WNVR (1030 AM, "Polskie Radio Chicago") is a

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to serve

Vernon Hills, Illinois Vernon Hills is a suburb north of Chicago, Illinois in Lake County, Illinois, Lake County, Illinois, United States. The population was 26,850 at the 2020 census. Vernon Hills serves as a retail hub for its surrounding area (Libertyville, Illinois, ...

, United States. WNVR is one of eight stations owned by Polnet Communications. It broadcasts

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programming 24 hours a day.Poskie Radio WNVR 1030 AM - WRDZ 1300 AM - 104.7 FM
Polnet Communications. Retrieved January 9, 2019. WNVR's studios are located at 3656 W. Belmont Ave. in

Chicago, Illinois (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...

. Its transmitter site is off Route 176 west of

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History

WNVR began broadcasting March 1, 1988, airing an

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format.
Chicagoland Radio Waves
', MediaTies. Summer 1988. Retrieved January 9, 2019. The station's call sign stood for "News Voice Radio", which was its slogan at the time. The station was originally owned by Midwest Radio Associates, and ran 500 watts during daytime hours only, with its transmitter located in

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. By 1989, the station had adopted a

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format, with programming from the Business Radio Network.
Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1990
',

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, 1990. p. B-105. Retrieved January 9, 2019. In 1993, WNVR was sold to Polnet Communications for $495,000, and the station adopted a Polish language format. In 2000, nighttime operations were added, running 5 watts. Daytime power was increased that year to 5,000 watts (3,200 watts

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), using a directional array, with the station's daytime transmitter moving to its present location, west of Crystal Lake. In 2003, the station's nighttime power was increased to 120 watts, using a directional array at its present location. In 2009, the station's daytime power was increased to 10,000 watts.Application Search Details - BL-20090410AWM
fcc.gov. Retrieved January 9, 2019.

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