WVIA-FM

WVIA-FM (89.9 FM) is a non-commercial, public FM radio station licensed to serve Scranton, Pennsylvania and is the National Public Radio member station for Northeastern Pennsylvania. The station is owned by the Northeastern Pennsylvania Educational Television Association along with its sister television station, WVIA-TV. Studios are based in Jenkins Township, near Pittston, and the broadcast tower shared by the stations is located on Penobscot Knob near Mountain Top at (41°10′55.0″N 75°52′16.0″W).[2][3]

WVIA-FM
CityScranton, Pennsylvania
Broadcast areaNortheastern Pennsylvania
Frequency89.9 MHz (HD Radio)
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatAnalog/HD1: Public Radio/Classical/Jazz
HD2: NPR/AAA
HD3: Jazz ("The Chiaroscuro Channel")
Ownership
OwnerNortheastern Pennsylvania Educational Television Association
Sister stationsWVIA-TV
History
First air dateApril 23, 1973
Technical information
Facility ID49436
ClassB
ERP7,400 watts (analog)
295 watts (digital)[1]
HAAT381 meters (1,250 ft)
Transmitter coordinates41°10′55.3″N 75°52′15.7″W
Translator(s)See § Simulcasts and translators
Repeater(s)See § Simulcasts and translators
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitewww.wvia.org

WVIA-FM uses HD Radio.[4][5] The station owns Chiaroscuro Records and broadcasts "The Chiaroscuro Channel" on its HD3 channel with a jazz format.[6]

History

WVIA-FM signed on for the first time on April 23, 1973.

The building housing the transmitters for WVIA-FM and WVIA-TV was destroyed by fire on February 12, 2010.[7] WVIA-FM resumed broadcasting at low power on February 17, 2010,[8] and returned to full-power at Noon on August 3, 2010.[9]

WVIA-FM has operated a translator at 89.3 FM in Williamsport since the late 1970s. In 2002, WVIA-FM's owners signed on WVYA, a full-power Class A station, to provide better coverage in that area. In 2010, a third full-power station, WTIO in Mainesburg, was brought online, taking over from a translator that had served the Tioga Valley.[10] A fourth station joined the group in 2012, when WPAU signed on from Palmyra Township to serve the far northeastern corner of the state.[11]

Simulcasts and translators

Three full-power stations are licensed to simulcast the programming of WVIA-FM full-time:

Call sign Frequency City of license Facility ID ERP
W		 Height
m (ft)		 Class Transmitter coordinates Service contour
WPAU91.5 FMPalmyra Township, Pennsylvania173824400167 m (548 ft)A41°24′43.3″N 75°09′49.6″WCovers Hawley and the Lake Wallenpaupack area
WTIO88.3 FMMainesburg, Pennsylvania17708948258.6 m (848 ft)A41°45′34.2″N 76°55′29.8″WCovers Mansfield, Pennsylvania
WVYA89.7 FM (HD)Williamsport, Pennsylvania926383,300 (analog)
132 (digital)[12]		−5 m (−16 ft)A41°14′54.2″N 77°01′50.8″W

WVIA-FM programming is broadcast on the following translators:

Broadcast translators of WVIA-FM
Call signFrequency
(MHz)		City of licenseFacility
ID		ERP
(W)		Height
(m (ft))		ClassTransmitter coordinatesFCC info
W207AA89.3Williamsport, Pennsylvania4941810361.4 m (1,186 ft)D41°12′32.3″N 76°57′29.9″WFCC
W212AT90.3Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania494612234 m (768 ft)D41°28′1.2″N 75°41′10.6″WFCC
W232AM94.3Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania49448250−56.5 m (−185 ft)D40°59′55.3″N 75°09′57.6″WFCC
W235AD94.9Pottsville, Pennsylvania8403512091 m (299 ft)D40°40′36.3″N 76°11′48.7″WFCC
W257AI99.3Allentown, Pennsylvania494564195 m (640 ft)D40°33′54.3″N 75°26′24.6″WFCC
W261CA100.1Lewisburg, Pennsylvania49424250−11.3 m (−37 ft)D40°58′7.3″N 76°50′51.8″WFCC
W289AH105.7Bethlehem, Pennsylvania77210999.5 m (31 ft)D40°39′30.3″N 75°25′10.7″WFCC
W289AI105.7Sunbury, Pennsylvania494601191 m (299 ft)D40°52′33.3″N 76°46′3.8″WFCC
Broadcast translators of WTIO
Call signFrequency
(MHz)		City of licenseFacility
ID		ERP
(W)		Height
(m (ft))		ClassTransmitter coordinatesFCC info
W278AO103.5Wellsboro, Pennsylvania14155255−23.6 m (−77 ft)D41°44′41.2″N 77°17′33.9″WFCC

References
  1. "Digital Radio Notification [WVIA-FM]". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. August 17, 2010. Retrieved 2018-11-20.
  2. "FM Query Results for WVIA-FM". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  3. "FM Query Results for WVIA-TV". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  4. "Radio - WVIA". wvia.org. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  5. "Station Search Details for WVIA-FM". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  6. "Listen Live - Radio - WVIA". wvia.org. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  7. Gaydos, Kristen (February 13, 2010). "Fire destroys WVIA building, knocks out signal". The Citizens' Voice. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
  8. "WVIA Back Following Transmitter Fire". TV New Check, The Business of Broadcasting. 2010-02-17. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  9. "WVIA FM returns to Full Power after February Transmitter Fire". publicbroadcasting.net. 2010-07-29. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  10. WVIA station history
  11. Promo announcing WPAU's sign-on
  12. "Digital Radio Notification [WVYA]". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. August 17, 2010. Retrieved 2018-11-19.

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