Mars Hill Network

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WMHR
Mars Hill Network Flagship Station
Broadcast areaNorthern New York, eastern Ontario
Frequency 102.9 MHz
BrandingMars Hill Radio
Programming
Format Christian radio
Ownership
OwnerMars Hill Broadcasting
History
First air date
March 9, 1969;55 years ago (1969-03-09)
Call sign meaning
"Mars Hill Radio"
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 40432
Class B
ERP 20,000 watts
HAAT 239 meters (784 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 42°58′1″N76°12′0″W / 42.96694°N 76.20000°W / 42.96694; -76.20000 (WMHR)
Translator(s) See § Translators
Repeater(s) See § Repeaters
Links
Public license information
Website www.marshillnetwork.org

The Mars Hill Network is a network of Christian radio stations in upstate New York.

Contents

The first station, WMHR 102.9 FM in Syracuse, New York), went on the air in 1969. In 1988, an additional station WMHN 89.3 FM in Webster, New York, began broadcasting and was joined in 1991 by WMHI 94.7 FM in Cape Vincent, New York, serving Jefferson County and eastern Ontario, WMHQ 90.1 FM in Malone, New York, in 2003, [2] WMHU 91.1 FM, in Cold Brook, New York, in 2011., [3] WMHY 88.5 FM, in Richfield Springs, New York, and WMHH 96.7 FM, in Clifton Park, New York, in 2019.

Other stations

Repeaters

Call sign Frequency City of license FID Class ERP
(W)		 Height
(m (ft))		Transmitter coordinates
WMHI94.7 FM Cape Vincent, New York 40435 A5,800101 m (331 ft) 44°04′42″N76°15′26″W / 44.07833°N 76.25722°W / 44.07833; -76.25722 (WMHI)
WMHH 96.7 FM Clifton Park, New York 30571 A4,700100 m (330 ft) 42°52′44.00″N73°51′47.00″W / 42.8788889°N 73.8630556°W / 42.8788889; -73.8630556 (WMHH)
WMHU91.1 FM Cold Brook, New York 174468 A560143.2 m (470 ft) 43°12′1″N74°53′17″W / 43.20028°N 74.88806°W / 43.20028; -74.88806 (WMHU)
WMHQ90.1 FM Malone, New York 89863 A2,700108 m (354 ft) 44°49′41″N74°22′43″W / 44.82806°N 74.37861°W / 44.82806; -74.37861 (WMHQ)
WMHY88.5 FM Richfield Springs, New York 174409 A610116 m (381 ft) 42°55′11.20″N74°57′0.50″W / 42.9197778°N 74.9501389°W / 42.9197778; -74.9501389 (WMHY)
WMHN89.3 FM Webster, New York 40430 A1,00044 m (144 ft) 43°13′45″N77°26′52″W / 43.22917°N 77.44778°W / 43.22917; -77.44778 (WMHN)

All call sign meanings are a variation of "Mars Hill".

Translators

In addition to the main stations, there are 15 translators to relay the network's programming.

Call sign Frequency City of license FID FCC infoNotes
W241CM96.1 FM Cortland, New York 13971 LMS Relays WMHR
W300DG107.9 FM Greece, New York 150710 LMS Relays WMHN
W270DY101.9 FM Ithaca, New York 22657 LMS Relays WMHR
W262AC100.3 FM Little Falls, New York 21520 LMS Relays WMHU
W250AD97.9 FM Long Lake, New York 24615 LMS Relays WMHQ
W220BO91.9 FM Lowville, New York 5525 LMS Relays WMHR
W213AR90.5 FM Lyons Falls, New York 5523 LMS Relays WMHR
W249AS97.7 FM Norwich, New York 8396 LMS Relays WMHR
W263CE100.5 FM Ogdensburg, New York 150706 LMS Relays WMHI
W290AN105.9 FM Ogdensburg, New York 24614 LMS Relays WMHI
W213BL90.5 FM Oneonta, New York 121969 LMS Relays WMHR
W202CI88.3 FM Richville, New York 24619 LMS Relays WMHR
W215BT90.9 FM Riverhead, New York 92332 LMS Relays WMHR
W270BX101.9 FM Rochester, New York 150636 LMS Relays WMHN
W254CY98.7 FM Saranac Lake, New York 150703 LMS Relays WMHQ

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WMHR". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ About Us Archived 2013-02-23 at the Wayback Machine Mars Hill Network. Accessed January 1, 2013
  3. ↑ Application Search Details fcc.gov. Accessed January 1, 2013
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