WPAR
Broadcast areaRoanoke - Lynchburg metropolitan area
Frequency91.3 MHz
BrandingSpirit FM
Programming
FormatChristian adult contemporary
Ownership
OwnerPositive Alternative Radio, Inc.
History
First air date
September 8, 1993 (1993-09-08)
Call sign meaning
W Positive Alternative Radio
Technical information
Facility ID53097
ClassC3
ERP3,300 watts
HAAT270 meters (886 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
37°22′23.0″N 79°55′37.0″W / 37.373056°N 79.926944°W / 37.373056; -79.926944
Links
WebcastWPAR Webstream
WebsiteSpiritFM.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.

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 FMDanvilleVirginia82092 18,000C2
WPIN-FM91.5 FMDublinVirginia53090 85A
WOKG90.3 FMGalaxVirginia87377 2,700C3
WPIM90.5 FMMartinsvilleVirginia40508 4,000A
WRXT90.3 FM (HD)RoanokeVirginia70358 5,500C2
WPVA90.1 FMWaynesboroVirginia53099 2,500B1
WPIB91.1 FMBluefieldWest Virginia53098 12,000C1
WSGH1040 AMLewisvilleNorth Carolina72967 9,100D


Translators

Call sign Frequency
(MHz)		 City of license State Facility ID Rebroadcasts
W253BH98.5BlacksburgVirginia53096 WPIN-FM
W294BY106.7CharlottesvilleVirginia142782 WPVA
W254AH98.7FarmvilleVirginia18879 WPVA
W277CY103.3HarrisonburgVirginia141355 WPVA
W295AI106.9MarionVirginia142575 WPIB
W279AC103.7RoanokeVirginia70360 WRXT (FM/HD1)

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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