WNPQ is a commercial FM

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licensed to

New Philadelphia, Ohio New Philadelphia is a city in and the county seat of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The county's largest city, New Philadelphia lies along the Tuscarawas River. The population was 17,677 at the 2020 census. It is a principal city in the ...

, United States, serving the

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market. It broadcasts at 95.9

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, airing the K-Love contemporary Christian format. Previous formats include rock music in the 1980s as "Quick 96", later Top 40 hits as "Hot 95.9" and Country as "Canton Country 95.9". The station was the FM sister station of WBTC, started by James Natoli in the name of his company, Tuscarawas Broadcasting Co. Its transmitter is located near

Strasburg, Ohio Strasburg is a village in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,608 at the 2010 census. Strasburg is the location of the Lynn Auto Theatre and Strasburg-Franklin High School. History The first settlement at Strasburg was ...

. James Natoli, 98, died Thursday evening June 1, 2017 at the Park Village Southside retirement community in New Philadelphia, Ohio.''Times Reporter'' article
June 2, 2017 Effective March 14, 2022, Tuscarawas Broadcasting sold WNPQ to

Educational Media Foundation Educational Media Foundation (formerly EMF Broadcasting, abbreviated EMF) is an American nonprofit Christian media ministry based in Franklin, Tennessee, a suburb of Nashville. EMF is the parent company of K-LOVE and Air1—the world's largest ...

for $850,000.

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