WPQP
WPQP (93.1 FM, "Pop 92.7-93.1-95.9") is a radio station licensed to Clearfield, Pennsylvania. 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.
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Broadcast area | DuBois, Pennsylvania |
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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 | |
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WLUI, WMRF-FM, WIFT, WKFT, WQQP | |
History | |
First air date | 1981 | (as WQYX)
Former call signs | WQYX (1981–2017) |
Call sign meaning | Resembles "pop" (station branding) |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 11981 |
Class | B1 |
ERP | 1,700 watts |
HAAT | 287 meters (942 ft) |
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Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | popradiopa.com |
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.[1][2] 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 August 29.[3]
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.[4] On June 29, 2023, sister station WCCR-FM became an additional simulcast, expanding WPQP/WQQP's reach to Clarion County.[5]
References
- "Station Sales Week Of 10/7". RadioInsight. 2016-10-07. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
- "Seven Mountains Media Shuffles Northern PA Formats - RadioInsight". RadioInsight. 2017-05-31. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
- "WQYX To Pop On Tuesday". RadioInsight. 2017-08-25. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
- "Seven Mountains Doubles The Pop In Western PA". RadioInsight. 2018-03-20. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
- "WCCR-FM Joins Pop Radio Simulcast - RadioInsight". 2023-06-29. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
External links
- WPQP in the FCC FM station database
- WPQP on Radio-Locator
- WPQP in Nielsen Audio's FM station database