WPAR (91.3 MHz) is a non-commercial FM radio station licensed to Salem, Virginia and serving the Roanoke - Lynchburg metropolitan area. It is the flagship of "Spirit FM," a group of Christian Adult Contemporary stations owned by Positive Alternative Radio, which is headquartered in Blacksburg. The stations are listener-supported and hold periodic fundraisers on the air. WPAR has studios and offices on Timberlake Road in Lynchburg.

Positive Alternative Radio operates a network of full-power stations and FM translators, stretching from North Carolina and West Virginia through the Shenandoah Valley, to the fringes of the Richmond metropolitan area. WPAR has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 3,300 watts. Its transmitter is on Tinker Top Road in Hollins, Virginia. WRXT 90.3 FM, a rebroadcaster of WPAR, uses HD technology for its transmissions.

Simulcasts

Call signFrequencyCity of licenseStateFacility IDERP (W)Class
WOKD-FM91.1 FMDanvilleVirginia18,000C2
WPIN-FM91.5 FMDublinVirginia85A
WOKG90.3 FMGalaxVirginia2,700C3
WPIM90.5 FMMartinsvilleVirginia4,000A
WRXT90.3 FM (HD)RoanokeVirginia5,500C2
WPVA90.1 FMWaynesboroVirginia2,500B1
WPIB91.1 FMBluefieldWest Virginia12,000C1
WSGH1040 AMLewisvilleNorth Carolina9,100D

Translators

Call signFrequency (MHz)City of licenseStateFacility IDRebroadcasts
W253BH98.5BlacksburgVirginiaWPIN-FM
W294BY106.7CharlottesvilleVirginiaWPVA
W254AH98.7FarmvilleVirginiaWPVA
W277CY103.3HarrisonburgVirginiaWPVA
W295AI106.9MarionVirginiaWPIB
W279AC103.7RoanokeVirginiaWRXT (FM/HD1)

External links

  • in the FCC Licensing and Management System
  • in Nielsen Audio's FM station database