WDJQ

WDJQ

Alliance, Ohio
Broadcast area	Canton metropolitan area
Frequency	92.5MHz
Branding	Q92
Programming
Format	Top 40 (CHR)
Ownership
Owner	D.A. Peterson, Inc.
Sister stations	WDPN
History
First air date	1947(1947)(as WFAH at 101.7)
Former call signs	WFAH (1947–1953) WFAH-FM (1953–1980) WDJQ (1980–1992) WZKL (1992–2008)
Former frequencies	101.7 MHz (1947–1968)
Call signmeaning	(husband and wife)Don andJosephine Peterson or:(son and daughter)Don Jr. andJill Peterson
Technical information
Facility ID	14914
Class	B
ERP	50,000watts
HAAT	152 meters (499 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	40°47′24.00″N81°6′26.00″W
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	q92radio.com

WDJQ(92.5MHz,"Q92" ) is acommercialFMradio stationlicensedtoAlliance, Ohio,and serving theCanton metropolitan area.WDJQ broadcasts aTop 40/CHRradio formatand is owned by the family company of Don Peterson, the former publisher ofThe Alliance Reviewnewspaper. The Peterson Family also ownsWDPN1310 AM.

WDJQ has aneffective radiated power(ERP) of 50,000watts.Thetransmitteris off Whitacre Avenue inMinerva, Ohio.

History

The station originally signed on asWFAHat 101.7 MHz in 1947. One of the oldest established FM stations in the entire region. The owners in 1953 added an AM station, 1310 WFAH (nowWDPN). The FM station'scall signwas modified toWFAH-FMwith the launch of the AM station. Both stations were founded by Arthur Hoiles, with the call letters as a tribute to his father, Frank Austin Hoiles (FAH).

WFAH-FM moved to 92.5 in 1968 upon the establishment ofWJER-FMDover, Ohio on 101.7. The 92.5 spot on the dial had been the home of WAND-FM Canton from 1948-early 1950s, when the owners gave up the station license due to financial problems. WFAH-FM switched to aTop 40 (CHR)format on January 1, 1980. The call letters were switched toWDJQ.The call sign was selected because the names of the station owners began with the letters D and J (Don and Josephine (Hoiles) Peterson) as did their children (Don Jr. and Jill). The "Q" rhymed with the dial position 92, hence the "Q92" moniker.

In the late 1980s, the station was involved in a ratings controversy.Pittsburghstation 92.9WLTJsuedArbitronin January 1992 claiming that listeners who said they were listening to "92 FM" were credited to WDJQ incorrectly due to overlap in the markets as defined by Arbitron.The WLTJ management saw an unusual amount of listeners to WDJQ closer to Pittsburgh and believed those people were actually tuning in WLTJ.

WDJQ becameWZKLon March 13, 1992. Under the WZKL call letters, the station playedoldiesas "Kool 92" and later "Oldies 92.5", then ahot adult contemporaryformat as "Z-92.5 - Today's Music For All People" in January 2000. It returned toTop 40 (CHR)as "Q92" in September 2002, although there was no "Q" in the station's call letters. Attempts to reclaim the WDJQ call letters were initially unsuccessful. But on February 29, 2008, it was announced that the radio station had successfully obtained theWDJQcall sign, which took effect March 7, 2008.

Former airstaff

The DeLuca Show, which ran weekdays from 5:30-10:00am, included host Pat DeLuca (once the station night jock), co-host Charlotte DiFranco, and producer Jason 'Virgil' Pantea. On February 2, 2012, the show went on hiatus pending contractual resolutions.On February 6, 2012, it was announced no agreement with management was made and The DeLuca Show was off the air permanently on WDJQ. After the expiration of a non-compete clause, DeLuca returned to the air in August 2013 on 94.1WHBC-FMalongside Kathy Vogel, who co-hosted the morning show at WDJQ (then WZKL) before DeLuca.

Other former staff members include John Stewart (later atWONEin Akron), Kathy Vogel (later atWNWVin Cleveland), Eric Bradley, Liz Custer, Jim Steele, Tim Richards (now Morning Host atWDOKin Cleveland), Joe Slider, Robbie Mack (now Program Director and Afternoon Host atWJFXin Fort Wayne, IN), Raven (now Afternoon Host atKHKSin Dallas), David Michaels (who spent over 12 years at the station when it was Q92/KOOL92/WZKL/The New Q92), Mark Nolan, who went on to do weather forWKYC-TVin Cleveland and currently serves as the morning host onWMJI,and the late Jim Chenot, who was atWAPSfrom 2002 until his death in November 2016.

External links

• Q92 WDJQ official website
• Facility details for Facility ID 14914 (WDJQ)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
• WDJQinNielsen Audio's FM station database