WPAR

WPAR

Spirit FM Flagship Station
Salem, Virginia
Broadcast area	Roanoke - Lynchburg metropolitan area
Frequency	91.3 MHz
Branding	Spirit FM
Programming
Format	Christian adult contemporary
Ownership
Owner	Positive Alternative Radio, Inc.
History
First air date	September 8, 1993; 31 years ago (1993-09-08)
Call sign meaning	W Positive Alternative Radio
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	53097
Class	C3
ERP	3,300 watts
HAAT	270 meters (886 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	37°22′23.0″N 79°55′37.0″W / 37.373056°N 79.926944°W / 37.373056; -79.926944
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	WPAR Webstream
Website	SpiritFM.com

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.^[2] 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.^[3] WRXT 90.3 FM, a rebroadcaster of WPAR, uses HD technology for its transmissions.^[4]