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(Redirected from W273BB) Radio station in Fredericksburg, Virginia

WPER
Fredericksburg, Virginia

Broadcast area	Central Virginia Fredericksburg, Virginia Richmond, Virginia
Frequency	90.5 MHz
Programming
Format	Christian adult contemporary
Ownership
Owner	Baker Family Stations (Positive Alternative Radio, Inc.)
Sister stations	WPIR, WPZR, WMXH-FM
History
First air date	May 6, 1983
Former call signs	WJYJ (1982–2018) WPIR (2018)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	18852
Class	B
ERP	47,000 watts
HAAT	127.4 meters (418 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	37°57′56.0″N 77°22′19.0″W / 37.965556°N 77.371944°W / 37.965556; -77.371944
Translator(s)	See § Translators
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	WPER Webstream
Website	WPER Online

WPER is a Christian adult contemporary formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States, serving Fredericksburg and Richmond. WPER is simulcast over a network of stations and translators across Virginia. WPER is owned and operated by Baker Family Stations.

Call sign

On February 13, 2018, Baker Family Stations swapped the long-time call sign for their Fredericksburg station, WJYJ, with the call sign for their Hickory, NC station, WPIR. A week later, Baker again swapped the now-WPIR's call sign with that of sister station WPER.

Translators

In addition to its primary signal, WPER is relayed by six FM translators to widen its broadcast area across Virginia.

Broadcast translators for WPER
Call sign	Frequency	City of license	FID	ERP (W)	HAAT	Class	FCC info
W292EF	106.3 FM	Fredericksburg, Virginia	142780	75	100 m (328 ft)	D	LMS
W298BR	107.5 FM	Harrisonburg, Virginia	141360	10	127 m (417 ft)	D	LMS
W261CN	100.1 FM	Williamsburg, Virginia	18874	19	99.3 m (326 ft)	D	LMS
W292CI	106.3 FM	Winchester, Virginia	18870	10	432 m (1,417 ft)	D	LMS
W209BY	89.7 FM	Woodbridge, Virginia	155019	8	113 m (371 ft)	D	LMS

Broadcast translator for WKLR-HD3
Call sign	Frequency	City of license	FID	ERP (W)	HAAT	Class	FCC info
W273BB	102.5 FM	Richmond, Virginia	139558	99	117 m (384 ft)	D	LMS

References

Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-564. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
"Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
"Facility Technical Data for WPER". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
"WPER Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 29, 2015.

External links

WPER Online
Facility details for Facility ID 18852 (WPER) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
WPER in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

Radio stations in the Fredericksburg, Virginia area

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By FM frequency

LPFM	102.7 106.3
Translators	88.7 91.5 94.1 94.9 96.5 106.3

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Other nearby regions: Baltimore; Charlottesville; Martinsburg; Northern Neck; Richmond; Winchester

See also: List of radio stations in Virginia

Radio stations in the Richmond, Virginia, metropolitan area

This region also includes Petersburg.

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LPFM	93.7 97.3 105.3
Translators	88.5 91.7 92.5 92.7 92.9 94.1 94.9 96.1 96.9 97.7 98.5 99.5 101.3 101.7 102.5 102.7 102.9 103.1 103.3 104.1 104.3 105.1 106.1

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Defunct

Radio stations in Southside Virginia: Farmville; Lynchburg; Petersburg; South Hill
Elsewhere in the region: Southside

Other nearby regions: Charlottesville; Elizabeth City–Nags Head; Fredericksburg; Hampton Roads; Northern Neck; Washington DC

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