The WVNR call sign was assigned by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on February 5, 1981.
WVNR was acquired by John Colagrande and Burton Barlow on September 7, 1982, with Michael Tatko taking a stake in the station in November 1984.
Michael and Barbara Leech's Pine Tree Broadcasting Company took over the station on March 10, 1986.
On May 5, 2020, it was announced that WVNR and WNYV had been sold to Loud Media; at the time of the sale, the simulcast featured a classic hits format branded as "Lakes Region Radio".
[7] On June 20, 2023, Loud Media surrendered the licenses for WVNR and translator W242DF after selling the tower and land in 2022.