WPAR is a
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formatted
broadcast radio station
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licensed to
Salem, Virginia; with studios in
Lynchburg. It is the flagship station of Positive Alternative Radio, which is headquartered in
Blacksburg.
WPAR operates a network of full-power stations and translators stretching from southern
West Virginia
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through the
Shenandoah Valley and the
Roanoke/Lynchburg area to the fringes of the
Richmond market. The stations collectively identify themselves as "Spirit FM."
WRXT, at
90.3 FM broadcasts in
HD.
[https://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?realid=447 HD Radio Guide for Roanoke-Lynchburg, VA]
Simulcasts
WRXT exists mainly to bring WPAR's programming into Lynchburg and points east. However, the main WPAR signal covers Roanoke very well (Salem is an inner-ring suburb of Roanoke).
Translators
References
External links
Spirit FM Online*
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Radio stations established in 1993
1993 establishments in Virginia
Contemporary Christian radio stations in the United States
HD Radio stations
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