WEQY-LP
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = WEQY-LP
| logo = WEQY 1047 Power FM logo.jpg
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| city = Saint Paul, Minnesota
| area = Dayton's Bluff/East Side neighborhoods
| branding = Power FM 104.7
| frequency = {{Frequency|104.7|MHz}}
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| airdate = September 15, 2015
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| format = Community radio
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| power =
| erp = 100 watts (horizontal)
100 watts (vertical)
| haat = {{Convert|3.5|m|ft|sp=us}}
| class = L1
| facility_id = 194073
| coordinates = {{Coord|44|58|2.76|N|93|02|46.09|W|type:landmark_region:US-MN_source:FCC|display=inline,title}} (NAD 27)
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| operator =
| owner = Dayton's Bluff District Four Community Council
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| sister_stations = KRSM-LP, WFNU-LP
| webcast = [https://live365.com/station/Power-104-7-FM-a08813 Listen live]
| website = {{URL|https://www.power1047.fm}}
| licensing_authority= FCC
}}
WEQY-LP (104.7 FM) is a community radio station licensed to Saint Paul, Minnesota and serves the Dayton's Bluff/East Side neighborhoods. Its broadcast license is held by Dayton's Bluff District Four Community Council.
The station is hyper-local. Its coverage area extends from just east of downtown St. Paul through most of southern Maplewood into Oakdale.{{cite web|url=https://fccdata.org/?facid=&call=WEQY&ccode=1&city=&state=&country=US&zip=&arn=&party=&lmspf=&lmspl=&party_type=ELMFA&latd=&lond=&lang=en|work=FCCData.org|title=WEQY-LP|access-date=April 17, 2024}}
History
The station signed on air in 2015, part of the FCC's roll out of LPFM licenses. The sign on of the station was mostly testing the signal, with a variety of programming. The expected coverage radius was {{convert|3.5|mi|km|0}}, but the station could likely be heard much farther, up to {{convert|10|mi|km|0}} away. The goal of the station was to cater to the ethnic populations on St. Paul's east side, including broadcasts in different languages. St. Paul's Dayton's Bluff neighborhood is known for its diversity.{{cite web|url=http://lillienews.com/articles/2015/08/30/weqy-hits-airwaves#.VeqEB3bP32c|publisher=Lillie Suburban Newspapers|date=August 30, 2015|access-date=April 17, 2024|title=WEQY hits the airwaves|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055617/http://lillienews.com/articles/2015/08/30/weqy-hits-airwaves#.VeqEB3bP32c |archive-date=2015-09-05 }}
The goal of the station was to create a voice for St. Paul's east side.{{cite web|url=https://www.startribune.com/st-paul-low-power-radio-station-weqy-seeks-to-give-east-side-a-voice/368557651|title=St. Paul low-power radio station WEQY seeks to give East Side a voice|publisher=Star Tribune|date=February 11, 2016|author=James Walsh}}
The station now primarily carries hip hop music, branding itself as Power 104.7. The station's website provides news catered to the St. Paul area. The station is one of three low power FM stations in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area that share resources.{{cite web|url=https://www.weqy.org/article/what-lpfm|title=What is "LPFM"?|work=WEQY.org|date=13 April 2016 |access-date=April 17, 2024}}
This station received its original construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission on March 24, 2014. The new station was assigned the WEQY-LP call sign by the FCC on July 4, 2014. WEQY-LP received its license to cover from the FCC on September 15, 2015.
WEQY is one of two LPFM radio stations on St. Paul's east side. The other station is WVIC-LP 99.1 FM, owned by the Victoria Theater project.
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.power1047.fm}}
- {{Facebook|POWER1047.FM|WEQY}}
{{Minneapolis-St. Paul Radio}}
Category:Community radio stations in the United States
Category:Low-power FM radio stations in Minnesota
Category:Radio stations in Minnesota
Category:Radio stations established in 2015
Category:2015 establishments in Minnesota
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