WANR split off from WNRB in 1994, and carried a basic news/talk and sports format. Beacon Broadcasting, headed by Micheal Arch, acquired WANR in late 1998, and the station added Christian programming to the mix as "The Arrow." It then carried a mix of oldies music and specialty talk shows as "Crusin' 1570," and then went back to a talk format as "The Talk of the Valley." WANR's studios by this point were located at 124 North Park Avenue in Warren's historic downtown Courthouse Square.