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Broadcast area | Chicago metropolitan area |
Frequency | 1030 kHz |
Branding | Polskie Radio Chicago |
Programming | |
Format | Polish |
Ownership | |
Owner | Polnet Communications, Ltd. |
WEEF, WKTA, WPJX, WRDZ | |
History | |
First air date | March 1, 1988 |
Call sign meaning | "News World Radio" (former format) |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 52910 |
Class | D |
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Transmitter coordinates | 42°15′10.08″N 88°23′45.31″W / 42.2528000°N 88.3959194°W |
Translator(s) | 107.1 W296DA (Vernon Hills) |
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Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | www |
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).[2] The studios and offices are located at 3656 W. Belmont Ave. in Chicago.[2]
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.[3] Programming is also heard on 70-watt FM translator W296DA at 107.1 MHz in Vernon Hills.[4]