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WYRA
Broadcast areaConfluence / Uniontown / Somerset, Pennsylvania
Frequency98.5 MHz
Branding"Air 1"
Programming
FormatChristian Worship
AffiliationsAir 1
Ownership
OwnerEducational Media Foundation
History
First air date
2008
Former call signs
WKEL (2007-2012)
Technical information
Facility ID170184
ClassA
ERP1,100 watts
HAAT233 meters (764 feet)
Transmitter coordinates
39°55′40″N 79°25′06″W / 39.92778°N 79.41833°W / 39.92778; -79.41833
Links
WebsiteWYRA Online

WYRA (98.5 FM) is a broadcast radio station licensed to Confluence, Pennsylvania and serving the Confluence/Uniontown/Somerset area. WYRA is owned and operated by Educational Media Foundation and broadcasts a Christian Worship format as part of the Air 1 network.

History

The station was assigned the WKEL call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on July 9, 2007.[1] The station changed its call sign to the current WYRA on March 28, 2012.

The station's community of license was previously listed by the FCC as Meyersdale, Pennsylvania, where the station would serve the Meyersdale, Pennsylvania/Cumberland, Maryland area.[2] A change of plans by WYRA licensee Educational Media Foundation moved the station to Confluence, Pennsylvania.[3]

Translators

Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) Class FCC info
W248AR 97.5 FM FM Monroeville, PA 10 D

References

  1. ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. ^ O'Brien, Eric (2007-08-07). "Town to town, up and down the dial". Pittsburgh Radio & TV Online. Retrieved December 22, 2007.
  3. ^ Fybush, Scott (August 6, 2007). "K-Love's Stealthy Pittsburgh Rimshot". NorthEast Radio Watch. Retrieved December 22, 2007.