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Broadcast area | DuBois |
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| Frequency | 93.1 MHz |
| Branding | Pop 92.7-93.1-95.9 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Top 40 |
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| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WLUI, WMRF-FM, WIFT, WKFT, WQQP | |
| History | |
First air date | 1981 (1981) (as WQYX) |
Former call signs | WQYX (1981–2017) |
Call sign meaning | Resembles "pop" (station branding) |
| Technical information1 | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 11981 | |
| Class | B1 |
| ERP | 1,700 watts |
| HAAT | 287 meters (942 ft) |
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| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | popradiopa.com |
WPQP (93.1 FM, "Pop 92.7-93.1-95.9") is a commercial radio station licensed to Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States, and serving DuBois. Owned by Seven Mountains Media, it broadcasts a Top 40 format. The station is also simulcast with WCCR-FM (92.7) in Clarion and WQQP (95.9 FM) in Sykesville.
History
Throughout the 1980s, WQYX was an affiliate of Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 and 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 a hot adult contemporary format branded as 93.1 WQYX.23 In August 2017, the station changed its call letters to WPQP, and announced that it would flip to contemporary hit radio as Pop 93.1 on 29 August.4
On March 19, 2018, sister station WZDB switched from rock to a simulcast of WPQP, changing its call sign to WQQP on March 23, 2018.5 On June 29, 2023, sister station WCCR-FM became an additional simulcast, expanding WPQP/WQQP's reach to Clarion County.6
References
References
- "Facility Technical Data for WPQP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- "Station Sales Week Of 10/7". RadioInsight. October 7, 2016. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
- "Seven Mountains Media Shuffles Northern PA Formats - RadioInsight". RadioInsight. May 31, 2017. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
- "WQYX To Pop On Tuesday". RadioInsight. August 25, 2017. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
- "Seven Mountains Doubles The Pop In Western PA". RadioInsight. March 20, 2018. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
- "WCCR-FM Joins Pop Radio Simulcast - RadioInsight". June 29, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
External links
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID 11981 (WPQP) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WPQP in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
41°04′05″N 78°31′05″W / 41.068°N 78.518°W / 41.068; -78.518