WYRS

Infobox Radio station
name = WYRS


city = Manahawkin, New Jersey
area = Ocean County, New Jersey
branding =
slogan = "We're Your Radio Station" "Tune In and Tell A Friend"
airdate = March 27, 1995
frequency = 90.7 MHz
format = Christian
power =
erp = 15,000 watts
haat = 80 meters
class = B1
callsign_meaning = We're Your Radio Station
former_callsigns =
owner = WYRS Broadcasting
sister_stations =
webcast =
website = [http://www.wyrs.org/ www.wyrs.org]
affiliations =

WYRS is an FM Radio station in New Jersey.

History

WYRS first went on the air at 4:00 PM on March 27, 1995 with a mix of Christian and community programming. Originally, broadcasts were in mono and the station was only on the air on a part-time schedule. The studios were in a 18'X 25' space in Station Manager Bob Wyck's basement and the station leased room on the Manahawkin transmitter tower of WJRZ. Studio equipment was a mix of broadcast equipment discarded by other radio stations and consumer-grade audio components (cassette and CD players and turntables). The staff was (and remains to this day) entirely volunteer.

The original schedule was: 4:30 pm-11:00 pm (Mon-Fri)/12:30 pm-10:30 pm (Sat)/3 pm-11 pm (Sun)

During the summer of 1996, the station expanded its broadcast hours to 7:00 am-midday daily. By the summer of 1997, it was broadcasting 24 hours a day in stereo.

On July 10, 2007, WYRS began broadcasting from its new location, which was the former marine coastal radio station WSC.

Programming

Some slogans that WYRS uses are "Community Radio With A Christian Perspective", "Tune In and Tell A Friend" and "We're Your Radio Station."

Programming on WYRS is mostly satellite-delivered. Locally produced programs include an hour block weekday evenings where local churches air edited versions of their Sunday sermons; "Ain't Misbehavin'", a bluegrass themed program on Saturday mornings; "The Setback", featuring Big Band music on Saturday afternoons and "Reflections", a show hosted by Bob Wick, the general manager of WYRS, on Saturday evenings. WYRS carries USA News at the top of every hour and simulcasts the audio portion of NJN news Monday-Friday evenings.

WYRS also hosts live remote broadcasts each year from Manahawkin Founder's Day.

90.7 was originally given the WAGB calls on December 17, 1993 and then switched to WYRS on January 31, 1994.