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WBYO

Christian radio station in Sellersville, Pennsylvania

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WBYO (88.9 FM) is a radio station licensed to Sellersville, Pennsylvania, United States, and serves the Philadelphia area. The station serves as the flagship station for "Word FM", a network of contemporary Christian radio stations in eastern and South Central Pennsylvania. WBYO is owned by Four Rivers Community Broadcasting Corporation. In 2009, Word FM switched from contemporary Christian hit radio to Christian adult contemporary.

01Stations

Call sign	Frequency	City of license	Facility ID	Also serves	Class	Power (W)	ERP (W)	Height (m (ft))	Transmitter coordinates
WZXH	91.7 FM	Hagerstown, Maryland	122334	Martinsburg, West Virginia	A	,	900	129 meters (423 ft)	39°27′39.3″N 77°41′56.9″W / 39.460917°N 77.699139°W / 39.460917; -77.699139 (WZXH)
WBZC	88.9 FM	Pemberton, New Jersey	7844	Philadelphia and South Jersey	B1	,	10,000	67 meters (220 ft)	39°50′34.4″N 74°32′38.6″W / 39.842889°N 74.544056°W / 39.842889; -74.544056 (WBZC)
WZXB	90.5 FM	Bechtelsville, Pennsylvania	174572	Berks County, Pennsylvania Upper Montgomery County, Pennsylvania	A	,	1,100	172 meters (564 ft)	40°24′45.3″N 75°50′40.7″W / 40.412583°N 75.844639°W / 40.412583; -75.844639 (WZXB)
WZXQ	88.3 FM	Chambersburg, Pennsylvania	93044	,	A	,	110	352 meters (1,155 ft)	39°57′40.3″N 77°28′31″W / 39.961194°N 77.47528°W / 39.961194; -77.47528 (WZXQ)
WZXE	88.3 FM	East Nottingham, Pennsylvania	174592	Rising Sun, Maryland	A	,	480	145 meters (476 ft)	39°44′0.4″N 75°57′54.8″W / 39.733444°N 75.965222°W / 39.733444; -75.965222 (WZXE)
WEVW	90.9 FM	Elysburg, Pennsylvania	174767	Sunbury, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania	A	,	230	283 meters (928 ft)	40°57′31.3″N 76°42′29.9″W / 40.958694°N 76.708306°W / 40.958694; -76.708306 (WEVW)
WZXM	88.1 FM	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania	66520	,	A	,	540	32 meters (105 ft)	40°15′44.3″N 76°53′9.9″W / 40.262306°N 76.886083°W / 40.262306; -76.886083 (WZXM)
WBYH	89.1 FM	Hawley, Pennsylvania	78759	Lake Wallenpaupack	A	,	700	165 meters (541 ft)	41°24′43.3″N 75°9′49.6″W / 41.412028°N 75.163778°W / 41.412028; -75.163778 (WBYH)
WZZH	90.9 FM	Honesdale, Pennsylvania	91954	,	A	,	700	165 meters (541 ft)	41°32′49.3″N 75°27′40.6″W / 41.547028°N 75.461278°W / 41.547028; -75.461278 (WZZH)
WZMV	89.1 FM	Mohrsville, Pennsylvania	173919	Berks County, Pennsylvania	B1	,	7,500	70 meters (230 ft)	40°28′9.3″N 76°3′44.8″W / 40.469250°N 76.062444°W / 40.469250; -76.062444 (WZMV)
WZXN	90.1 FM	Newburg, Pennsylvania	173888	Carlisle, Pennsylvania	B1	,	6,300	−14 meters (−46 ft)	40°10′47.3″N 77°30′55″W / 40.179806°N 77.51528°W / 40.179806; -77.51528 (WZXN)
WPAZ	1370 AM	Pottstown, Pennsylvania	25002	,	D	1,000 day 52 night	,	,	40°16′35.35″N 75°37′42.67″W / 40.2764861°N 75.6285194°W / 40.2764861; -75.6285194 (WPAZ)
WLHI	90.3 FM	Schnecksville, Pennsylvania	36983	Allentown, Pennsylvania	A	,	420	70 meters (230 ft)	40°39′43.3″N 75°36′39.6″W / 40.662028°N 75.611000°W / 40.662028; -75.611000 (WLHI)
WBYO	88.9 FM	Sellersville, Pennsylvania	7922	Philadelphia	A	,	900	133 meters (436 ft)	40°23′2.3″N 75°21′0.6″W / 40.383972°N 75.350167°W / 40.383972; -75.350167 (WBYO)
WZXY	90.7 FM	Spring Grove, Pennsylvania	173893	York, Hanover, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania	A	,	160	225 meters (738 ft)	39°51′47.3″N 76°56′59.9″W / 39.863139°N 76.949972°W / 39.863139; -76.949972 (WZXY)
WBYX	88.7 FM	Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania	22181	,	B1	,	4,000	242 meters (794 ft)	41°2′40.3″N 75°22′43.6″W / 41.044528°N 75.378778°W / 41.044528; -75.378778 (WBYX)
WZZD	88.1 FM	Warwick, Pennsylvania	91617	Chester County, Pennsylvania	A	,	430	185 meters (607 ft)	40°7′45.4″N 75°52′41.8″W / 40.129278°N 75.878278°W / 40.129278; -75.878278 (WZZD)
WYTL	91.9 FM	Wyomissing, Pennsylvania	91726	Reading, Pennsylvania Lancaster County, Pennsylvania	A	,	450	166 meters (545 ft)	40°11′9.3″N 75°57′13.7″W / 40.185917°N 75.953806°W / 40.185917; -75.953806 (WYTL)

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Translators

In addition to the main station, WBYO and its simulcast stations are relayed by additional translators to widen its broadcast area.

Broadcast translators for WBYO
Call sign	Frequency	City of license	FID	ERP (W)	HAAT	Class	Transmitter coordinates	FCC info
W278AI	103.5 FM	Center Valley, Pennsylvania	7930	10	299.8 m (984 ft)	D	40°33′52.4″N 75°26′23.7″W / 40.564556°N 75.439917°W / 40.564556; -75.439917 (W278AI)	LMS
W245AG	96.9 FM	Glenside, Pennsylvania	86419	26	111.7 m (366 ft)	D	40°5′0.3″N 75°10′53.6″W / 40.083417°N 75.181556°W / 40.083417; -75.181556 (W245AG)	LMS
W279BS	103.7 FM	Hamburg, Pennsylvania	141463	200	298.6 m (980 ft)	D	40°35′50.3″N 75°56′2.7″W / 40.597306°N 75.934083°W / 40.597306; -75.934083 (W279BS)	LMS
W289CZ	105.7 FM	Lansdale, Pennsylvania	153106	720	0 m (0 ft)	D	40°14′18.3″N 75°18′58.6″W / 40.238417°N 75.316278°W / 40.238417; -75.316278 (W289CZ)	LMS

Broadcast translators for WBYH
Call sign	Frequency	City of license	FID	ERP (W)	HAAT	Class	Transmitter coordinates	FCC info
W227BA	93.3 FM	Bear Creek, Pennsylvania	157103	10	475.3 m (1,559 ft)	D	41°10′55.3″N 75°52′15.7″W / 41.182028°N 75.871028°W / 41.182028; -75.871028 (W227BA)	LMS
W265CU	100.9 FM	Scranton, Pennsylvania	141467	25	−88.4 m (−290 ft)	D	41°24′34.3″N 75°39′59.7″W / 41.409528°N 75.666583°W / 41.409528; -75.666583 (W265CU)	LMS

Broadcast translator for WZXQ
Call sign	Frequency	City of license	FID	ERP (W)	Class	Transmitter coordinates	FCC info
W258DA	99.5 FM	Hagerstown, Maryland	141670	50	D	39°37′36.4″N 77°42′38″W / 39.626778°N 77.71056°W / 39.626778; -77.71056 (W258DA)	LMS

Broadcast translator for WZZD
Call sign	Frequency	City of license	FID	ERP (W)	HAAT	Class	Transmitter coordinates	FCC info
W269BL	101.7 FM	Coatesville, Pennsylvania	153313	3	26.3 m (86 ft)	D	39°58′48.3″N 75°48′19.8″W / 39.980083°N 75.805500°W / 39.980083; -75.805500 (W269BL)	LMS

For the WLHI translators, see WLHI § Translators

For the WPAZ translators, see WPAZ § Translators

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Sources and credits

This article is adapted from the Wikipedia article “WBYO”, written by its contributors and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Fathomly has changed the layout, removed citation markers, navigation and maintenance notices, and adjusted punctuation. This adapted version is shared under the same license. For references, see the original article.

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