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

}}

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