WPER
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City |
Culpeper, Virginia Fredericksburg, Virginia |
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Broadcast area |
Washington DC Metro Area Central Virginia |
Branding | "Positive Hits PER" |
Frequency |
89.9 MHz 90.5 MHz (see left for list of translators) |
First air date |
May 14, 1999 - WPER December 9, 1982 - WJYJ |
Format | Contemporary Christian |
Power |
41,000 watts - WPER 26,000 watts - WJYJ |
HAAT |
127 meters - WPER 164 meters - WJYJ |
Class |
B - WPER B - WJYJ |
Transmitter coordinates |
38°40′42.0″N 77°47′18.0″W / 38.678333°N 77.788333°W - WPER 38°11′48.0″N 77°33′45.0″W / 38.196667°N 77.562500°W - WJYJ |
Callsign meaning | W Positive Encouraging Radio |
Owner |
Baker Family Stations (Positive Alternative Radio, Inc.) |
Webcast | WPER/WJYJ Webstream |
Website | WPER/WJYJ Online |
WPER (89.9 FM) and WJYJ (90.5 FM) are Contemporary Christian formatted broadcast radio station which simulcast each other.
WPER is licensed to Culpeper, Virginia and WJYJ is licensed to Fredericksburg, Virginia. Both stations serve Central Virginia and the Washington DC Metro area. WPER and WJYJ are owned and operated by Baker Family Stations.[1][2]
Combined 89.5/90.5 History

In January 2006, Positive Alternative Radio bought the old CSN-Virginia, a network of four full-power stations and almost two dozen translators, formerly broadcasting programming from local Calvary Chapel churches alongside KAWZ's Calvary Satellite Network. In the buyout, these stations were split between WPER and WRXT in Lynchburg. WPER obtained WJYJ, based out of Fredericksburg, and seven of the translators, increasing its range of its new network all the way down to Richmond, Williamsburg, and even Buckingham County. Accordingly, WPER changed all promotional materials from "Positive Hits 89.9 WPER" to "Positive Hits 89.9 and the NEW 90.5."
Full-power stations
- WPER 89.9 FM, Culpeper, Virginia
- WJYJ 90.5 FM, Fredericksburg, Virginia
Translators
In addition to the main station, WPER/WJYJ is relayed by an additional 13 translators to widen its broadcast area.
The following 6 translators are attached to WPER.
Call sign | Frequency (MHz) | City of license | ERP W | Class | FCC info |
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W201BA | 88.1 | Front Royal, Virginia | 25 | D | FCC |
W227BM | 93.3 | Winchester, Virginia | 120 | D | FCC |
W228BA | 93.5 | Leesburg, Virginia | 10 | D | FCC |
W231BJ | 94.1 | Fredericksburg, Virginia | 10 | D | FCC |
W240BH | 95.9 | Gainesville, Virginia | 4 | D | FCC |
W243BS | 96.5 | Fredericksburg, Virginia | 27 | D | FCC |
The following 7 translators are attached to WJYJ.
Call sign | Frequency (MHz) | City of license | ERP W | Class | FCC info |
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W243AF | 96.5 | Flint Hill, Rappahannock County, Virginia | 10 | D | FCC |
W249BE | 97.7 | Alexandria, Virginia | 10 | D | FCC |
W261CN | 100.1 | Williamsburg, Virginia | 80 | D | FCC |
W273BB | 102.5 | Richmond, Virginia | 10 | D | FCC |
W292CI | 106.3 | Winchester, Virginia | 10 | D | FCC |
W294AJ | 106.7 | Charlottesville, Virginia | 120 | D | FCC |
HD Radio
WPER/WJYJ is also carried on WBTJ-HD3, an iHeartMedia station in Richmond. Per FCC records, Richmond repeater W273BB is attached to WBTJ.
References
- "WPER Becomes 89.9 WPER/90.5 WJYJ". VARTV: Virginia Radio & TV.
- ↑ "WPER Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ↑ "WJYJ Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
External links
- Positive Hits PER Online
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WPER
- Radio-Locator information on WPER
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WPER
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WJYJ
- Radio-Locator information on WJYJ
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WJYJ
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