. for the danville virginia that previously had these call letters from 1959 1981 see wmpw . this article needs to be updated . please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information . november 2010 wypr broadcast area baltimore maryland branding 88.1 wypr slogan 88.1 your npr news station frequency 88.1 mhz also on hd radio repeater s wypf 88.1 frederick wypo 106.9 ocean city first air date 1979 originally carrier current 1945 1979 format public radio news talk jazz hd2 bbc world service hd3 classical erp 15 500 watts haat 129.6 meters class b1 facility id 65753 callsign meaning we re your public radio former callsigns wjhu 1979 2002 owner your public radio corp webcast wypr webstream wypr hd2 webstream wypr hd3 webstream website wypr.org wypr is a public radio station serving the baltimore maryland metropolitan area . the station broadcasts on 88.1 mhz on the fm band . its studio is in the charles village neighborhood of northern baltimore while its transmitter is westward in park heights . the station is simulcast in the frederick and hagerstown area on wypf 88.1 fm and in the ocean city area on wypo 106.9 fm . surprisingly the two stations on 88.1 are not synchronized . wypf s sound is about 1 2 second behind wypr rendering wypr almost unlistenable in some portions of howard and carroll counties . wypr is baltimore s flagship national public radio member station carrying content from npr american public media the distribution arm of minnesota public radio public radio international and the bbc world service on hd2 . wypr also provides a 24 hour classical music format on its hd3 subchannel . in addition wypr produces several of its own shows including the public affairs focused programs midday and maryland morning as well as local news coverage and special newsroom series . history edit the station signed on in 1979 as wjhu a 10 watt student run station owned by johns hopkins university . it took over from a carrier current station that had operated under the same calls on am 830 since 1945 . originally a typical freeform college radio station it boosted its power to 25 000 watts in 1985 allowing it at least secondary coverage of the entire baltimore washington corridor . soon after the power increase johns hopkins converted the station into a full time professional operation allowing it to become baltimore s npr member station . 1 it originally aired a mix of classical music and npr programming but on june 23 1995 switched to a primarily news talk format . johns hopkins put the station up for sale in 2000 due to the expense of maintaining it as well as a change in focus that no longer included radio . 1 2 in 2002 your public radio corp. a community group bought the station and changed its calls to wypr . in 2004 your public radio corp. bought religious broadcaster wjtm in frederick which became a relay of wypr with the call letters of wypf . wypf s signal also covers hagerstown . on july 30 2007 your public radio corp. bought ocean city maryland alternative rock station 106.9 wrxs which began simulcasting wypr starting september 10 2007 . that station was renamed wypo on october 3 2007 . the three stations provide at least grade b coverage to almost two thirds of maryland . for much of the time from the late 1990s to 2008 it operated at only 10 000 watts . while this provided a decent signal to baltimore itself and most of its close in suburbs many of baltimore s outer suburbs including annapolis only got a grade b signal . in 2008 it increased its power to 15 500 watts giving it a coverage area roughly comparable to the other major baltimore stations . however since its transmitter is located in northwestern baltimore some areas of harford county get only a grade b signal . furthermore its signal is not as strong in the southern part of the metro area because it must conform its signal to protect washington s wamu at nearby 88.5 . while the university of maryland student station wmuc broadcasts on the same frequency as wypr wmuc is designated as a class d station and thus its signal is not protected rendering both stations practically unlistenable in parts of prince george s county montgomery county and northeastern dc due to wypr s interference with wmuc . references edit a b on the air again radio station wjhu is reborn as a student run internet radio offering by greg rienzi the gazette vol . 32 no. 33 5 may 2003 steiner group moves closer to owning wjhu by david folkenflik baltimore sun 14 july 2001 external links edit official website query the fcc s fm station database for wypr radio locator information on wypr query nielsen audio s fm station database for wypr query the fcc s fm station database for wypf radio locator information on wypf query nielsen audio s fm station database for wypf query the fcc s fm station database for wypo radio locator information on wypo query nielsen audio s fm station database for wypo v t e radio stations in the baltimore maryland market by am frequency 600 680 750 810 860 970 1010 1090 1230 1300 1330 1370 1400 1430 1470 1570 1590 1620 by fm frequency 88.1 88.9 89.7 90.5 91.1 91.5 92.3 93.1 93.5 95.1 95.9 97.9 99.1 100.7 101.9 102.7 103.1 103.7 104.3 105.7 106.5 107.9 by callsign wamd wbal wbjc wbmd wcao wcbm wdch fm weaa werq fm wfbr wfsi whfc whgm wiyy wjz wjz fm wkhs wlif wloy wlzl wnav wnst wolb wpoc wqll wqsr wrbs wrbs fm wrnr fm wryr lp wtmd wttr wttz lp wwin wwin fm wwmx wxcy wypr wyre wzba wzft defunct stations wbis 1190 am maryland radio markets baltimore frederick hagerstown salisbury ocean city other maryland radio regions cumberland northern neck oakland see also list of radio stations in maryland washington d.c. metro markets fredericksburg virginia v t e radio stations in the frederick maryland market by am frequency 700 820 930 1450 1520 by fm frequency 88.1 90.5 97.5 99.9 103.1 103.9 104.7 106.9 by callsign wafy wayz wcrh wdmv wfmd wfre wltf wtlp wthu wtri wweg wwfd wypf maryland radio markets baltimore frederick hagerstown salisbury ocean city other maryland radio regions cumberland northern neck oakland see also list of radio stations in maryland washington d.c. metro markets fredericksburg virginia v t e radio stations in the hagerstown chambersburg waynesboro martinsburg market by am frequency 800 820 930 1240 1380 1410 1490 1590 by fm frequency 88.1 88.7 88.7 89.1 90.5 92.1 93.3 93.5 93.7 94.3 95.1 95.9 96.7 97.5 99.9 101.5 102.9 103.7 104.7 106.9 by callsign wark wayz wbhb fm wcbg wcha wcrh wdld weeo fm wfmd wfre wfsi wgms whag whgt wicl wikz wjej wltf wnuz wqcm wrgg lp wrzo lp wsyc fm wwcf wweg wwfd wypf wypm maryland radio markets baltimore frederick hagerstown salisbury ocean city other maryland radio regions cumberland northern neck oakland pennsylvania radio markets allentown bethlehem altoona bradford coudersport chambersburg waynesboro erie harrisburg lebanon carlisle lancaster montrose new castle philadelphia pittsburgh reading sayre towanda mansfield wellsboro wilkes barre scranton williamsport york other pennsylvania radio regions bedford indiana johnstown lewistown mifflintown meadville franklin punxsutawney dubois st. marys emporium kane state college stroudsburg sunbury selinsgrove lewisburg warren see also list of radio stations in maryland list of radio stations in pennsylvania v t e radio stations in the salisbury ocean city maryland market by am frequency 960 1280 1320 1470 1590 by fm frequency 89.5 89.9 90.3 90.7 91.3 92.5 92.7 93.5 95.3 95.9 96.3 96.3 97.1 97.5 97.7 97.9 98.1 98.5 98.9 99.5 99.9 100.3 100.5 101.1 101.3 101.5 101.7 102.5 103.5 103.9 104.7 105.1 105.5 105.9 106.1 106.9 107.1 107.3 107.7 107.9 noaa weather radio frequency 162.475 by callsign kec92 w210cc w242av w286bb wafl wavd wbey fm wboc fm wbyc lp wdih wees lp wesm wgbg wgbg fm wgmd whcp lp wico wico fm winx fm wjdy wjki wkdb wkhi wktt wkzp wlvw wncl wocq wocm wpsb lp wqhq wrby lp wsby fm wscl wsdl wsux wsux fm wtdk wtgm wwfg wwop lp wxde wxsh wxsu lp wypo wzbh wzeb maryland radio markets baltimore frederick hagerstown salisbury ocean city other maryland radio regions cumberland northern neck oakland delaware radio markets wilmington salisbury ocean city md other delaware radio regions dover see also list of radio stations in maryland list of radio stations in delaware v t e npr member stations in the state of maryland stations baltimore weaa baltimore wypr frederick wypf frostburg wfwm hagerstown wgms ocean city wrau ocean city wsdl ocean city wypo princess anne wesm salisbury wscl towson wtmd worton wkhs see also list of npr stations see also adult contemporary classic hits college country news talk npr oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in maryland coordinates 39 19 53 n 76 39 28 w 39.33139 n 76.65778 w 39.33139 ; 76.65778 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title wypr & oldid 705614838 categories hd radio stationscharles village baltimorefrederick county marylandradio stations in 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