WPQP
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = WPQP
| logo = WPQP.WQQP.png
| city = Clearfield, Pennsylvania
| area = DuBois, Pennsylvania
| branding = Pop 92.7-93.1-95.9
| frequency = 93.1 MHz
| repeater = {{ubl|{{Radio Relay|92.7|WCCR-FM|Clarion}}|{{Radio Relay|95.9|WQQP|Sykesville}}}}
| airdate = {{start date|1981}} (as WQYX)
| format = Top 40
| erp = 1,700 watts
| haat = {{convert|287|meters}}
| class = B1
| facility_id = 11981
| licensing_authority = FCC
| callsign_meaning = Resembles "pop" (station branding)
| former_callsigns = WQYX (1981–2017)
| owner = Seven Mountains Media
| licensee = Southern Belle, LLC
| affiliations = {{ubl|Compass Media Networks|Premiere Networks}}
| sister_stations = WLUI, WMRF-FM, WIFT, WKFT, WQQP
| webcast = [http://streamdb5web.securenetsystems.net/v5/WQYX Listen Live]
| website = [http://www.popradiopa.com/ 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.{{Cite news|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/108595/station-sales-week-of-107/|title=Station Sales Week Of 10/7|date=2016-10-07|work=RadioInsight|access-date=2018-03-21|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/118153/seven-mountains-media-shuffles-northern-pa-formats/|title=Seven Mountains Media Shuffles Northern PA Formats - RadioInsight|date=2017-05-31|work=RadioInsight|access-date=2018-03-21|language=en-US}} 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.{{Cite news|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/119442/wqyx-pop-tuesday/|title=WQYX To Pop On Tuesday|date=2017-08-25|work=RadioInsight|access-date=2018-03-21|language=en-US}}
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.{{Cite news|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/167226/seven-mountains-doubles-the-pop-in-western-pa/|title=Seven Mountains Doubles The Pop In Western PA |date=2018-03-20|work=RadioInsight|access-date=2018-03-21|language=en-US}} On 29 June 2023, sister station WCCR-FM became an additional simulcast, expanding WPQP/WQQP's reach to Clarion County.{{Cite web |date=2023-06-29 |title=WCCR-FM Joins Pop Radio Simulcast - RadioInsight |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/254251/wccr-fm-joins-pop-radio-simulcast/ |access-date=2023-07-02 |language=en-US}}
References
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External links
- {{FM station data|11981|WPQP}}
{{Punxsutawney Radio}}
{{Contemporary Hit Radio Stations in Pennsylvania}}
{{Seven Mountains Media}}
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Category:Contemporary hit radio stations in the United States
Category:Radio stations established in 1981