WQLN-FM

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WQLN-FM
WQLN's studio facility on Sesame Street in Erie (off Peach Street), a road shared with WJET-TV and WFXP to the south.
Broadcast area Northwest Pennsylvania
Frequency 91.3 MHz
BrandingWQLN 91.3 FM
Programming
Format Public radio, talk and classical
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerPublic Broadcasting of Northwest Pennsylvania, Inc.
WQLN
History
First air date
January 7, 1973 (1973-01-07)
Call sign meaning
"We Question and Learn"
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 53720
Class B
ERP 35,000 watts
HAAT 152 meters (499 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 42°2′31.2″N80°3′56.1″W / 42.042000°N 80.065583°W / 42.042000; -80.065583
Repeater (see article)
Links
Public license information
Website wqln.org

WQLN-FM (91.3 FM) is a non-commercial radio station licensed to Erie, Pennsylvania, United States. Co-owned with PBS station WQLN, the station carries a mixed public radio format of talk, classical and jazz. The studios and transmitter are in Summit Township, south of the Erie city limits (but with an Erie mailing address), adjacent to WJET-TV and WFXP off Peach Street (U.S. Route 19); WQLN's address is on Sesame Street, named for the popular PBS children's show. [2]

Contents

WQLN-FM's signal covers Northwest Pennsylvania and small parts of New York State, Northeast Ohio and the Golden Horseshoe region of Ontario. In addition, WQLN-FM programming is heard on a network of FM translators around the region.

History

WQLN-FM signed on the air in 1973. It is the sister station to Northwest Pennsylvania's PBS member station WQLN. A group of volunteers seeking to establish a non-commercial public television station had been working on securing a construction permit and funding since the 1950s. WQLN-TV 54 finally hit the airwaves on August 13, 1967. [3]

The same organization, Public Broadcasting of Northwest Pennsylvania, decided to pair the TV station with a public radio station as well. A frequency was sought and WQLN-FM made its first official broadcast on January 7, 1973. [4] At first, most of its programming was classical music. But over time, WQLN-FM has added more news shows from NPR and other public networks, as well as jazz and other genres of music.

In 2024, WQLN-FM received a grant of $87,059 from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to replace aging equipment and upgrade monitoring of its signal to help its translators retransmit programming. [5]

Programming

During weekday mornings and late afternoons, WQLN-FM carries popular news and information programs from NPR and other public networks including Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Fresh Air, Marketplace and On Point . In middays and overnights, WQLN-FM plays classical music, while evenings feature jazz.

Repeaters

WQLN-FM also broadcasts from the following five translators:

Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W)FCC info
W207AF106.1 FM Meadville, Pennsylvania 4
W211AE90.1 FM Mayville, New York 537183 LMS
W218AP91.5 FM Titusville, Pennsylvania 5372113 LMS
W220BA91.9 FM Oil City, Pennsylvania 5373210 LMS
W255AE98.9 FM Warren, Pennsylvania 5371950 LMS

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WQLN-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ FCCdata.org/WQLN-FM
  3. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 1970 page A-54. Retrieved Jan. 11, 2026.
  4. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 page C-177. Retrieved Jan. 11, 2026.
  5. ↑ InsideRadio.com "CPB Awards Funds for Three Public Radio Stations for NGWS Upgrades" Nov. 13, 2024. Retrieved Jan. 11, 2026.

See also

42°02′31″N80°03′58″W / 42.042°N 80.066°W / 42.042; -80.066


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