WGNX

For the Atlanta, Georgia, television station which held the call sign WGNX from 1984 to 2000, see WGCL-TV.
WGNX
City of license Colchester, Illinois
Branding Good News Radio
Frequency 96.7 MHz
First air date 2007
Format Religious
ERP 1,800 watts
HAAT 100.0 meters (328.1 ft)
Class A
Facility ID 164225
Transmitter coordinates 40°23′54″N 90°43′55″W / 40.39833°N 90.73194°W / 40.39833; -90.73194Coordinates: 40°23′54″N 90°43′55″W / 40.39833°N 90.73194°W / 40.39833; -90.73194
Callsign meaning WGN = World's Greatest Newspaper (derived from WGN-AM and WGN-TV)
X = 10 in Roman numerals
Affiliations MBN
Owner Patricia Van Zandt
Website wgnx.org

WGNX (96.7 FM) is an American radio station licensed to Colchester, Illinois, USA. The station is currently owned by Patricia Van Zandt.[1] The station broadcasts a religious radio format including some programming from the Moody Broadcasting Network.

In January 2005, Patricia E. Van Zandt applied to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for a construction permit for a new broadcast radio station. The FCC granted this permit on June 8, 2007 with a scheduled expiration date of June 8, 2010.[2] The new station was assigned call sign "WGNX" on July 16, 2007.[3] After construction and testing were completed, the station was granted its broadcast license on October 31, 2007.[4]

References

  1. "WGNX Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
  2. "Application Search Details (BNPH-20050103AIW)". FCC Media Bureau. June 8, 2007. Retrieved June 3, 2011.
  3. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau. July 16, 2007. Retrieved June 3, 2011.
  4. "Application Search Details (BLH-20070823ADA)". FCC Media Bureau. October 31, 2007. Retrieved June 3, 2011.

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