WPIR (FM)

WPIR (89.9 FM) is a Christian 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.[1]

WPIR
Broadcast areaNorthern Virginia
Frequency89.9 MHz
BrandingWPER
Programming
FormatChristian adult contemporary
Ownership
Owner
  • Baker Family Stations
  • (Positive Alternative Radio, Inc.)
WPER, WPZR, WMXH-FM
History
First air date
1999
Former call signs
WCFL (1987-1990)
WPAV (1990)
WPVB (1990-1996)
WPER (1996-2018)
Technical information
Facility ID18852
ClassB
Power41,000 Watts
HAAT127.4 meters (418 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
38°40′42.0″N 77°47′18.0″W
Translator(s)See § Translators
Links
WebcastWPER Webstream
WebsiteWPER Online

Combined 89.5/90.5 history
Old WPER Logo used from 1999 to 2006

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
See also: WPER (FM)

WPIR is relayed by three translators to widen its broadcast area. Co-owned WPER relays the same programming on additional translators.

Call signFrequencyCity of licenseFIDERP (W)HAATClassFCC info
W228BA 93.5 FMLeesburg, Virginia1887710359 m (1,178 ft)DLMS
W243AF 96.5 FM Flint Hill, Virginia1888110318 m (1,043 ft)DLMS
W279CV 103.7 FMWinchester, Virginia14276810175 m (574 ft)DLMS

References
  • "WPER Becomes 89.9 WPER/90.5 WJYJ". VARTV: Virginia Radio & TV.
  1. "WPIR Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
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