WNVR
Encyclopedia
WNVR is a radio station
licensed
to serve Vernon Hills, Illinois
, USA. WNVR is one of eight stations owned by Polnet Communications
.
It broadcasts a World Ethnic format featuring Polish language
programming 24 hours a day.
The station was assigned the WNVR call letters by the Federal Communications Commission
on January 15, 1988
.
WNVR's studios are located at 3656 W. Belmont Ave. in Chicago, Illinois. Its transmitter site is off Route 176 west of Crystal Lake, Il.
Radio station
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licensed
City of license
A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting, is the community that a radio station or television station is officially licensed to serve by that country's broadcast regulator....
to serve Vernon Hills, Illinois
Vernon Hills, Illinois
Vernon Hills is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States. The population was 20,120 at the 2000 census, and estimated to be 23,957 as of 2005...
, USA. WNVR is one of eight stations owned by Polnet Communications
Polnet Communications
Polnet Communications, Ltd. is a Chicago, Illinois-based company that owns 8 AM radio stations in the United States. Many stations run Polish language or other multicultural programming...
.
It broadcasts a World Ethnic format featuring Polish language
Polish language
Polish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages, used throughout Poland and by Polish minorities in other countries...
programming 24 hours a day.
The station was assigned the WNVR call letters by the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
on January 15, 1988
1988 in radio
The year 1988 in radio involved some significant events.-Events:*August 13 — Los Angeles radio personality Shadoe Stevens takes over as host of "American Top 40." He replaces Casey Kasem, who had hosted since the show's debut in 1970...
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WNVR's studios are located at 3656 W. Belmont Ave. in Chicago, Illinois. Its transmitter site is off Route 176 west of Crystal Lake, Il.