WJDQ

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WJDQ
WJDQ logo.png
Broadcast area Meridian, Mississippi
Frequency 101.3 MHz
BrandingQ101
Programming
Format Top 40 (CHR)
Affiliations Premiere Networks
United Stations Radio Networks
Westwood One
Ownership
OwnerMississippi 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
Facility ID 7067
Class C1
ERP 100,000 watts
HAAT 176 meters
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website q101radio.net

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

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History

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. [1] The -FM suffix was dropped in 1976, and the station became WJDQ for the first time in 1979.

On September 9, 2011 WMSO changed their format from country (as "Miss 101") to CHR, branded as "Q101". [2] On October 7, 2011 WMSO changed their call letters back to WJDQ, which had been on the 95.1 frequency (now WJXM) in the intervening five years.

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References

  1. "Look what's come to Meridian". The Union Appeal. August 9, 1973. p. 10. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
  2. "Format Musical Chairs In Meridian, MS". RadioInsight. 2011-09-12. Retrieved 2016-06-19.

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