WRPU
Frequency1470 kHz
BrandingRadio Moody
Programming
Language(s)Spanish
FormatChristian
AffiliationsMoody Radio
Ownership
Owner
WGNR-FM
History
First air date
1946[1]
Former call signs
WCBC (1946-1960)
WERX (1960)
WHUT (1960-1998)
WGNR (1998-2022)
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID2214
ClassD
Power1,000 watts day
36 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
40°03′43″N 85°42′37″W / 40.06194°N 85.71028°W / 40.06194; -85.71028
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
WebsiteOfficial website

WRPU (1470 AM) is radio station licensed to Anderson, Indiana. It airs a Spanish language Christian format and is an owned and operated affiliate of Moody Radio.

History

The station began broadcasting in 1946 and held the call sign WCBC.[1][3] It ran 1,000 watts during daytime hours only and was owned by Civic Broadcasting Corporation.[3] In 1960, the station was sold to Radio WBOW, Inc. for $185,000.[4][3] In September 1960, its call sign was changed to WERX.[3] It was changed to WHUT the following month.[3] In 1970, the station was sold to Eastern Broadcasting Company for $650,000.[5][3]

From the late 1960s until the early 1980s, the station aired a contemporary hits format.[6][7][1][8] By 1984, it had adopted an adult standards format.[9][10] In 1985, the station was sold to Patch-Dunn & Associates, along with 97.9 WLHN, for $2,276,000, and in 1987 it was sold to Jon Mark Lamey, along with 97.9 WLHN, for $3,395,000.[11][12][13] In December 1997, the station was sold to the Moody Bible Institute, along with 97.9 WXXP, for $5.5 million and it adopted a Christian format.[14][15][16][17] In January 1998, its call sign was changed to WGNR.[18] In 2019, Moody announced it intended to sell the station.[19]

In 2020, Moody filed to sell the station and associated translator to Radio Punjab AM 1470 LLC for $129,000.[20] In January 2022, the owners-to-be selected the call sign WRPU for when the sale closes; the callsign change was approved before closure and, while still carrying Moody programming, the station adopted the new callsign on February 22.[21]

In 2023, Radio Punjab donated WRPU back to Moody.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "1971 Broadcasting Yearbook" (PDF). Broadcasting. 1971. p. B-68. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  2. "Facility Technical Data for WRPU". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "History Cards for WRPU". fcc.gov. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  4. "Changing hands" (PDF). Broadcasting. September 12, 1960. pp. 61–62. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  5. ""FCC board OK's WHUT sale to Eastern" (PDF). Broadcasting. January 5, 1970. p. 36. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  6. "WHUT Fab Forty". January 25, 1968. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  7. "Programming aids" (PDF). Billboard. August 31, 1968. p. 18. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  8. "WHUT" (PDF). Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1982. Broadcasting/Cablecasting. 1982. p. C-77. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  9. "WHUT(AM)" (PDF). Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1984. Broadcasting/Cablecasting. 1984. p. B-85. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  10. Unmacht, Robert (1989). "WHUT" (PDF). The M Street Radio Directory. p. S-106. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  11. "Ownership Changes" (PDF). Broadcasting. September 16, 1985. p. 92. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  12. "Ownership Changes" (PDF). Broadcasting. September 21, 1987. p. 79. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  13. "Public Notice Comment – BAL-19870901HB". fcc.gov. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  14. "Elsewhere" (PDF). The M Street Journal. Vol. 14, no. 44. November 5, 1997. p. 9. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  15. "Changing Hands" (PDF). Broadcasting & Cable. November 10, 1997. p. 89. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  16. "Application Search Details – BAL-19971031GH". fcc.gov. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  17. "Format Changes & Updates" (PDF). The M Street Journal. Vol. 15, no. 1. January 7, 1998. p. 2. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  18. "Call Sign History". fcc.gov. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  19. Feder, Robert (July 16, 2019). "Robservations: Moody Bible Institute selling AM radio stations". Robert Feder. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
  20. Venta, Lance (October 16, 2020). "Station Sales Week Of 10/16". RadioInsight.
  21. "Media Bureau Call Sign Actions" (PDF). fcc.gov. February 15, 2022.
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