WGNU
| City | Granite City, Illinois |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Greater St. Louis |
| Branding | WGNU 920 AM |
| Slogan | "The Talk of St. Louis" |
| Frequency | 920 kHz |
| First air date | December 1, 1961 |
| Format | Business Talk |
| Power | 450 watts (day) 500 watts (night) |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 49042 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 38°45′33.2″N 90°3′0.4″W / 38.759222°N 90.050111°WCoordinates: 38°45′33.2″N 90°3′0.4″W / 38.759222°N 90.050111°W (NAD 83) |
| Callsign meaning | Good NUs (reference to "good news", in homage to gospel music format) |
| Affiliations | Business Talk Radio Network |
| Owner | Radio Property Ventures (920 AM, LLC) |
| Sister stations | KXEN |
| Website | wgnu920am.com |
WGNU (920 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Granite City, Illinois, and serving the Greater St. Louis media market. The station is owned by Radio Property Ventures and broadcasts a Business Talk radio format, some of it from the Business Talk Radio Network. Some hours are paid brokered programming.
WGNU's studios and offices are located on Hampton Avenue in St. Louis, Missouri, while its transmitter is located near the Interstate 255/Illinois Route 255/Interstate 270 interchange, off Chain of Rocks Road in Edwardsville, Illinois.
On December 1, 1961, WGNU first signed on the air. Founded by Chuck Norman and owned by him for the rest of his life, it was held in trust after his 2004 death. Norman also put an FM sister station on the air on November 24, 1965, 106.5 WGNU-FM, which today is WARH.
WGNU was sold to Radio Property Ventures, owners of 1010 KXEN, on September 26, 2007 and switched to a gospel music format. Initially, WGNU was a Top 40 station, then changed to country music and eventually talk, primarily aimed at the African-American community.
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