WDUQ-LP
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| City of license | Benwood, West Virginia |
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| Broadcast area |
McMechen, West Virginia Bellaire, Ohio Southern Wheeling, West Virginia |
| Slogan | "The Tri-State's Classic Jazz & Blues Station" |
| Frequency | 94.1 MHz |
| First air date | 2003 |
| Format | Classic Jazz and Blues |
| ERP | 6 watts |
| HAAT | 117.6 meters (386 ft) |
| Class | L1 |
| Facility ID | 133551 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 39°59′39″N 80°42′40″W / 39.99417°N 80.71111°W |
| Former callsigns | WVJW-LP (2002-2012)[1] |
| Owner | Kol Ami Havurah |
| Website | WDUQ Online |
WDUQ-LP (94.1 FM) is a listener-supported American low-power FM radio station licensed to serve the community of Benwood, West Virginia. The station is owned and operated by Kol Ami Havurah, a non-profit educational organization.
Programming
WDUQ-LP broadcasts a classic jazz and blues music format to McMechen, West Virginia, Bellaire, Ohio and the southern end of Wheeling, West Virginia.[2][3]
History
In June 2001, Kol Ami Havurah applied to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for a construction permit for a new broadcast radio station. The FCC granted this permit on July 31, 2002, with a scheduled expiration date of January 1, 2004.[4] The new station was assigned call sign "WVJW-LP" on August 8, 2002.[1] After construction, modification, and testing were completed in January 2003,[5] the station was granted its broadcast license on February 5, 2004.[6]
On May 21, 2008, lightning struck near the WVJW-LP transmitter facility causing a power surge which damaged the station's broadcast transmitter. Falling silent for technical reasons, the station petitioned the FCC for special temporary authority to remain off the air for financial reasons while the transmitter was assessed and funding for repair or replacement was gathered.[7] The station returned to the air that summer.
The station was assigned the call sign "WDUQ-LP" by the FCC on January 1, 2012.[1] The WDUQ call sign was previously used on a Pittsburgh radio station, now WESA, from December 1949 until September 2011.[8] The WDUQ callsign was chosen by owners Kol Ami Havurah because the letters "DUQ" is a form of the Hebrew root דוח or "report".[9] Kol Ami Havurah is a Jewish religious organization and uses Hebrew.[10]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "WDUQ-LP Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access Database. FCC Media Bureau. Retrieved January 5, 2012.
- ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved January 5, 2012.
- ↑ 60 dBu Service Contour for WDUQ-LP, 94.1 MHz, Benwood, WV
- ↑ "Application Search Details (BNPL-20010611AAE)". FCC Media Bureau. July 31, 2002. Retrieved January 5, 2012.
- ↑ "Application Search Details (BLL-20030103ACI)". FCC Media Bureau. January 3, 2003. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
- ↑ "Application Search Details (BLL-20030714AAW)". FCC Media Bureau. February 5, 2004. Retrieved January 5, 2012.
- ↑ "Application Search Details (BLSTA-20080715AET)". FCC Media Bureau. December 2, 2008. Retrieved January 5, 2012.
- ↑ "WESA Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access Database. FCC Media Bureau. Retrieved January 5, 2012.
- ↑ Morfix Dictionary
- ↑ O'Brien, Eric (January 4, 2012). "WDUQ calls show up on Benwood WV station". Pittsburgh Radio & TV Online. Retrieved January 5, 2012.
External links
- WDUQ Online
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WDUQ
- Radio-Locator information on WDUQ
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WDUQ
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