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| Broadcast area | Northeastern Pennsylvania |
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| Frequency | 89.9MHz (HD Radio) |
| Programming | |
| Format | Public Radio:News - Talk -Classical -Jazz |
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| Affiliations | National Public Radio BBC World Service |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Northeastern 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 ID | 49436 |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 7,400watts (analog) 295watts (digital)[2] |
| HAAT | 381 meters (1,250 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°10′55.3″N75°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 | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
WVIA-FM (89.9FM) is anon-commercial,publicFMradio station inScranton, Pennsylvania. It is theNational Public Radio member station forNortheastern Pennsylvania. The station is owned by the Northeastern Pennsylvania Educational Television Association along with its sister television station,WVIA-TV, with studios inJenkins Township, nearPittston. It airs a mix of NPRnews andtalk shows,classical music in middays,jazz at night and theBBC World Service overnight.
WVIA-FM is aClass B station. Itstransmittertower is onPenobscot Knob nearMountain Top at (41°10′55.0″N75°52′16.0″W / 41.181944°N 75.871111°W /41.181944; -75.871111).[3][4] WVIA-FM broadcasts usingHD Radio technology.[5][6] Its HD2digital subchannel is "Arts Radio," airingclassical music. The station ownsChiaroscuro Records and broadcasts "The Chiaroscuro Channel" on its HD3 subchannel with ajazz format.[7]
WVIA-FMsigned 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-powerClass A station, to provide better coverage in that area. In 2010, a third full-power station, WTIO inMainesburg, was brought online, taking over from a translator that had served theTioga Valley.[11] A fourth station joined the group in 2012, when WPAU signed on fromPalmyra Township to serve the far northeastern corner of the state.[12]
Four full-power stations are licensed tosimulcast 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 |
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| WVBU-FM | 90.5 FM | Lewisburg, Pennsylvania | 7722 | A | 225 | −10 m (−33 ft) | 40°57′18.0″N76°52′55.0″W / 40.955000°N 76.881944°W /40.955000; -76.881944 (WVBU) | CoversLewisburg, Pennsylvania |
| WTIO | 88.3 FM | Mainesburg, Pennsylvania | 177089 | A | 48 | 258.6 m (848 ft) | 41°45′34.2″N76°55′29.8″W / 41.759500°N 76.924944°W /41.759500; -76.924944 (WTIO) | CoversMansfield, Pennsylvania |
| WPAU | 91.5 FM | Palmyra Township, Pennsylvania | 173824 | A | 400 | 167 m (548 ft) | 41°24′43.3″N75°09′49.6″W / 41.412028°N 75.163778°W /41.412028; -75.163778 (WPAU) | CoversHawley and theLake 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″N77°01′50.8″W / 41.248389°N 77.030778°W /41.248389; -77.030778 (WVYA) | — |
WVIA-FM programming is broadcast on the followingtranslators:
| 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 |