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| Broadcast area | Portland area |
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| Frequency | 88.3 MHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | The American Musical Heritage |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Heritage Radio Society, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | 1998 |
Call sign meaning | YARmouth |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 78242 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 1,000 watts |
| HAAT | 24.0 meters (78.7 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 43°45′56″N 70°8′27″W / 43.76556°N 70.14083°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | wyar.org |
WYAR (88.3 MHz) is a non-commercial radio station broadcasting an Adult standards radio format. Licensed to Yarmouth, Maine, United States, with the transmitter and tower located on nearby Cousins Island, the station serves the Portland and Lewiston-Auburn area. The station, established by Gary King in 1998, is licensed to Heritage Radio Society, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation.[2]
WYAR has a large collection of more than 10,000 78-rpm records, many of which have been enhanced by digital signal processing. The station also airs some early jazz programming and community issues and news.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WYAR". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WYAR Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.