music. Eventually the station decided to go full time with urban gospel. After many years using studios near its transmitter site on Martindale Road, N.E., WINW moved into new studios at 237 West Tuscarawas Street in downtown Canton not long after the format change to Gospel. The "WIN-Wonderful" sign from the station's Top 40 heyday remained standing outside the Martindale studio building until the mid-1990s. Transmitter Vandalism On September 23, 2010, WINW's transmitter site was heavily vandalized - the victim of copper theft during the station's off-hours in the nighttime. Due to that and severed tower support cables, WINW was forced off the air for an extended period. Pinebrook Corp. also realized that a 2004 license renewal was dismissed and the station no longer had authority to operate. It returned to the air with a temporary wire antenna, but would eventually fall silent again on February 23, 2011. The FCC deleted WINW's license from the records on March 3, 2011. However, on September 15, 2011, the FCC granted special temporary authority (STA) for WINW to resume operations, following a request by Pinebrook Corp., which claimed that repairs to the station's facilities were completed. The station returned to the air in December 2011. References External links WINW weekly music survey ("WIN-Wonderlist") from January 17, 1970 WINW weekly music survey ("WIN-Wonderlist") from February 20, 1971 Aircheck of WINW from May 1986 (also featuring an old WINW logo from the 1960s or 1970s) INW Radio stations established in 1966 Culture of Canton, Ohio 1966 establishments in Ohio INW