WAPS (FM)

WAPS
Broadcast area
Frequency91.3 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingThe Summit FM
Programming
FormatAdult Album Alternative
SubchannelsHD2: Alternative
HD3: Kid Jam Radio
HD4: Rock and Recovery
AffiliationsNPR
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
September 1955 (1955-09)
Former frequencies
89.1 MHz (1955–94)
Call sign meaning
Akron Public Schools
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID6051
ClassA
ERP2,000 watts (analog)
80 watts (digital)
HAAT106 meters (348 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
41°03′18.00″N 81°31′35.00″W / 41.0550000°N 81.5263889°W / 41.0550000; -81.5263889
Translator(s)90.1 MHz W211BT (Athens)
Repeater(s)90.7 WKTL (Struthers)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitethesummit.fm

WAPS (91.3 FM) is a non-commercial educational radio station licensed to Akron, Ohio. Owned and operated by Akron Public Schools, the station airs an Adult Album Alternative (AAA) format as “91.3 the Summit”. WAPS has a standard analog transmission and broadcasts to over four HD Radio channels and is available online.[2][3][4]

WAPS primarily serves the Akron metro area but also simulcasts over a single full power repeater: WKTL (90.7 FM), licensed to Struthers, and operated by Struthers High School, which broadcasts the WAPS signal to the Youngstown metro area, as well as translator W211BT, licensed to Athens.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WAPS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "WAPS 91.3 FM Radio Station Information - Radio Lineup".
  3. ^ "91.3 The Summit Streaming Audio". Archived from the original on 2006-10-23.
  4. ^ http://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=73 HD Radio Guide for Akron