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), branded The Summit FM, is a non-commercial educational radio station licensed to Akron, Ohio. Owned and operated by Akron Public Schools, the station airs Adult Album Alternative (AAA). 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.[5]

  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
  5. ^ "WAPS FM 91.3 - radio station in Akron, Ohio USA with local news and weather, NPR network programs". Mondotimes.com. Retrieved 2012-08-01.