WMTT-FM (94.7

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, and serving

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, including the Elmira- Corning

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. WMTT-FM is owned by Seven Mountains Media, with the license held by Southern Belle, LLC. It broadcasts a

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with co-owned

WENI-FM WENI-FM (92.7 MHz) is an American radio station licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to serve the community of South Waverly, Pennsylvania (located south of Waverly, New York). Starting in early 2010, the then-WPHD moved to C ...

(92.7) in South Waverly. The

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s and offices are on Chemung Street in

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History

When the station signed on Memorial Day Weekend of 1991 as WPHD, the station was on 93.3 MHz and was rebroadcasting its sister station at the time,

WKGB-FM WKGB-FM (92.5 FM) – branded 92.5 KGB – is a commercial mainstream rock radio station licensed to Conklin, New York, serving Greater Binghamton. Owned by iHeartMedia, WKGB-FM is the local affiliate for ''Rover's Morning Glory'' and ' ...

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. In September 1991, WPHD switched to 94.7 MHz. In April 1992, the station began a progressive separation from its sister, WKGB-FM. During 1994, WPHD ran the ABC Classic Rock format. From January 1, 1995 to May 1, 1995, WPHD simulcast FM station

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, Hazleton, Pennsylvania, which at the time was called The Mountain, airing a

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format leaning towards

. From May 1, 1995 until early 1996, WPHD simulcast

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, which at the time aired a

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format leaning heavily on rock songs from the 1970s and 1980s. From early 1996 to July 3, 2020, WPHD aired its own classic rock format; in 2003, it changed its

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to WMTT to reflect its "Met" branding. On June 25, 2020, WMTT changed its call sign to WQBF, and then on July 3, 2020 flipped to

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as part of a five-station format swap, where 94.7's former classic rock format and WMTT call sign moved to 820/101.3 and 100.9, while 100.9's former country format moved to 94.7, WCBF (96.1 FM), and WOBF (97.1 FM) as "Bigfoot Country". In July 2021, WQBF changed its call sign to WMTT-FM and returned to the "Met" classic rock format, as part of a simulcast with

(92.7) in South Waverly.WKPQ Meets Bigfoot As Seven Mountains Completes Elmira Consolidation
Radioinsight - July 4, 2021

FM translator

WMTT-FM also broadcasts on the following translators:

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