WQPO
{{short description|Contemporary hit radio station in Harrisonburg, Virginia}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name = WQPO
| logo = WQPO-FM 2015.png
| logo_upright = .8
| city = Harrisonburg, Virginia
| country = US
| area = Central Shenandoah Valley
| frequency = 100.7 MHz {{HD Radio}}
| branding = Q101
| language = English
| format = Contemporary hit radio
| subchannels = {{ubl|HD2: Oldies "Pure Oldies 101.3"|HD3: Soft adult contemporary "EZ Favorites 100.1"}}
| affiliations = {{hlist|United Stations Radio Networks|Westwood One}}
| owner = Saga Communications
| licensee = Tidewater Communications, LLC
| sister_stations = {{hlist|WHBG|WMQR|WSIG|WSVA|WWRE}}
| airdate = {{start date and age|1946|11|24|p=y|br=yes}}{{cite web|title=FCC History Cards for WQPO|url=https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=82745}}
| former_callsigns = WSVA-FM (1946–1974)
| former_frequencies = {{ubl|94.3 MHz (1946–1951)}}
| callsign_meaning =
| licensing_authority = FCC
| facility_id = 39492
| class = B
| erp = {{val|50000|u=watts|fmt=commas}}
| haat = {{convert|150|m|ft|sp=us}}
| coordinates = {{coord|38|27|8.0|N|78|54|32.0|W|type:landmark}}
| translator = See below
| webcast = {{ubl|{{listenlive|https://player.amperwave.net/7940}}|HD2: {{listenlive|https://player.amperwave.net/11887}}}}
| website = {{ubl|{{URL|https://q101online.com/}}|HD2: {{URL|https://pureoldies1013.com/}}|HD3: {{URL|https://myeasyfm.com/}}}}
}}
WQPO (100.7 FM) is a contemporary hit radio formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Harrisonburg, Virginia, serving the Central Shenandoah Valley. WQPO is owned and operated by Saga Communications.{{cite web|url=http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WQPO|title=WQPO Facility Record|work=Federal Communications Commission, audio division}}
HD Radio
WQPO-HD3 was launched in early 2016, carrying a classic rock format branded as "V100.1; Iconic Rock". WQPO-HD3 is relayed by W261CV on 100.1 in Harrisonburg, from which it derived its branding. On the morning of May 9, 2018, WQPO-HD3 flipped from classic rock to soft adult contemporary, branded as "EZ Favorites 100.1".{{cite news|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/168290/saga-goes-easy-in-harrisonburg|title=Saga Goes Easy In Harrisonburg|date=May 9, 2018|website=RadioInsight|access-date=May 10, 2018}}
WQPO-HD2 flipped from a simulcast of sports radio WHBG (1360 AM) to original programming as oldies-formatted "Pure Oldies 101.3" on May 25, 2018.{{cite news|last1=Venta|first1=Lance|date=May 25, 2018|title=Pure Oldies Debuts In Harrisonburg|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/168605/pure-oldies-debuts-in-harrisonburg/|website=RadioInsight}}
{{RadioTranslators
| call1 = W261CV
| freq1 = 100.1
| watts1 = 250
| haat1 = 553
| class1 = D
| fid1 = 139550
| city1 = Harrisonburg, Virginia
| notes1 = Relays HD3
| call2 = W267BA
| freq2 = 101.3
| city2 = Harrisonburg, Virginia
| watts2 = 100
| haat2 = 564
| class2 = D
| fid2 = 141357
| notes2 = Relays HD2
}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{official website|https://q101online.com/|Q101}}
- {{FM station data|39492|WQPO}}
- {{FCC-LMS-Facility|139550|W261CV}}
- {{FXL|W261CV}}
{{Harrisonburg Radio}}
{{Contemporary Hit Radio Stations in Virginia}}
{{Saga Communications}}
Category:1946 establishments in Virginia
Category:Contemporary hit radio stations in the United States
Category:Radio stations established in 1946
{{Virginia-radio-station-stub}}