WWRR

This article is about the radio station in Pennsylvania. For the heritage railroad in Delaware, see Wilmington and Western Railroad.

WWRR

Scranton, Pennsylvania United States
Broadcast area	Scranton, Pennsylvania
Frequency	104.9 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	The River, 105 and 103.5
Programming
Format	Classic hits
Subchannels	HD2: WAZL simulcast HD3: Urban contemporary "Loud 103.7" HD4: WICK simulcast
Ownership
Owner	Bold Gold Media
Sister stations	WTRW, WICK, WYCK, WCDL, WPSN, WDNH-FM, WYCY, WDNB
History
First air date	December 19, 1964 (1964-12-19) [1]
Former call signs	WWDL (1964–2005)
Call sign meaning	River
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	36508
Class	A
ERP	270 watts
HAAT	333 meters
Translator	HD3: 103.7 W279EM (Scranton)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
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.

WWRR programming is simulcast on co-owned WYCK (1340 AM), licensed to nearby Plains, as well as WYCK’s F.M. translators W264CG/100.7 Wilkes-Barre and W285FT/104.9 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. ^[3]

HD Radio

On October 16, 2024, WWRR began stunting on its HD3 subchannel with non-stop Drake, branded as "Drake 103.7" (simulcast on F.M. translator W280CV 103.7 Scranton). ^[4]

At 4 p.m. on November 8, 2024, WWRR_HD3 ended stunting and launched an urban contemporary format, branded as "Loud 103.7". ^[5]

References

1. "FM Station Dedicated". The Scrantonian. Scranton, Pennsylvania. December 20, 1964. p. 24. Retrieved February 1, 2026– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Facility Technical Data for WWRR". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
3. WMMZ Flips to WWRR simulcast Radioinsight - April 1, 2018
4. An All Drake Takeover in Scranton Radioinsight - October 16, 2024
5. Loud 103.7 Brings Hip Hop to Northeast Pennsylvania Radioinsight - November 8, 2024

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 36508 (WWRR) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WWRR in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
• Facility details for Facility ID 20846 (W279EM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• W279EM at FCCdata.org