WPQP

WPQP
Clearfield, Pennsylvania;
Broadcast area	DuBois, Pennsylvania
Frequency	93.1 MHz
Branding	Pop 92.7-93.1-95.9
Programming
Format	Top 40
Affiliations	Compass Media Networks; Premiere Networks;
Ownership
Owner	Seven Mountains Media; (Southern Belle, LLC);
Sister stations	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
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	11981
Class	B1
ERP	1,700 watts
HAAT	287 meters (942 ft)
Repeater(s)	92.7 WCCR-FM (Clarion); 95.9 WQQP (Sykesville);
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	popradiopa.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 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

^ "Facility Technical Data for WPQP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ "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

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

[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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