WPNW

Broadcast areaGrand Rapids metropolitan areaFrequency1260 kHzBrandingJoy Worship 96.5/98.9ProgrammingFormatContemporary worship musicOwnershipOwnerLanser BroadcastingWJQKHistory1956 (as WJBL)WWJQ (1/4/82-1/10/03)
WJBL (1956-1/4/82)Praise aNd WorshipTechnical informationFacility ID36532ClassBPower10,000 watts day
1,000 watts nightTranslator(s)96.5 W243BD (Zeeland)
98.9 W255DI (Zeeland)LinksWebcastListen liveWebsitejoyworship.today

WPNW (1260 AM) is a contemporary worship music radio station in Zeeland, Michigan, in the United States.

Signing on the air on November 2, 1956, it originally had the call letters WJBL (standing for the initials of owner-partners John, Bud and Len). Sister station WJBL-FM had a frequency of 94.5 MHz (currently WKLQ).

WJBL became WWJQ in January 1982 when purchased by Lanser Broadcasting. In the mid-1980s, WWJQ was a Beautiful Music station. When it was paired with FM sister station WJQK, it was known as WJQ AM and FM. In January 2003, WWJQ became WPNW ("praise and worship").

Lanser Broadcasting also owns WJQK.

As of September 1, 2005, it flipped to news/talk, after several years as a praise and worship station. It's positioned as "1260 The Pledge".

On August 31, 2020, WPNW changed formats from religious talk to worship music, branded as "Joy Worship 96.5/98.9".^[1]

WPNW programming is simulcast on FM translators 96.5 W243BD and 98.9 W255DI, also licensed to Zeeland.

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Sources

• Michiguide.com - WPNW History

External links

• Dr. Gene A. Getz - BiblePrinciples.org
• ‹The template AMQ is being considered for deletion.›  WPNW in the FCC AM station database
• WPNW in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
• ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› W243BD in the FCC FM station database
• W243BD at FCCdata.org
• ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› W255DI in the FCC FM station database
• W255DI at FCCdata.org

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