WPIR (FM)
Christian hot adult contemporary radio station in Culpeper, Virginia, United States
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WPIR (89.9 FM) is a Christian hot adult contemporary–formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Culpeper, Virginia. It serves the Northern Virginia area from a transmitter near Warrenton, Virginia, and simulcasts its sister station WPER. The station is owned and operated by Baker Family Stations.[2]
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| Broadcast area | Northern Virginia |
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| Frequency | 89.9 MHz |
| Branding | WPER |
| Programming | |
| Format | Christian hot adult contemporary |
| Ownership | |
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| WPER, WPZR, WMXH-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | 1999 |
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| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 18852 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 41,000 watts |
| HAAT | 127.4 meters (418 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°40′42.0″N 77°47′18.0″W |
| Translator | See § Translators |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | wper |
Combined 89.5/90.5 history
In January 2006, Positive Alternative Radio bought the old CSN-Virginia, a network of four full-power stations and almost two dozen translators that formerly broadcast programming from local Calvary Chapel churches alongside KAWZ's Calvary Satellite Network. In the buyout, these stations were split between the then-WPER and WRXT in Lynchburg. WPER obtained WJYJ, based out of Fredericksburg, and seven of the translators, increasing its range of its new network all the way down to Richmond, Williamsburg, and even Buckingham County. Accordingly, WPER changed all promotional materials from "Positive Hits 89.9 WPER" to "Positive Hits 89.9 and the NEW 90.5".
WPIR swapped call signs with sister station WPER on February 20, 2018.
Translators
WPIR is relayed by three translators to widen its broadcast area. Co-owned WPER relays the same programming on additional translators.
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