WQOR
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| WQOR | |
| City of license | Olyphant, Pennsylvania |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre |
| Frequency | 750 kHz |
| First air date | 1984 |
| Format | Religious (Catholic) |
| Power | 1,600 Watts daytime only |
| Class | D |
| Callsign meaning | Queen Of the Rosary |
| Former callsigns | WRGE, WWAX, WMXH, WAAT |
| Owner | J.M.J. Inc. |
Dedicated to the Queen of the Holy Rosary, WQOR is a Catholic radio station broadcasting from Olyphant, Pennsylvania. WQOR is located at 750 on the AM dial and covers much of northeastern Pennsylvania, including Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. Referred to as The Station of the Cross, WQOR is owned and operated by Holy Family Communications. The station began broadcasting Catholic programming on June 17, 2003. WQOR broadcasts at 1.6 kilowatts during the daytime.
[edit] History
WQOR began it's broadcast career as WRGE in 1984.
In 1987 after three years as WRGE, WWAX began its six year run. James Emmel a former voice at WGBI took the reins of WWAX "Live 75". Broadcasting a bizzare combination of favorites, WWAX had its home on Lackawanna Ave. in Olyphant, PA.[1]
In 1993 Carmen Nordone (C.V. Nordone Broadcasting) purchased 750 and WMXH took over with the fitting slogan "Our Music Is All Mixed Up". WMXH proudly operated under a nearly unidentifiable format which included Broadway Musicals, Classic Country, Big Band, Polka's, 50's & 60's sock hop, and Religious Favorites.
Five years later in 1998, WMXH was purchased by Kevin Fennessy's Fennessy Broadcasting Stations Corporation to became WAAT, initially a leased-time and ethnic station. In 2001 Fennessy would change format with the addition of Dr. Laura Schlessinger and Sinatra in the mornings.[2] It would seem that Fennessy elected to revive the WAAT callsign as a nod to his early days in broadcasting at WAAT in Trenton, NJ.[3]
WQOR was inaugurated on June 17, 2003. The third station acquired by Buffalo based Holy Family Communications, WQOR joined The Station of the Cross. Named for "The Queen of the Rosary", WQOR began broadcasting Catholic programming provided primarily by EWTN. On April 1, 2008 Holy Family Communications sold WQOR to J.M.J. Inc., a Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, PA based non-profit.[4]
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[edit] External References
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WQOR
- Radio Locator Information on WQOR
- WQOR is at coordinates Coordinates:
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