WPQP
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| Broadcast area | DuBois, Pennsylvania |
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| Frequency | 93.1MHz |
| Branding | Pop 92.7-93.1-95.9 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Top 40 |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WLUI,WMRF-FM,WIFT,WKFT,WQQP | |
| History | |
First air date | 1981(as WQYX) |
Former call signs | WQYX (1981–2017) |
Call signmeaning | Resembles "pop" (station branding) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 11981 |
| Class | B1 |
| ERP | 1,700watts |
| HAAT | 287 meters (942 ft) |
| Repeater(s) |
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| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | popradiopa |
WPQP(93.1FM,"Pop 92.7-93.1-95.9" ) is aradio stationlicensedtoClearfield, Pennsylvania.Owned by Seven Mountains Media, it broadcasts aTop 40format.The station is also simulcast withWCCR-FM(92.7) inClarionandWQQP(95.9 FM) inSykesville.
History
[edit]Throughout the 1980s, WQYX was an affiliate ofRick Dees Weekly Top 40and Retro Pop Reunion.
In October 2016, First Media reached a deal to sell its remaining stations in West Central Pennsylvania to Seven Mountains Media for $4.5 million. At this point, WQYX was broadcasting ahot adult contemporaryformat branded as93.1 WQYX.[2][3]In August 2017, the station changed its call letters to WPQP, and announced that it would flip tocontemporary hit radioasPop 93.1on 29 August.[4]
On 19 March 2018, sister stationWZDBswitched from rock to a simulcast of WPQP, changing its call sign to WQQP on 23 March 2018.[5]On 29 June 2023, sister stationWCCR-FMbecame an additional simulcast, expanding WPQP/WQQP's reach toClarion County.[6]
References
[edit]- ^"Facility Technical Data for WPQP".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^"Station Sales Week Of 10/7".RadioInsight.2016-10-07.Retrieved2018-03-21.
- ^"Seven Mountains Media Shuffles Northern PA Formats - RadioInsight".RadioInsight.2017-05-31.Retrieved2018-03-21.
- ^"WQYX To Pop On Tuesday".RadioInsight.2017-08-25.Retrieved2018-03-21.
- ^"Seven Mountains Doubles The Pop In Western PA".RadioInsight.2018-03-20.Retrieved2018-03-21.
- ^"WCCR-FM Joins Pop Radio Simulcast - RadioInsight".2023-06-29.Retrieved2023-07-02.
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 11981 (WPQP)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- WPQPinNielsen Audio's FM station database