WPQP

WPQP
Broadcast areaDuBois, Pennsylvania
Frequency93.1 MHz
BrandingPop 92.7-93.1-95.9
Programming
FormatTop 40
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
  • Seven Mountains Media
  • (Southern Belle, LLC)
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 information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID11981
ClassB1
ERP1,700 watts
HAAT287 meters (942 ft)
Repeater(s)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitepopradiopa.com

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.

History

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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.[2][3] 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 19 March 2018, sister station WZDB switched from rock to a simulcast of WPQP, changing its call sign to WQQP on 23 March 2018.[5] On 29 June 2023, sister station WCCR-FM became an additional simulcast, expanding WPQP/WQQP's reach to Clarion County.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WPQP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Station Sales Week Of 10/7". RadioInsight. 2016-10-07. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
  3. ^ "Seven Mountains Media Shuffles Northern PA Formats - RadioInsight". RadioInsight. 2017-05-31. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
  4. ^ "WQYX To Pop On Tuesday". RadioInsight. 2017-08-25. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
  5. ^ "Seven Mountains Doubles The Pop In Western PA". RadioInsight. 2018-03-20. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
  6. ^ "WCCR-FM Joins Pop Radio Simulcast - RadioInsight". 2023-06-29. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
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