WVIA-FM

WVIA-FM
Broadcast areaNortheastern Pennsylvania
Frequency89.9 MHz (HD Radio)
Programming
FormatPublic Radio: News - Talk - Classical - Jazz
Subchannels
AffiliationsNational Public Radio
BBC World Service
Ownership
OwnerNortheastern 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 ID49436
ClassB
ERP7,400 watts (analog)
295 watts (digital)[2]
HAAT381 meters (1,250 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
41°10′55.3″N 75°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
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.wvia.org

WVIA-FM (89.9 FM) is a non-commercial, public FM radio station in Scranton, Pennsylvania. It is the National Public Radio member station for Northeastern Pennsylvania. The station is owned by the Northeastern Pennsylvania Educational Television Association along with its sister television station, WVIA-TV, with studios in Jenkins Township, near Pittston. It airs a mix of NPR news and talk shows, classical music in middays, jazz at night and the BBC World Service overnight.

WVIA-FM is a Class B station. Its transmitter tower is on Penobscot Knob near Mountain Top at (41°10′55.0″N 75°52′16.0″W / 41.181944°N 75.871111°W / 41.181944; -75.871111).[3][4] WVIA-FM broadcasts using HD Radio technology.[5][6] Its HD2 digital subchannel is "Arts Radio," airing classical music. The station owns Chiaroscuro Records and broadcasts "The Chiaroscuro Channel" on its HD3 subchannel with a jazz format.[7]

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WVIA-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Digital Radio Notification [WVIA-FM]". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. August 17, 2010. Retrieved 2018-11-20.
  3. ^ "FM Query Results for WVIA-FM". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  4. ^ "FM Query Results for WVIA-TV". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  5. ^ "Radio - WVIA". wvia.org. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  6. ^ "Station Search Details for WVIA-FM". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  7. ^ "Listen Live - Radio - WVIA". wvia.org. Retrieved 2016-05-11.