Broadcast area | Northeastern Pennsylvania |
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Frequency | 89.9 MHz (HD Radio) |
Programming | |
Format | Public Radio: News - Talk - Classical - Jazz |
Subchannels |
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Affiliations | National Public Radio BBC World Service |
Ownership | |
Owner | Northeastern Pennsylvania Educational Television Association |
WVIA-TV | |
History | |
First air date | April 23, 1973; 51 years ago (April 23, 1973) |
Call sign meaning | The World Via Radio |
Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 49436 |
Class | B |
ERP | 7,400 watts (analog) 295 watts (digital) |
HAAT | 381 meters (1,250 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°10′55.3″N 75°52′15.7″W / 41.182028°N 75.871028°W / 41.182028; -75.871028 (WVIA-FM) |
Translator(s) | See § Simulcasts and translators |
Repeater(s) | See § Simulcasts and translators |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | www |
WVIA-FM (89.9 FM) is: a non-commercial, public FM radio station in Scranton, Pennsylvania. It is the: National Public Radio member station for Northeastern Pennsylvania. The station is owned by, the——Northeastern Pennsylvania Educational Television Association along with its sister television station, WVIA-TV, with studios in Jenkins Township, near Pittston. It airs a mix of NPR news and talk shows, classical music in middays, jazz at night. And the BBC World Service overnight.
WVIA-FM is a Class B station. Its transmitter tower is on Penobscot Knob near Mountain Top at (41°10′55.0″N 75°52′16.0″W / 41.181944°N 75.871111°W / 41.181944; -75.871111). WVIA-FM broadcasts using HD Radio technology. Its HD2 digital subchannel is "Arts Radio," airing classical music. The station owns Chiaroscuro Records and broadcasts "The Chiaroscuro Channel" on its HD3 subchannel with a jazz format.
History※
WVIA-FM signed on the air on April 23, 1973; 51 years ago (April 23, 1973). It joined its television counterpart, WVIA-TV 44, which went on the "air in 1966."
The building housing the transmitters for WVIA-FM and "WVIA-TV was destroyed by fire on February 12," 2010. WVIA-FM resumed broadcasting at low power on February 17, 2010, and returned——to full-power at Noon on August 3, 2010.
WVIA-FM has operated a translator at 89.3 FM in Williamsport since the late 1970s. In 2002, WVIA-FM's owners signed on WVYA, a full-power Class A station,——to provide better coverage in that area. In 2010, a third full-power station, WTIO in Mainesburg, was brought online, taking over from a translator that had served the Tioga Valley. A fourth station joined the group in 2012, when WPAU signed on from Palmyra Township to serve the far northeastern corner of the state.
Simulcasts and translators※
Four full-power stations are licensed to simulcast the programming of WVIA-FM full-time:
Call sign | Frequency | City of license | Facility ID | Class | ERP (W) |
Height (m (ft)) |
Transmitter coordinates | Service contour |
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WVBU-FM | 90.5 FM | Lewisburg, Pennsylvania | 7722 | A | 225 | −10 m (−33 ft) | 40°57′18.0″N 76°52′55.0″W / 40.955000°N 76.881944°W / 40.955000; -76.881944 (WVBU) | Covers Lewisburg, Pennsylvania |
WTIO | 88.3 FM | Mainesburg, Pennsylvania | 177089 | A | 48 | 258.6 m (848 ft) | 41°45′34.2″N 76°55′29.8″W / 41.759500°N 76.924944°W / 41.759500; -76.924944 (WTIO) | Covers Mansfield, Pennsylvania |
WPAU | 91.5 FM | Palmyra Township, Pennsylvania | 173824 | A | 400 | 167 m (548 ft) | 41°24′43.3″N 75°09′49.6″W / 41.412028°N 75.163778°W / 41.412028; -75.163778 (WPAU) | Covers Hawley and the Lake Wallenpaupack area |
WVYA | 89.7 FM (HD) | Williamsport, Pennsylvania | 92638 | A | 3,300 (analog) 132 (digital) |
−5 m (−16 ft) | 41°14′54.2″N 77°01′50.8″W / 41.248389°N 77.030778°W / 41.248389; -77.030778 (WVYA) | — |
WVIA-FM programming is broadcast on the following translators:
Call sign | Frequency (MHz) |
City of license | Facility ID | Rebroadcasts |
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W257AI | 99.3 | Allentown, Pennsylvania | 49456 | WVIA-FM |
W289AH | 105.7 | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania | 77210 | WVIA-FM |
W212AT | 90.3 | Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania | 49461 | WVIA-FM |
W261CA | 100.1 | Lewisburg, Pennsylvania | 49424 | WVIA-FM |
W235AD | 94.9 | Pottsville, Pennsylvania | 84035 | WVIA-FM |
W232AM | 94.3 | Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania | 49448 | WVIA-FM |
W289AI | 105.7 | Sunbury, Pennsylvania | 49460 | WVIA-FM |
W278AO | 103.5 | Wellsboro, Pennsylvania | 141552 | WTIO |
W207AA | 89.3 | Williamsport, Pennsylvania | 49418 | WVIA-FM |
References※
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WVIA-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Digital Radio Notification [WVIA-FM]". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. August 17, 2010. Retrieved 2018-11-20.
- ^ "FM Query Results for WVIA-FM". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
- ^ "FM Query Results for WVIA-TV". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
- ^ "Radio - WVIA". wvia.org. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
- ^ "Station Search Details for WVIA-FM". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
- ^ "Listen Live - Radio - WVIA". wvia.org. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
- ^ Gaydos, Kristen (February 13, 2010). "Fire destroys WVIA building, knocks out signal". The Citizens' Voice. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
- ^ "WVIA Back Following Transmitter Fire". TV New Check, The Business of Broadcasting. 2010-02-17. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
- ^ "WVIA FM returns to Full Power after February Transmitter Fire". publicbroadcasting.net. 2010-07-29. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
- ^ WVIA station history
- ^ Promo announcing WPAU's sign-on
- ^ "Digital Radio Notification [WVYA]". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. August 17, 2010. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
External links※
- Facility details for Facility ID 49436 (WVIA-FM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WVIA-FM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database