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Coordinates: 42°03′43″N 77°21′36″W / 42.062°N 77.360°W / 42.062; -77.360
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WQBF
Simulcast with WCBF and WOBF
Broadcast areaElmira-Corning, New York
Frequency94.7 MHz
Branding95-96-97 Bigfoot Country
Programming
FormatCountry music
Ownership
Owner
  • Seven Mountains Media
  • (Southern Belle, LLC)
WCBF, WMTT, WMTT-FM, WNKI, WNGZ, WOBF, WPHD
History
First air date
1991 (as WPHD at 93.3)
Former call signs
WKGV (6/1989-12/1989)
WPHD (1989-2003)
WMTT (2003-2020)
Former frequencies
93.3 MHz (1991)
Call sign meaning
Q BigFoot
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID19858
ClassB1
ERP12,000 watts
HAAT147 meters (482 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
42°03′43″N 77°21′36″W / 42.062°N 77.360°W / 42.062; -77.360
Translator(s)See § FM translator
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitebigfootcountryradio.com

WQBF is a country radio station broadcasting at 94.7 MHz. licensed to Tioga, Pennsylvania and serving the Elmira-Corning metro area.

Prior to 2003, the station's call sign was WPHD. WCBF is located within the WMTT studios at 495 Chemung Street in Horseheads, New York 14845. When WMTT first signed on, on Memorial Day Weekend of 1991, WMTT was on 93.3 MHz and was rebroadcasting its sister station at the time, WKGB-FM, Conklin, New York. In September 1991 WMTT switched to 94.7 MHz. In April 1992, the station began a progressive separation from its sister, WKGB-FM. During 1994, WMTT ran the ABC Classic Rock format. From January 1, 1995 to May 1, 1995, WMTT simulcasted FM station WBSX, Hazleton, Pennsylvania, which at the time was called The Mountain, airing an AOR format leaning towards classic rock. From May 1, 1995 until early 1996, WMTT simulcasted WCDW, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, which at the time aired a classic hits format leaning heavily on rock from the 1970s and 1980s (similar to Rock without the Hard Edge). From early 1996 to July 3, 2020, WMTT aired its own classic rock format. On June 25, 2020, WMTT changed its callsign to WQBF, and then on July 3, 2020 flipped to Country as part of a five-station format swap, where 94.7's former Classic Rock format moved to 820/101.3 and 100.9, while 100.9's former country format moved to 94.7/96.1/97.1 as "Bigfoot Country".[2]

FM translator

WQBF also broadcasts on the following translators:

Broadcast translator for WQBF
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) Class FCC info
W236AK 95.1 FM Corning, New York 55 D

References

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ https://radioinsight.com/headlines/190049/seven-mountains-media-flips-five-stations-in-elmira/