WBXQ (94.3 FM, "Q94") is a

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broadcasting a

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format. Licensed to the suburb of

Patton, Pennsylvania Patton is a borough in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is northwest of Altoona, in an agricultural region. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. In 1900, 2,651 people lived here, and in 1910, 3, ...

, it serves the

Altoona, Pennsylvania Altoona is a city in Blair County, Pennsylvania. It is the principal city of the Altoona Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). The population was 43,963 at the time of the 2020 Census, making it the eighteenth most populous city in Pennsylvania. T ...

metropolitan area. It first began broadcasting in

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under the

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WKBE. The station is currently owned by Matt Lightner, through licensee Lightner Communications LLC. At one time, Q94 at 94.3 was Altoona's top 40 radio outlet.

History

94.3 History

The station was first assigned the call sign "WKBE" on October 31, 1988. On June 16, 1989, the call sign was changed to WHUM-FM and then changed again to WBRX on December 15, 1989. For many years,

WBRX WBRX (94.7 FM, "Mix 94.7") is a radio station broadcasting an adult contemporary format. Licensed to the suburb of Cresson, Pennsylvania, it serves the Altoona, Pennsylvania metropolitan area. It first began broadcasting in 1981 under the call ...

simulcasted WBXQ, which was still on 94.7 FM.

WBXQ History

WBXQ first signed on the air in November 1981 as "WRKE" on 94.7 FM, founded by legendary Pittsburgh broadcaster Ed Sherlock and his business partner Neil Hart, who formed Sherlock-Hart Broadcasting the year before. The station's licensee, however, was listed as Sounds Good, Inc. In addition to owning WBXQ, both men owned WAMQ (now WWGE) in Loretto, which programmed a format of contemporary country music. In 1990, Sherlock and Hart dissolved their partnership, with Hart leaving to pursue other interests. WAMQ, which was falling into some financial difficulty, was sold to WBXQ Operations Manager Tom Stevens in July 1992. Sherlock retained possession of WBXQ. According t
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94.3 and WBXQ 94.7 swapped calls, retaining their classic rock simulcast, on April 27, 2007.
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reports the call swap was apparently filed in error, as it disappeared the next day (the 28th) from the FCC database. On June 28, 2007, the WBRX and WBXQ call signs were officially swapped on 94.3 and 94.7 FM. On October 22, 2007 WBRX split from the Q94 classic rock simulcast and switched to an adult contemporary format branded as "Mix 94.7". On April 15, 2009 WBXQ changed their format to country, branded as "True Country 94.3". On October 28, 2015 WBXQ brought Q94 and classic rock back to the area; the station goes up against

WRKY-FM WRKY-FM is a classic rock formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, serving Altoona, Pennsylvania Altoona is a city in Blair County, Pennsylvania. It is the principal city of the Altoona Metropolitan Statistica ...

for Altoona rock listeners. In July 2019, Lightner Communications LLC purchased both WBXQ and WBRX, along with WKMC, WRTA, and two translators, from current owner Rebecca Barger. Matt Lightner is a long time Broadcast Engineer and area business owner. The sale was consummated on October 1, 2019, at a price of $675,000.

Weekday Programming

*5 a.m. to 10 a.m. - The Bob and Tom Show *10 a.m. to 3 p.m. - Sean McKay *3 p.m. to 7 p.m. - Adam Erickson *7 p.m. to 12 a.m. - Steve Gormon Rocks

Saturday Programming

*8 p.m. to 10 p.m. - Sammy Hagar's Top Rock Countdown *10 a.m. to 12 a.m. - Classic Rock Live with Pierre Robert

Sunday Programming

*6 a.m. to 10 a.m. - Flashback with Matt Pinfield *10 a.m. to 11 a.m. - Off The Record with Joe Benson *11 a.m. to 12 p.m. - Carol Miller's Get The Led Out *8 p.m. to 10 p.m. - The Homegrown Rocker with Professor Jim Price *10 a.m. to 12 a.m. - Classic Rock Live with Pierre Robert

References

External links

* {{Classic Rock Radio Stations in Pennsylvania BXQ