WPQP

Radio station in Clearfield, Pennsylvania
  • Clearfield, Pennsylvania
Broadcast areaDuBois, PennsylvaniaFrequency93.1 MHzBrandingPop 92.7-93.1-95.9ProgrammingFormatTop 40Affiliations
  • Compass Media Networks
  • Premiere Networks
OwnershipOwner
  • Seven Mountains Media
  • (Southern Belle, LLC)
Sister stations
WLUI, WMRF-FM, WIFT, WKFT, WQQPHistory
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
FCCFacility ID11981ClassB1ERP1,700 wattsHAAT287 meters (942 ft)Repeater(s)
Links
Public license information
  • Public file
  • LMS
WebcastListen LiveWebsitepopradiopa.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

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 August 29.[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

  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.

External links

  • WPQP in the FCC FM station database
  • WPQP in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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Radio stations in the area of PunxsutawneyDuBois, Pennsylvania
This area includes Jefferson and Clearfield Counties.
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Nearby regions
Indiana
Johnstown
Meadville-Franklin
Northern Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
See also
List of radio stations in Pennsylvania
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CHR / Top 40 radio stations in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
See also
adult contemporary
classic hits
college
country
news/talk
NPR
oldies
religious
rock
sports
top 40
urban
other radio stations in Pennsylvania
See also
Contemporary Hit Radio
Rhythmic
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