WWGN

{{Infobox radio station
| name             = WWGN
| logo             = SBN Network Logo.png
| logo_size        = 240px
| city             = [[Ottawa, Illinois]]
| area             = [[LaSalle, Illinois]]<br>[[Peru, Illinois]]<br>[[Ottawa, Illinois]]<br>[[Streator, Illinois]]
| branding         = ''"SONLIFE Radio Network"''
| airdate          = September 24, [[1994 in radio|1994]]<ref name="BCYearbook1996">''[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1996/B-Radio_All-BC-YB-1996.pdf Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1996]'', [[Broadcasting & Cable]], 1996. p. B-132. Retrieved June 26, 2019.</ref>
| frequency        = 88.9 [[Megahertz|MHz]]
| format           = [[Religious broadcasting|Religious]]
| power            =
| erp              = 4,100 [[watt]]s vertical<br>1,400 watts horizontal
| haat             = {{convert|148.4|m|sp=us}}
| class            = B1
| facility_id      = 13926
| coordinates      = 
| callsign_meaning = 
| former_callsigns = 
| owner            = Family Worship Center Church, Inc.
| licensee         = 
| sister_stations  = 
| webcast          = [http://sonlifetv.com/listen.html Listen live]
| website          = http://sonlifetv.com/
| affiliations     = SONLIFE Radio Network 
}}

'''WWGN''' is a [[Religious broadcasting|religious]] formatted [[radio station]] [[broadcasting]] on 88.9 FM. The station is licensed to [[Ottawa, Illinois]], and serving the areas of [[LaSalle, Illinois]], [[Peru, Illinois]], [[Ottawa, Illinois]], and [[Streator, Illinois]].  WWGN is owned and operated by Family Worship Center Church, Inc.

==History==
The station began broadcasting on September 24, 1994, and was owned by Cornerstone Community Radio, airing a religious format.<ref name="BCYearbook1996"/> In 1999, the station was sold to [[American Family Association]] for $250,000, and it became an affiliate of [[American Family Radio]].<ref>[https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=276195 Application Search Details – BALED-19981028GE], fcc.gov. Retrieved June 26, 2019.</ref><ref>"[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1998/RR-1998-11-20.pdf Transactions]", ''[[Radio & Records]]''. November 20, 1998. p. 6. Retrieved June 26, 2019.</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.afr.net/newafr/stationlist/stationlist.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030308063103/http://www.afr.net/newafr/stationlist/stationlist.pdf|title=American Family Radio Network |publisher=American Family Radio |date=January 6, 2003|archive-date=March 8, 2003 |accessdate=June 26, 2019 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> In 2004, the station was sold to Family Worship Center Church, along with [[WAWF]] and [[WBMF]], for $1 million.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.rbrepaper.com/epaper/pages/june04/04-124_transactions.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040826170219/http://www.rbrepaper.com/epaper/pages/june04/04-124_transactions.html|title=Transactions |magazine=Radio Business Report |date=June 25, 2004 |volume=21|issue=124|archive-date=August 26, 2004|accessdate=June 27, 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>"[https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2004/RR-2004-06-04.pdf Transactions at a Glance]", ''[[Radio & Records]]''. June 4, 2004. p. 8. Retrieved June 7, 2021.</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{FM station data|WWGN}}

{{LaSalle-Peru Radio}}
{{Religious Radio Stations in Illinois}}

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[[Category:Radio stations established in 1994]]
[[Category:1994 establishments in Illinois]]
[[Category:Christian radio stations in Illinois|WGN]]