WLTR
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| Broadcast area | Columbia metropolitan area |
| Frequency | 91.3MHz |
| Branding | 91.3 WLTR |
| Programming | |
| Format | Public radio;Classical music |
| Affiliations | National Public Radio Public Radio Exchange American Public Media |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | July 1, 1976 |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 60984 |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 100,000watts |
| HAAT | 232 meters (761 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 34°7′7.5″N80°56′11.3″W/ 34.118750°N 80.936472°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | southcarolinapublicradio.org |
WLTR(91.3MHz) is anoncommercialpublicFMradio stationinColumbia, South Carolina,United States. The station primarily features news and informationradio formatwith programs fromNational Public Radio,along withclassicaland other genres of music during late mornings, nights and weekends. WLTR is theflagship stationof the statewide "News and Music Network" fromSouth Carolina Public Radio.
WLTR broadcast with aneffective radiated power(ERP) of 100,000watts,the maximum allowed for non-grandfatheredFM stations.[2]Thetransmitteris located on Hardscrabble Road near Sloan Road in Columbia.[3]
History
[edit]WLTR firstsigned onthe air on July 1, 1976. Over time, additional non-commercial FM stations were added to the network around the state, operated jointly withSouth Carolina Educational Television(SCETV). These FM stations largelysimulcastprogramming from originating on flagship station WLTR, featuring a mix of NPR news and information on weekday mornings and afternoons, with classical music predominantly played during middays, nights and weekends. By the end of the 1990s, many non-commercial NPR stations nationwide began phasing out music programming from their schedules and focusing on news, talk and information formats.
In 2001, the South Carolina Educational Radio Network stations split its statewide network. StationsWRJA-FMinSumter,WJWJ-FMinBeaufortandWHMC-FMinConwaystarted broadcasting all NPR and local news and information programming. WLTR maintained its format, continuing to feature news and information in mornings and afternoons, with some classical music and other musical programs, middays, nights and weekends. 89.3WSCICharlestonand 90.1WEPRGreenvillecontinue to simulcast WLTR.
References
[edit]- ^"Facility Technical Data for WLTR".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^FCC.gov/WLTR
- ^Radio-Locator /WLTR
External links
[edit]- South Carolina Public Radio Network
- Facility details for Facility ID 60984 (WLTR)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- WLTRinNielsen Audio's FM station database
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