Frequency | 98.9 MHz |
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Branding | The River 98.9 |
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Format | Classic hits |
Ownership | |
Owner | Salter Communications, Inc. |
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History | |
First air date | 1985 (at 92.7) |
Former frequencies | 92.7 MHz (1983–1996) |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 53582 |
Class | A |
ERP | 2,000 watts |
HAAT | 167 meters (548 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°29′32.2″N 78°15′18.0″W / 41.492278°N 78.255000°W / 41.492278; -78.255000 |
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Webcast | Listen live |
Website | www |
WQKY (98.9 FM, "The River 98.9") is a commercial FM radio station licensed to serve Emporium, Pennsylvania. The station is owned by Salter Communications, Inc. and broadcasts a classic hits format. The station's transmitter facilities are located off Whittimore Road on the outskirts of Emporium.
The Federal Communications Commission granted Emporium Broadcasting Company a construction permit for the station on April 27, 1983 with the WQKY call sign. Originally assigned to 92.7 MHz,[2] the FCC granted the station its first license on August 6, 1985.[3]
For much of its early years, WQKY simulcast full-time the full-service country music format of its AM sister, WLEM, despite having dissimilar call letters. The arrangement allowed listeners to enjoy full-service radio after sunset, when WLEM was mandated to sign off prior to getting nighttime broadcasting authorization by the end of the 1980's.
The FCC granted a transfer of the station's license from Emporium Broadcasting to Priority Communications, Inc. on December 20, 1993.[4] On July 13, 1994, the FCC granted the station a construction permit to change the station's frequency to 98.9 MHz (Channel 255A)[5] followed by a new license granted on September 11, 1996.[6] Upon the change in ownership, programming was separated between WLEM and WQKY, with the latter adopting an oldies format.
The FCC granted a transfer of the station's license to Salter Communications, Inc. on November 9, 2006. The sale consummated on November 22, 2006.[7] WQKY then changed its format from oldies to adult contemporary.
The station has since adopted a classic hits format and the moniker "The River 98-9", and maintains a secondary office in Franklin Center on South St. Mary's Street in St. Mary's.
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Classic Hits radio stations in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
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41°29′32″N 78°15′18″W / 41.492278°N 78.255°W / 41.492278; -78.255