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WNZR Timeline
1982
FCC application submitted
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Mount Vernon Nazarene College applied to the FCC for an educational, Non-commercial broadcast license in 1982.
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On January 21, 1986 - MVNC finally received the construction permit from the FCC. It took 4 years of waiting to receive the FCC approval.
Oct. 1, 1986
WNZR's official birthday. 90.9FM is ON AIR!
Oct. 1, 2003
WNZR started our on-line broadcast ministry
May 2009
Big Blue is purchased
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Our station vehicle is purchased from Fredericktown Chevrolet. It took the entire month to get the logo wrap finished and all equipment installed. The debut of our (then white) Big Blue happened at the Utica Ice Cream Festival Parade.
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June 2009 – WNZR hosted the first official remote broadcast in Big Blue at the Danville/Howard Turkey Festival.
Nov. 2010
WNZR debuts online video streaming of Cougar basketball.
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Listeners now have the choice to view the live action of choice home basketball games. MVNU video broadcasting students participate in the video production.
June 2023
WNZR is named CMB (Christian Music Broadcasters) University Station of the Year
April 1986
WNZR tower went up
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The 300-foot tower was erected and the transmitter installed. WNZR started to broadcast on 90.9FM in the Fall semester of 1986.
1995
WNZR becomes "The Lifeline"
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WNZR became “The Lifeline”. The station held a campus-wide contest to find a logo that would bring this slogan to life. The early version of today’s logo was designed by an MVNU art student.
June 2006
New website debuts - WNZR.FM
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You can now hear WNZR live on www.wnzr.fm
WNZR debuts a new positioning statement, “the more you listen, the more you hear”
May 2010
Power Increase Project completed
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90.9FM was increased to 1,300 watts broadcasting to Knox, Richland, Licking and Morrow counties.
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History of this project
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June 2008 – WNZR receives a construction permit from the FCC to complete the tower work for our power increase. The construction permit is good through June 2011.
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Money was raised in Lifeline 2008, 2009 and 2010 to cover the expenses of this new ministry outreach for WNZR.
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October 2009 – The equipment for the WNZR Power Increase was ordered. A 2nd floor was built at the tower site and the electrical portion of the project was completed.
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June 2012
WNZR’s App debuts offering listeners a new way to listen and connect.
Oct. 1, 2026
40th Anniversary!
