WPAR

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WPAR
Spirit FM Flagship Station
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Broadcast area Roanoke - Lynchburg metropolitan area
Frequency 91.3 MHz
BrandingSpirit FM
Programming
Format Christian adult contemporary
Ownership
OwnerPositive Alternative Radio, Inc.
History
First air date
September 8, 1993;30 years ago (1993-09-08)
Call sign meaning
WPositive Alternative Radio
Technical information
Facility ID 53097
Class C3
ERP 3,300 watts
HAAT 270 meters (886 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 37°22′23.0″N79°55′37.0″W / 37.373056°N 79.926944°W / 37.373056; -79.926944
Links
Webcast WPAR Webstream
Website SpiritFM.com

WPAR (91.3 MHz) is a non-commercial FM radio station licensed to Salem, Virginia and serving the Roanoke - Lynchburg metropolitan area. It is the flagship of "Spirit FM," a group of Christian Adult Contemporary stations owned by Positive Alternative Radio, which is headquartered in Blacksburg. [1] The stations are listener-supported and hold periodic fundraisers on the air. WPAR has studios and offices on Timberlake Road in Lynchburg.

Contents

Positive Alternative Radio operates a network of full-power stations and FM translators, stretching from North Carolina and West Virginia through the Shenandoah Valley, to the fringes of the Richmond metropolitan area. WPAR has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 3,300 watts. Its transmitter is on Tinker Top Road in Hollins, Virginia. [2] WRXT 90.3 FM, a rebroadcaster of WPAR, uses HD technology for its transmissions. [3]

Simulcasts

Call sign Frequency City of license State Facility ID ERP
(W)		 Class
WOKD-FM91.1 FM Danville Virginia 82092 18,000C2
WPIN-FM91.5 FM Dublin Virginia 53090 85A
WOKG90.3 FM Galax Virginia 87377 2,700C3
WPIM90.5 FM Martinsville Virginia 40508 4,000A
WRXT90.3 FM (HD) Roanoke Virginia 70358 5,500C2
WPVA90.1 FM Waynesboro Virginia 53099 2,500B1
WPIB 91.1 FM Bluefield West Virginia 53098 12,000C1
WSGH 1040 AM Lewisville North Carolina 72967 9,100D


Translators

Call sign Frequency
(MHz)		 City of license State Facility ID Rebroadcasts
W253BH98.5 Blacksburg Virginia 53096 WPIN-FM
W294BY106.7 Charlottesville Virginia 142782 WPVA
W254AH98.7 Farmville Virginia 18879 WPVA
W277CY103.3 Harrisonburg Virginia 141355 WPVA
W295AI106.9 Marion Virginia 142575 WPIB
W279AC103.7 Roanoke Virginia 70360 WRXT (FM/HD1)

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References

  1. ↑ "WPAR Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. ↑ Radio-Locator.com/WPAR
  3. ↑ https://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?realid=447 HD Radio Guide for Roanoke-Lynchburg, VA


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