDRK to The Family Radio Network, Inc. for $280,300. The new owners simultaneously changed the station's call sign to WGNW.

WGNW will begin broadcasting a Contemporary Christian Music format on December 15, 2021. It is owned and operated by The Family Radio, Network, Inc. with headquarters in Appleton, Wi.

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References

  1. ↑ Converge - A place to come together - Blugold Radio (Published July 3, 2018; accessed July 3, 2018)

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