WPER is a Christian adult contemporary formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States, serving Fredericksburg and Richmond. WPER is simulcast over a network of stations and translators across Virginia. WPER is owned and operated by Baker Family Stations.[4]
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Broadcast area | Central Virginia Fredericksburg, Virginia Richmond, Virginia |
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Frequency | 90.5 MHz |
Programming | |
Format | Christian adult contemporary |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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WPIR, WPZR, WMXH-FM | |
History | |
First air date | May 6, 1983[1] |
Former call signs | WJYJ (1982–2018) WPIR (2018)[2] |
Technical information[3] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 18852 |
Class | B |
Power | 47,000 watts |
HAAT | 127.4 meters (418 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°57′56.0″N 77°22′19.0″W / 37.965556°N 77.371944°W |
Translator(s) | See § Translators |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | WPER Webstream |
Website | WPER Online |
Call sign
editOn February 13, 2018, Baker Family Stations swapped the long-time call sign for their Fredericksburg station, WJYJ, with the call sign for their Hickory, NC station, WPIR. A week later, Baker again swapped the now-WPIR's call sign with that of sister station WPER.
Translators
editIn addition to its primary signal, WPER is relayed by six FM translators to widen its broadcast area across Virginia.
Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | HAAT | Class | FCC info |
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W292EF | 106.3 FM | Fredericksburg, Virginia | 142780 | 75 | 100 m (328 ft) | D | LMS |
W298BR | 107.5 FM | Harrisonburg, Virginia | 141360 | 10 | 127 m (417 ft) | D | LMS |
W261CN | 100.1 FM | Williamsburg, Virginia | 18874 | 19 | 99.3 m (326 ft) | D | LMS |
W292CI | 106.3 FM | Winchester, Virginia | 18870 | 10 | 432 m (1,417 ft) | D | LMS |
W209BY | 89.7 FM | Woodbridge, Virginia | 155019 | 8 | 113 m (371 ft) | D | LMS |
Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | HAAT | Class | FCC info |
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W273BB | 102.5 FM | Richmond, Virginia | 139558 | 99 | 117 m (384 ft) | D | LMS |
References
edit- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-564. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
- ^ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WPER". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WPER Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
External links
edit- WPER Online
- Facility details for Facility ID 18852 (WPER) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WPER in Nielsen Audio's FM station database