WVIA-FM

WVIA-FM
Scranton, Pennsylvania;
Broadcast area	Northeastern Pennsylvania
Frequency	89.9 MHz (HD Radio)
Programming
Format	Public Radio: News - Talk - Classical - Jazz
Subchannels	HD2: Arts Radio (Classical Music and Classical 24); HD3: The Chiaroscuro Channel (Jazz);
Affiliations	National Public Radio; BBC World Service
Ownership
Owner	Northeastern Pennsylvania Educational Television Association
Sister stations	WVIA-TV
History
First air date	April 23, 1973; 51 years ago
Call sign meaning	The World Via Radio
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	49436
Class	B
ERP	7,400 watts (analog); 295 watts (digital)
HAAT	381 meters (1,250 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	41°10′55.3″N 75°52′15.7″W / 41.182028°N 75.871028°W
Translator(s)	See § Simulcasts and translators
Repeater(s)	See § Simulcasts and translators
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen live
Website	www.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]