WQKX

{{Infobox radio station

| name = WQKX

| logo = wqkx.jpg

| logo_size = 190px

| city = Sunbury, Pennsylvania

| area = Sunbury-Selinsgrove-Lewisburg, PA

| branding = 94KX

| frequency = 94.1 MHz {{HD Radio}}

| airdate = 1948

| format = Top 40 (CHR)

| erp = 16,000 watts (analog)
1,600 watts (digital){{cite web |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1655040&Service=FD&Form_id=911&Facility_id=63890 |title=Request for Special Temporary Authority, Digital Operation at -10dBc [Attachment 1] |date=October 29, 2014 |website=fcc.gov |publisher=Federal Communications Commission |access-date=2018-05-01}}

| haat = {{Convert|268|m|ft|sp=us}}

| class = B

| facility_id = 63890

| coordinates = {{coord|40|47|10.3|N|76|41|47.9|W|region:US_type:landmark}}

| former_callsigns = WKOK-FM (1945–1978)

| former_frequencies = 100.3 MHz (1945)
99.3 MHz (1945–1947)

| owner = Sunbury Broadcasting Corporation

| sister_stations = WEGH, WKOK, WVLY-FM

| webcast = [https://player.amperwave.net/978 Listen Live]

| website = [https://www.wqkx.net wqkx.net]

| licensing_authority= FCC

}}

WQKX (94.1 FM, "94KX") is a commercial FM radio station licensed to serve Sunbury, Pennsylvania. The station is owned by Sunbury Broadcasting Corporation and broadcasts a Top 40 (CHR) format. Its broadcast tower is located near Trevorton.{{cite web |url=http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WQKX |title=FM Query Results for WQKX |website=fcc.gov |publisher=Federal Communications Commission |accessdate=2018-05-01}}

History

The Federal Communications Commission granted Sunbury Broadcasting Corporation a construction permit for the station on September 14, 1945 with the WKOK-FM call sign. Originally assigned to 100.3 MHz, the FCC reassigned the station to 99.3 MHz on November 11, 1945, followed by another reassignment to 94.1 MHz on June 27, 1947.{{cite web|url=https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=82672 |title=History Cards for WQKX |website=fcc.gov |publisher=Federal Communications Commission |access-date=2020-01-11}}

The station signed on for the first time in 1948.{{cite web|title=History |url=http://sunburybroadcastingcorporation.com |website=Sunbury Broadcasting Corporation |accessdate=2020-01-11}} The FCC granted the station its first license on February 17, 1949. Until 1975, the station simulcast the programming of WKOK (AM). In 1978, the call sign was changed to WQKX.

Signal Note

WQKX is short-spaced to WIP-FM Sports Radio 94 WIP (licensed to serve Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) as they both operate on the same channel and the distance between the stations' transmitters is {{convert|93|mi|km}} as determined by FCC rules.{{cite web|url=https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/retrieveECFR?gp=&SID=f3c56971693dd1afdad89a680fece345&mc=true&r=SECTION&n=se47.4.73_1208 |title=Reference points and distance computations. 47 CFR § 73.208 |access-date=2021-08-21}} The minimum distance between two Class B stations operating on the same channel according to current FCC rules is {{convert|150|mi|km}}.{{cite web|url=http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2012-title47-vol4/pdf/CFR-2012-title47-vol4-sec73-207.pdf |title=Minimum distance separation between stations. 47 CFR § 73.207(b)(1) |access-date=2021-08-21}}

References

External links

{{Official website|https://www.wqkx.net}}
{{FM station data|63890|WQKX}}

{{coord|40.786194|N|76.696639|W|type:landmark_region:US_source:FCC|display=title}}

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Category:Contemporary hit radio stations in the United States