| Broadcast area | Grand Rapids metropolitan area |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1260 kHz |
| Branding | Joy Worship 96.5/98.9 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Contemporary worship music |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Lanser Broadcasting |
| WJQK | |
| History | |
First air date | 1956 (as WJBL) |
Former call signs | WWJQ (1/4/82-1/10/03) WJBL (1956-1/4/82) |
Call sign meaning | Praise aNd Worship |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 36532 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 10,000 watts day 1,000 watts night |
| Translator(s) | 96.5 W243BD (Zeeland) 98.9 W255DI (Zeeland) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | joyworship.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".[2]
WPNW programming is simulcast on FM translators 96.5 W243BD and 98.9 W255DI, also licensed to Zeeland.