WKPQ
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| City of license | Hornell, New York |
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| Broadcast area | Hornell area |
| Branding | Kickin' Country 105.3 |
| Frequency | 105.3 MHz |
| First air date | 1946 (as WWHG) |
| Format | Country |
| ERP | 43,000 watts |
| HAAT | 162 meters |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 5309 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 42°17′32.00″N 77°40′27.00″W / 42.2922222°N 77.6741667°W |
| Former callsigns | WHHO-FM (1981-1983) |
| Affiliations | ABC Radio , Jones Radio Network |
| Owner | Phoenix Radio, Inc. (Bill "Wolf" Barry) |
| Sister stations | WHHO |
WKPQ (105.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Hornell, New York, USA, the station serves the Elmira-Corning area including the Canisteo valley and northern Pennsylvania. The station is currently owned by Phoenix Radio, Inc., with a swap to WS Media, LLC pending.
History [edit]
The station signed on in 1946, three years before its AM sister station (the now defunct WHHO).[1] The station changed call signs to WHHO-FM no later than 1981-03-12. on 1983-06-15, the station changed its call sign to the current WKPQ.[2] It is the only one of the three stations Bilbat Radio has owned that remains on the air; WHHO and WQLE have since lost their licenses. In 2009, Bilbat sold the station to Phoenix Radio, Inc.[1] and features programing from ABC Radio and Jones Radio Network.[3] A sale is pending to WS Media LLC, the current owner of WENY, WENI and WGMM, who will trade the station one-for-one for WCBA and pay off the debts WKPQ incurred during the Bilbat years.
On October 10, 2011 WKPQ changed their format to country, branded as "Kickin' Country 105.3".[4]
References [edit]
- ^ a b http://www.eveningtribune.com/news/x655689199/FCC-yanks-WHHO-radio-license-for-failure-to-pay-2007-fine
- ^ "WKPQ Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "WKPQ Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/53820/kickin-in-hornell-ny/#.TpNsmHOqDvu
External links [edit]
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WKPQ
- Radio-Locator information on WKPQ
- Query Arbitron's FM station database for WKPQ
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