WQFM (FM)

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Coordinates: 41°11′10″N 75°51′32″W / 41.186°N 75.859°W / 41.186; -75.859 (WQFM)
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WQFM
  • WQFN (Forest City)
    106.9 WEZX-HD2 (Scranton)
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WQFM (92.1

hot adult contemporary format with sister station WQFN 100.1 in Forest City. The studios are on Penn Avenue in Scranton. The two stations serve the Wilkes-Barre - Scranton area of Northeastern Pennsylvania
.

WQFM and WQFN are

FM translators: 96.1 in Clarks Summit
and 102.1 in Scranton.

History

WMJW, WEAY, WTZR

On October 31, 1973, the station

adult contemporary format. In 1988, it changed its call sign
to WEAY and switched again in 1994 to WTZR.

WQFM Oldies

The call letters became WQFM in 1996. It played

Hot Adult Contemporary, branded as QFM and later The Q. On June 30, 2008, the station dropped the Hot AC format and began playing music exclusively from The Beatles
. On July 3, 2008, the station switched back to an oldies format, branded as "Cool 92.1 and 100.1".

In addition, it was the

minor league hockey
team until 2009. Tom Grace was the play-by-play announcer for the "Baby Pens" for the majority of the franchise's existence prior to the 2007–2008 season, when former local TV weatherman Scott Stuccio replaced him.

WFUZ Alternative Rock

On September 16, 2010, WQFM changed its format to

AM 630 WEJL. WFUZ returned to alternative rock as Fuzz 92.1 on September 19, 2012.[5] It switched its branding to Alt 92.1 on February 25, 2017.[6]

The station each summer held a small concert at the

Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain in Scranton, beginning in 2013. It was known as "Fuzz Fest," showcasing local and nation bands, especially groups that were looking to break through.[7]

Return to WQFM

On November 4, 2020, WFUZ dropped its alternative rock format and began playing Christmas music. On December 28, 2020, the station flipped to a 90's-leaning hot AC format as Q92.1, reinstating the WQFM calls.[8][9] On November 15, 2021, co-owned 100.1 WQFN Forest City ended its simulcast of sports radio station 630 WEJL.[10] It began simulcasting the Hot AC format on WQFM.

On April 1, 2022, WQFM dismissed its DJs and rebranded as QFM. Additionally, the station dropped its focus on 90's hits and segued to a straight Hot AC format with current hits.[11]

Translators

Broadcast translators for WEZX-HD2
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W)
HAAT
 Class Transmitter coordinates FCC info
W241AZ 96.1 FM Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania 145790 85 228.5 m (750 ft) D 41°28′1″N 75°41′12″W / 41.46694°N 75.68667°W / 41.46694; -75.68667 (W241AZ) (NAD27) LMS
W274AO 102.7 FM Scranton, Pennsylvania 143052 250 −78.3 m (−257 ft) D 41°24′34″N 75°40′1″W / 41.40944°N 75.66694°W / 41.40944; -75.66694 (W274AO) (NAD27) LMS

References

  1. ^ "WQFM-FM 92.1 MHz - Nanticoke, PA". Retrieved 2023-09-18.
  2. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WQFM
  3. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WQFN
  4. ^ Information from Broadcasting Yearbook 1976 page C-170
  5. ^ Wilkes-Barre Gets Fuzzy
  6. ^ WFUZ Rebrands as Alt 92.1
  7. ^ "92.1 Fuzz Fest". The 570. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
  8. ^ WFUZ Begins Stunting As Christmas 92.1 Radioinsight - November 4, 2020
  9. ^ "Q92.1 Brings 90s And Now To Scranton/Wilkes-Barre". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  10. ^ Q92.1 Wilkes-Barre Adds Simulcast On 100.1 Scranton Radioinsight - November 17, 2021
  11. ^ WQFM Rebrands As QFM With Playlist Shift Radioinsight - April 1, 2022

External links

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