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WJDQ

Coordinates: 32°19′12″N 88°41′28″W / 32.320°N 88.691°W / 32.320; -88.691
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WJDQ
Broadcast areaMeridian, Mississippi
Frequency101.3 MHz
BrandingQ101
Programming
FormatTop 40 (CHR)
AffiliationsPremiere Networks
United Stations Radio Networks
Westwood One
Ownership
OwnerMississippi Broadcasters LLC
WYHL, WZKS, WOKK, WJXM, WMOG
History
First air date
February 1968 (56 years ago) (1968-02) (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 ID7067
ClassC1
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT176 meters
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websiteq101radio.net

WJDQ (101.3 FM, "Q101") is a Top 40 (CHR) formatted radio station in Meridian, Mississippi.

History

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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

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WJDQ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Look what's come to Meridian". The Union Appeal. August 9, 1973. p. 10. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
  3. ^ "Format Musical Chairs In Meridian, MS". RadioInsight. 2011-09-12. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
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32°19′12″N 88°41′28″W / 32.320°N 88.691°W / 32.320; -88.691