WVIA-FM

WVIA-FM
Broadcast areaNortheastern Pennsylvania
Frequency89.9 MHz (HD Radio)
Programming
FormatPublic Radio: News - Talk - Classical - Jazz
Subchannels
AffiliationsNational Public Radio
BBC World Service
Ownership
OwnerNortheastern 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[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID49436
ClassB
ERP7,400 watts (analog)
295 watts (digital)[2]
HAAT381 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
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.wvia.org

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).[3][4] WVIA-FM broadcasts using HD Radio technology.[5][6] 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.[7]

History

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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.[8] WVIA-FM resumed broadcasting at low power on February 17, 2010,[9] and returned to full-power at Noon on August 3, 2010.[10]

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.[11] A fourth station joined the group in 2012, when WPAU signed on from Palmyra Township to serve the far northeastern corner of the state.[12]

Simulcasts and translators

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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
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)[13]		 −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
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

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WVIA-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Digital Radio Notification [WVIA-FM]". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. August 17, 2010. Retrieved 2018-11-20.
  3. ^ "FM Query Results for WVIA-FM". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  4. ^ "FM Query Results for WVIA-TV". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  5. ^ "Radio - WVIA". wvia.org. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  6. ^ "Station Search Details for WVIA-FM". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  7. ^ "Listen Live - Radio - WVIA". wvia.org. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  8. ^ Gaydos, Kristen (February 13, 2010). "Fire destroys WVIA building, knocks out signal". The Citizens' Voice. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
  9. ^ "WVIA Back Following Transmitter Fire". TV New Check, The Business of Broadcasting. 2010-02-17. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  10. ^ "WVIA FM returns to Full Power after February Transmitter Fire". publicbroadcasting.net. 2010-07-29. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  11. ^ WVIA station history
  12. ^ Promo announcing WPAU's sign-on
  13. ^ "Digital Radio Notification [WVYA]". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. August 17, 2010. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
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