WRIR-LP
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| Broadcast area | Metro Richmond |
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| Frequency | 97.3 MHz |
| Branding | Richmond Independent Radio |
| Programming | |
| Format | Community radio Adult Album Alternative |
| Affiliations | Pacifica Radio Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Virginia Center for Public Press |
| History | |
First air date | January 1, 2005 |
Call sign meaning | W Richmond Independent Radio |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 126872 |
| Class | L1 |
| ERP | 42 Watts |
| HAAT | 45.5741 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°33′13.0″N 77°26′8.0″W / 37.553611°N 77.435556°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | LMS |
| Webcast | WRIR-LP stream |
| Website | WRIR-LP online |
WRIR-LP 97.3 FM is an independent, all volunteer, nonprofit community public radio station licensed to Richmond, Virginia, serving Metro Richmond. It is the largest low power FM station of its kind in the United States.[2] WRIR-LP is owned and operated by the Virginia Center for Public Press.[3] The station's studios are located on West Broad Street and its transmitter is located northeast of downtown Richmond.[4] WRIR-LP started broadcasting on January 1, 2005.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WRIR-LP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ [email protected], Katherine Houstoun (4 March 2005). "WRIR: The Little FM that Could". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
- ^ "WRIR Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WRIR-FM