cresson pennsylvania branding q94 slogan the classic rock station we rock central pa frequency 94.3 mhz repeater s 94.3 wbxq fm1 altoona first air date 1991 as wbrx format classic rock erp 2 100 watts haat 167 meters 548 ft class a facility id 33971 transmitter coordinates 40 39 17.00 n 78 40 34.00 w 40.6547222 n 78.6761111 w 40.6547222 ; 78.6761111 coordinates 40 39 17.00 n 78 40 34.00 w 40.6547222 n 78.6761111 w 40.6547222 ; 78.6761111 former callsigns wkbe 1988 1989 cp whum fm 6 1989 12 1989 cp wbrx 1989 2007 1 former frequencies 94.7 mhz now wbrx owner sounds good inc. sounds good inc. sister stations wbrx wrta wkmc webcast listen live website q94classicrock.com facebook page wbxq 94.3 fm q94 is a radio station broadcasting a classic rock format . licensed to the suburb of patton pennsylvania it serves the altoona pennsylvania metropolitan area . it first began broadcasting in 1988 under the call sign wkbe . 2 the station is currently owned by sherlock broadcasting . at one time q94 at 94.3 was altoona s top 40 radio outlet . contents 1 history 1.1 94.3 history 1.2 wbxq history 2 references 3 external links history edit 94.3 history edit 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 simulcasted wbxq which was still on 94.7 fm . wbxq history edit 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 for 55 000 in july 1992 . sherlock retained possession of wbxq . according to 100000watts . com wbrx 94.3 and wbxq 94.7 swapped calls retaining their classic rock simulcast on april 27 2007 . fybush.com 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 . logo as true country 2009 2015 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 . 3 on october 28 2015 wbxq brought q94 and classic rock back to the area ; the station goes up against wrky fm for altoona rock listeners . 4 the station yearly changed their format to christmas music under the name true christmas 94.3 during late november to late december . after the switch to q94 it was announced that christmas music would be played on wbxq sister station wbrx mix 94.7 starting in 2015 . references edit http fjallfoss.fcc.gov cgi bin ws.exe prod cdbs pubacc prod call hist.pl facility id 33971 & callsign wbxq fcc fm call sign history http www.fcc.gov fcc bin fmq call wbxq fcc fm query results a central pennsylvania format flip from rock to country for wbxq 94.3 . radio info.com . april 16 2009 . q94 and classic rock return to altoona external links edit query the fcc s fm station database for wbxq radio locator information on wbxq query nielsen audio s fm station database for wbxq v t e radio stations in the altoona pennsylvania market by am frequency 1110 1150 1240 1290 1370 1430 by fm frequency 88.1 89.1 91.9 93.5 94.3 94.7 97.1 98.1 100.1 102.7 103.5 103.9 104.9 105.9 106.3 107.7 noaa weather radio frequency 162.425 by callsign w274be waly wbrx wbxq wdbf fm wfbg wfgy whhn whun wjsm wkmc wlak wqck wlke wmes lp wmmh wng589 wrky fm wrta wrxv wvam wwot pennsylvania radio markets allentown bethlehem altoona bradford coudersport chambersburg waynesboro erie harrisburg lebanon carlisle lancaster montrose new castle philadelphia pittsburgh reading sayre towanda mansfield wellsboro wilkes barre scranton williamsport york other pennsylvania radio regions bedford indiana johnstown lewistown mifflintown meadville franklin punxsutawney dubois st. marys emporium kane state college stroudsburg sunbury selinsgrove lewisburg warren see also list of radio stations in pennsylvania v t e classic rock radio stations in the state of pennsylvania by frequency 92.1 92.1 93.7 94.3 94.3 94.7 95.9 98.5 99.9 100.5 101.3 102.3 102.5 102.9 102.9 103.1 103.1 103.5 105.5 105.5 105.9 106.9 107.3 107.5 107.7 by callsign wbus wbve wbxq wchx wdve wegh wezx whlm fm wkve wjng wmgk wmkx wmtt wode fm wpzx wqfx wqhz wsqv wtpa wuuz wuzz wycr wyfm wzdb wzdd by city bedford berwick brookville cooperstown easton erie johnsonburg lewistown lock haven mount pleasant northumberland palmyra patton altoona philadelphia pittsburgh pocono pines russell saegertown scranton sharon state college strattanville sykesville tioga york hanover see also adult contemporary classic hits college country news talk npr oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in pennsylvania see also active rock classic rock mainstream rock modern rock retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title wbxq & oldid 732258890 categories radio stations in altoona pennsylvaniahidden categories coordinates on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages deutsch edit links this page was last modified on 30 july 2016 at 18 12 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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