WPER
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| Broadcast area | Virginia and Washington, D.C. metro area |
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| Slogan | "Positive Hits: 89.9 and 90.5 PER" |
| Frequency | WPER: 89.9 (MHz) WJYJ: 90.5 (MHz) (see left for list of translators) |
| First air date | 1999 for WPER, combined since 2006 |
| Format | Contemporary Christian |
| ERP | WPER: 41 kW Horiz. and Vert. WJYJ: 21 kW Horiz., 38 kW Vert. |
| HAAT | WPER: 127 meters WJYJ: 164 meters |
| Class | WPER: Class B Non-Commercial WJYJ: Class B Non-Commercial |
| Facility ID | WPER: 53095 WJYJ: 18852 |
| Callsign meaning | W Positive Encouraging Radio |
| Owner | Positive Alternative Radio |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www.positivehits.org |
WPER is a contemporary Christian radio station broadcasting on 89.9 MHz in the FM band from Warrenton, Virginia (though its license is listed as in Culpeper). It covers the northern and Piedmont regions of Virginia, and Washington, D.C. metro area. Specifically, WPER's range reaches to Winchester in the west, Silver Spring, Maryland to the north, Fredericksburg to the east, and Charlottesville in the south. It is owned by Positive Alternative Radio, which is based out of Blacksburg, Virginia. WPER also simulcasts on WJYJ, 90.5 FM, which began in January 2006 (see below).
The station ran approximately 50 kW from its opening in 1999 through 2005, when the station purchased a taller antenna; despite its now lower wattage of 41 kW (per FCC regulations), its range is further extended several miles than previously.
In January 2006, Positive Alternative Radio bought the old CSN-Virginia, a network of four full-power stations and almost two dozen translators, formerly broadcasting programming from local Calvary Chapel churches alongside KAWZ's Calvary Satellite Network. In the buyout, these stations were split between 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."
[edit] Full-Power Stations
- WPER 89.9 FM, Warrenton, Virginia (license given for Culpeper)
- WJYJ 90.5 FM, Fredericksburg, Virginia
 Logo for WPER/WJYJ used from January of 2006 to September of 2007 |
 Logo for WPER used from 1999 to January 2006 |
[edit] Translators
In addition to the main station, WJYJ is relayed by an additional 12 translators to widen it's broadcast area.
| Callsign | Frequency | City of license | Power | Class | Additional Information |
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| W249BE | 97.7 | Alexandria, Virginia | 10 watts | D | FCC Radio Locator |
| W294AJ | 106.7 | Charlottesville, Virginia | 120 watts | D | FCC Radio Locator |
| W299AH | 107.7 | Crewe, Virginia | 38 watts | D | FCC Radio Locator |
| W254AH | 98.7 | Farmville, Virginia | 19 watts | D | FCC Radio Locator |
| W243AF | 96.5 | Flint Hill, Virginia | 10 watts | D | FCC Radio Locator |
| W274AB | 102.7 | Petersburg, Virginia | 30 watts | D | FCC Radio Locator |
| W223AZ | 92.5 | Richmond, Virginia | 10 watts | D | FCC Radio Locator |
| W273BB | 102.5 | Richmond, Virginia | 10 watts | D | FCC Radio Locator |
| W201BC | 88.1 | Stanardsville, Virginia | 55 watts | D | FCC Radio Locator |
| W291AJ | 106.1 | Waverly, Virginia | 27 watts | D | FCC Radio Locator |
| W261CN | 100.1 | Williamsburg, Virginia | 80 watts | D | FCC Radio Locator |
| W292CI | 106.3 | Winchester, Virginia | 10 watts | D | FCC Radio Locator |
In addition to the main station, WPER is relayed by an additional 6 translators to widen it's broadcast area.
| Callsign | Frequency | City of license | Power | Class | Additional Information |
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| W231BJ | 94.1 | Fredericksburg, Virginia | 10 watts | D | FCC Radio Locator |
| W243BS | 96.5 | Fredericksburg, Virginia | 27 watts | D | FCC Radio Locator |
| W201BA | 88.1 | Front Royal, Virginia | 250 watts | D | FCC Radio Locator |
| W240BH | 95.9 | Gainesville, Virginia | 4 watts | D | FCC Radio Locator |
| W228BA | 93.5 | Leesburg, Virginia | 10 watts | D | FCC Radio Locator |
| W227BM | 93.3 | Winchester, Virginia | 120 watts | D | FCC Radio Locator |
[edit] External links
- Positive Hits WPER/WJYJ Official Web site
- Positive Alternative Radio Official Web Site
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WPER
- Radio Locator information on WPER
- Query Arbitron's FM station database for WPER
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WJYJ
- Radio Locator information on WJYJ
- Query Arbitron's FM station database for WJYJ
- 89.9 WPER Becomes 89.9 WPER/90.5 WJYJ
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