WAVR
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| Broadcast area | Elmira-Corning area |
|---|---|
| Frequency | See § Stations |
| Branding | Choice 102 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Adult contemporary |
| Affiliations | AP Radio, Jones Radio Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Dave Radigan (WATS UP, LLC) |
| WEBO | |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
WAVR (102.1 FM) and WATS (960 AM) are a pair of radio stations simulcasting an adult contemporary format. The stations serve Bradford County, Pennsylvania and Tioga County, New York, located in the Twin Tiers between Elmira and Binghamton. The station is currently owned by Dave Radigan's WATS UP, LLC. The station features a local morning program hosted by Chuck Carver and Todd Bowers called "Chuck and Todd Live" and programming from AP Radio and Jones Radio Network.[1]
In October 2020, WATS Broadcasting, Inc. (a corporation owned by Carver, Bowers, and Larry Brown) agreed to sell WATS and WAVR to Dave Radigan, the owner of WEBO, a similarly formatted station in Owego.[2] The sale, at a price of $450,000, was consummated on January 7, 2021.
WATS is licensed to Sayre, Pennsylvania and WAVR is licensed to Waverly, Tioga County, New York; the two towns are adjacent to each other and are located on opposite sides of Interstate 86 and New York-Pennsylvania border. The two stations are headquartered in Sayre.
Stations[]
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | Facility ID | Power W |
ERP W |
Height m (ft) |
Class | Transmitter coordinates | First air date | Call sign meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WATS | 960 AM | Sayre, Pennsylvania | 71104 | 5,000 day 50 night |
D | 41°59′48″N 76°30′3″W / 41.99667°N 76.50083°W | 1950 | Waverly Athens Towanda Sayre | ||
| WAVR | 102.1 FM | Waverly, New York | 71103 | 4,100 | 122 m (400 ft) | A | 42°03′48″N 76°31′28″W / 42.06333°N 76.52444°W | 1974 | WAVeRly |
References[]
- ^ "WAVR Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/201419/pa-ny-border-combo-sold
External links[]
- Official website
- WATS in the FCC AM station database
- WATS on Radio-Locator
- WATS in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- FCC History Cards for WATS
- WAVR in the FCC FM station database
- WAVR on Radio-Locator
- WAVR in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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