WJDQ
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| Broadcast area | Meridian, Mississippi |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 101.3 MHz |
| Branding | Q101 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Top 40 (CHR) |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks United Stations Radio Networks Westwood One |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Mississippi Broadcasters LLC |
| WYHL, WZKS, WOKK, WJXM, WMOG | |
| History | |
First air date | February 1968 (as WDAL-FM) |
Former call signs | WDAL-FM (1968–1976) WDAL (1976–1979) WJDQ (1979–2006) WYHL (2006) WMSO (2006–2011) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 7067 |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 176 meters |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | q101radio.net |
WJDQ (101.3 FM, "Q101") is a Top 40 (CHR) formatted radio station in Meridian, Mississippi.
History
[edit]Broadcasters and Publishers, Inc., received the construction permit for a new FM radio station in Meridian. When WDAL-FM hit the air in February 1968, it was the 24-hour counterpart to 1330 WDAL, simulcasting its country format during the day and airing contemporary music at night.[2] The -FM suffix was dropped in 1976, and the station became WJDQ for the first time in 1979 and flipped to a Top 40/CHR station as "Q101". The station remained as a CHR format throughout the next three-and-a-half decades.
In 2006, WJDQ dropped its CHR format and became WMSO as "Miss 101" with a country format. On September 9, 2011, WMSO dropped its country format, flipped back to CHR, and returned back to its "Q101" branding.[3] On October 7, 2011, WMSO changed their call letters back to WJDQ, which had previously been on the 95.1 frequency (now WJXM) in the intervening five years.
References
[edit]- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WJDQ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Look what's come to Meridian". The Union Appeal. August 9, 1973. p. 10. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
- ^ "Format Musical Chairs In Meridian, MS". RadioInsight. 2011-09-12. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 7067 (WJDQ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WJDQ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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