WWRR

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WWRR
Broadcast area Scranton, Pennsylvania
Frequency 104.9 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingThe River, 105 and 103.5
Programming
Format Classic hits
Subchannels HD2: ?
HD3: Urban contemporary "Loud 103.7"
Ownership
OwnerBold Gold Media
WTRW, WICK, WYCK, WCDL, WPSN, WDNH-FM, WYCY, WDNB
History
First air date
1964
Former call signs
WWDL (1964–2005)
Call sign meaning
WW-RiveR
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 36508
Class A
ERP 270 watts
HAAT 333 meters
Translator(s) HD3: 103.7 W279EM (Scranton)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Listen Live (HD3)
Website therivernepa.com
loudradiopa.com/nepa/ (HD3)

WWRR (104.9 FM) is a classic hits radio station in Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States, known as The River, 105 and 103-5.

Contents

WWRR programming is simulcast on co-owned WYCK (1340 AM), licensed to nearby Plains, as well as WYCK’s translators W264CG (100.7 FM) Wilkes-Barre and W285FT (104.9 FM) Hazleton.

The station's logo was featured in a fourth season episode of the NBC sitcom The Office , along with sister station WICK.

On April 1, 2018, WWRR began simulcasting on WMMZ 103.5 FM Berwick. [2]

HD Radio

On October 16, 2024, WWRR began stunting on its HD3 subchannel with non-stop Drake, branded as "Drake 103.7" (simulcast on translator W280CV 103.7 Fm Scranton). [3]

On November 8, 2024 at 4 pm, WWRR_HD3 ended stunting and launched an urban contemporary format, branded as "Loud 103.7". [4]

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References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for WWRR". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. WMMZ Flips to WWRR simulcast Radioinsight - April 1, 2018
  3. An All Drake Takeover in Scranton Radioinsight - October 16, 2024
  4. Loud 103.7 Brings Hip Hop to Northeast Pennsylvania Radioinsight - November 8, 2024

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