WAPS (FM)
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| Frequency | 91.3 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | The Summit FM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Adult Album Alternative |
| Subchannels | HD2: Alternative HD3: Rock and Recovery |
| Affiliations | NPR |
| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | September 1955 |
Former frequencies | 89.1 MHz (1955–94) |
Call sign meaning | Akron Public Schools |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 6051 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 2,000 watts (analog) 80 watts (digital) |
| HAAT | 106 meters (348 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°03′18.00″N 81°31′35.00″W / 41.0550000°N 81.5263889°W |
| Translator(s) | 90.1 W211BT (Athens) |
| Repeater(s) | 90.7 WKTL (Struthers) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | thesummit |
WAPS (91.3 MHz) is a non-commercial educational FM radio station licensed to Akron, Ohio. Owned and operated by Akron Public Schools, the station airs an Adult Album Alternative (AAA) format as “91.3 the Summit”. WAPS has a standard analog transmission and broadcasts to over three HD Radio channels and is available online.
WAPS primarily serves the Akron metro area but also simulcasts over a single full power repeater: WKTL (90.7 FM), licensed to Struthers, and operated by Struthers High School, which broadcasts the WAPS signal to the Youngstown metro area, as well as translator W211BT, licensed to Athens.