WDUQ-LP is a Classical and

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formatted

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licensed to

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, serving McMechen and Benwood in

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and Bellaire and Shadyside in

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. WDUQ-LP is owned and operated by Kol Ami Havurah.

History

In June 2001, Kol Ami Havurah applied to the

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(FCC) for a

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for a new broadcast radio station. The FCC granted this permit on July 31, 2002, with a scheduled expiration date of January 1, 2004. The new station was assigned

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"WVJW-LP" on August 8, 2002. After construction, modification, and testing were completed in January 2003, the station was granted its broadcast license on February 5, 2004. 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

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to remain off the air for financial reasons while the transmitter was assessed and funding for repair or replacement was gathered. The station returned to the air that summer. The station was assigned the

"WDUQ-LP" by the FCC on January 1, 2012. The WDUQ call sign was previously used on a

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radio station, now WESA, from December 1949 until September 2011. The WDUQ callsign was chosen by owners Kol Ami Havurah because the letters "DUQ" is a form of the

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root דוח or "report". Kol Ami Havurah is a Jewish religious organization and uses Hebrew.

References

External links

Beautiful Music 99-1 WDUQ Online
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