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.

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
Facility ID11981
ClassB1
ERP1,700 watts
HAAT287 meters (942 ft)
Repeater(s)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitepopradiopa.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
  1. "Station Sales Week Of 10/7". RadioInsight. 2016-10-07. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
  2. "Seven Mountains Media Shuffles Northern PA Formats - RadioInsight". RadioInsight. 2017-05-31. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
  3. "WQYX To Pop On Tuesday". RadioInsight. 2017-08-25. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
  4. "Seven Mountains Doubles The Pop In Western PA". RadioInsight. 2018-03-20. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
  5. "WCCR-FM Joins Pop Radio Simulcast - RadioInsight". 2023-06-29. Retrieved 2023-07-02.

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