WPAR
WPAR is a Contemporary Christian formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Salem, Virginia; with studios in Lynchburg. It is the flagship station of Positive Alternative Radio, which is headquartered in Blacksburg.[1]
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| City | Salem, Virginia |
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| Broadcast area | Roanoke/Lynchburg, Virginia |
| Frequency | 91.3 MHz |
| Branding | "Spirit FM" |
| Slogan | "Uplifting and Encouraging" |
| Programming | |
| Format | Contemporary Christian |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Positive Alternative Radio, Inc. |
| History | |
| First air date | September 8, 1993 |
| Call sign meaning | W Positive Alternative Radio |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 53097 |
| Class | C3 |
| Power | 3,300 Watts |
| HAAT | 270 Meters |
| Transmitter coordinates | 37°22′23.0″N 79°55′37.0″W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | WPAR Webstream |
| Website | WPAR Online |
WPAR operates a network of full-power stations and translators stretching from southern West Virginia through the Shenandoah Valley and the Roanoke/Lynchburg area to the fringes of the Richmond market. The stations collectively identify themselves as "Spirit FM."
Simulcasts
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | ERP W |
Class | FCC info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WOKD-FM | 91.1 FM | Danville, Virginia | 18,000 | C2 | FCC |
| WOKG | 90.3 FM | Galax, Virginia | 2,700 | C3 | FCC |
| WPIB | 91.1 FM | Bluefield, West Virginia | 12,000 | C1 | FCC |
| WPIM | 90.5 FM | Martinsville, Virginia | 4,000 | A | FCC |
| WPIN-FM | 91.5 FM | Dublin, Virginia | 85 | A | FCC |
| WPVA | 90.1 FM | Waynesboro, Virginia | 2,500 | B1 | FCC |
| WRXT | 90.3 FM (HD) | Roanoke, Virginia | 5,500 | C2 | FCC |
WRXT exists mainly to bring WPAR's programming into Lynchburg and points east. However, the main WPAR signal covers Roanoke very well (Salem is an inner-ring suburb of Roanoke).
Translators
| Call sign | Frequency (MHz) | City of license | ERP (W) | Class | FCC info | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W253BH | 98.5 | Blacksburg, Virginia | 10 | D | FCC | Relays WPIN-FM |
| W254AH | 98.7 | Farmville, Virginia | 27 | D | FCC | Relays WPVA |
| W277CY | 103.3 | Harrisonburg, Virginia | 10 | D | FCC | Relays WPVA |
| W279AC | 103.7 | Roanoke, Virginia | 233 | D | FCC | Relays WRXT (FM/HD1) |
| W294BY | 106.7 | Charlottesville, Virginia | 10 | D | FCC | Relays WPVA |
| W295AI | 106.9 | Marion, Virginia | 10 | D | FCC | Relays WPIB |
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References
- "WPAR Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- https://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?realid=447 HD Radio Guide for Roanoke-Lynchburg, VA
External links
- Spirit FM Online
- WPAR in the FCC's FM station database
- WPAR on Radio-Locator
- WPAR in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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