WPNW (1260 AM) is a

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radio station in Holland, Michigan, in the

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. 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 Lanser Broadcasting is a privately owned company based in Zeeland, Michigan, USA, which owns and operates the WJQK and WPNW radio stations. Les Lanser and his son Brad are the sole owners. WPNW Lanser Broadcasting has owned WPNW (1260 MHz) s ...

. In the mid-1980s, WWJQ was a

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station. When it was paired with FM Sister station

WJQK WJQK (99.3 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Zeeland, Michigan, and serving the Grand Rapids metropolitan area. The station broadcasts a Christian Contemporary radio format and is owned by Lanser Broadcasting. It calls itself "J ...

, they were known as WJQ AM and FM. In January 2003, WWJQ became WPNW ("praise and worship"). Lanser Broadcasting also owns

. As of September 1, 2005, it is once again a news/talk station, after several years as a praise and worship station. It's positioned as "1260 The Pledge". On August 31, 2020, WPNW changed their format from religious talk to worship music, branded as "Joy Worship 96.5/98.9".Joy Worship Debuts in West Michigan
Radioinsight - September 23, 2020 WPNW programming is simulcast on FM translators 96.5 W243BD and 98.9 W255DI, also licensed to Zeeland.

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*Dr. Gene A. Getz
BiblePrinciples.org
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