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WDJQ is a radio station
in Alliance, Ohio, operating with a Top 40 (CHR)
format. It serves the Canton, Ohio
radio market. WDJQ is owned by the family company of Don Peterson, the former publisher of the Alliance Review newspaper, and is co-owned with AM
station WDPN
.
. Both stations were founded by Arthur Hoiles, with the callsign being a tribute to his father, Frank Austin Hoiles (FAH). WFAH-FM switched to a Top 40 (CHR)
format as WDJQ on January 1, 1980; the calls selected because the names of the station owners began with the letters D and J (Don and Josephine (Hoiles) Peterson) as did their children (Don Jr. and Jill). The "Q" rhymed with the dial position 92, hence the "Q92" moniker.
In the late 80's, the station was involved in a ratings controversy where Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania based WLTJ
sued Arbitron
claiming that listeners to 92.5 were credited to WDJQ incorrectly due to overlap in the markets as defined by Arbitron.
WDJQ became WZKL on March 13, 1992. Under the WZKL call letters, the station played oldies
as "Kool 92" and later "Oldies 92.5", then a hot adult contemporary format as "Z-92.5 - Today's Music For All People" in January 2000. It once again became Top 40 (CHR)
as "Q92" in September 2002, although there was no "Q" in the station's call letters. Previous attempts to reclaim the WDJQ call letters were unsuccessful, but on February 29, 2008, it was announced that the radio station had successfully obtained the WDJQ call sign, which took effect March 7, 2008.
Airstaff
The DeLuca Show, weekdays from 5:30-10:00am. Includes host, DeLuca, once the station night jock, co-host, Charlotte, and producer, 'Virgil'.
Nikolina is on the air from 10am-3pm. John Stewart does 3pm-7pm and Mo does 7pm-Midnight.
Weekend personalities include Rob Mackenzie, Scott Adams, and Bill Morrow.
WDJQ is the only Canton radio station with live and local personalities in every daypart.
According to the Spring 2010 Arbitron ratings for the Canton market, Q92 was the #1 overall music station in the Canton area.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
in Alliance, Ohio, operating with a Top 40 (CHR)
Contemporary hit radio
Contemporary hit radio is a radio format that is common in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts...
format. It serves the Canton, Ohio
Canton, Ohio
Canton is the county seat of Stark County in northeastern Ohio, approximately south of Akron and south of Cleveland.The City of Caton is the largest incorporated area within the Canton-Massillon Metropolitan Statistical Area...
radio market. WDJQ is owned by the family company of Don Peterson, the former publisher of the Alliance Review newspaper, and is co-owned with AM
AM broadcasting
AM broadcasting is the process of radio broadcasting using amplitude modulation. AM was the first method of impressing sound on a radio signal and is still widely used today. Commercial and public AM broadcasting is carried out in the medium wave band world wide, and on long wave and short wave...
station WDPN
WDPN
WDPN is an AM radio station in Alliance, Ohio, operating on 1310 kHz. The station airs an adult contemporary format. It is owned by the family company of Don Peterson who is the former publisher of The Alliance Review, and is co-owned with FM station WDJQ....
.
History
The station originally signed on as WFAH-FM in 1947. One of the oldest established FM stations in the entire region, it served as the FM complement to WFAH-AM, now known as WDPNWDPN
WDPN is an AM radio station in Alliance, Ohio, operating on 1310 kHz. The station airs an adult contemporary format. It is owned by the family company of Don Peterson who is the former publisher of The Alliance Review, and is co-owned with FM station WDJQ....
. Both stations were founded by Arthur Hoiles, with the callsign being a tribute to his father, Frank Austin Hoiles (FAH). WFAH-FM switched to a Top 40 (CHR)
Contemporary hit radio
Contemporary hit radio is a radio format that is common in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts...
format as WDJQ on January 1, 1980; the calls selected because the names of the station owners began with the letters D and J (Don and Josephine (Hoiles) Peterson) as did their children (Don Jr. and Jill). The "Q" rhymed with the dial position 92, hence the "Q92" moniker.
In the late 80's, the station was involved in a ratings controversy where Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania based WLTJ
WLTJ
WLTJ , is an Hot Adult Contemporary music format radio station based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The station, which is owned by Steel City Media, broadcasts with an ERP of 43 kW. Its transmitter is located in Pittsburgh.- History :...
sued Arbitron
Arbitron
Arbitron is a consumer research company in the United States that collects listener data on radio audiences. It was founded as American Research Bureau by Jim Seiler in 1949 and became national by merging with L.A. based Coffin, Cooper and Clay in the early 1950s...
claiming that listeners to 92.5 were credited to WDJQ incorrectly due to overlap in the markets as defined by Arbitron.
WDJQ became WZKL on March 13, 1992. Under the WZKL call letters, the station played oldies
Oldies
Oldies is a term commonly used to describe a radio format that concentrates on music from a period of about 15 to 55 years before the present day....
as "Kool 92" and later "Oldies 92.5", then a hot adult contemporary format as "Z-92.5 - Today's Music For All People" in January 2000. It once again became Top 40 (CHR)
Contemporary hit radio
Contemporary hit radio is a radio format that is common in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts...
as "Q92" in September 2002, although there was no "Q" in the station's call letters. Previous attempts to reclaim the WDJQ call letters were unsuccessful, but on February 29, 2008, it was announced that the radio station had successfully obtained the WDJQ call sign, which took effect March 7, 2008.
Airstaff
The DeLuca Show, weekdays from 5:30-10:00am. Includes host, DeLuca, once the station night jock, co-host, Charlotte, and producer, 'Virgil'.
Nikolina is on the air from 10am-3pm. John Stewart does 3pm-7pm and Mo does 7pm-Midnight.
Weekend personalities include Rob Mackenzie, Scott Adams, and Bill Morrow.
WDJQ is the only Canton radio station with live and local personalities in every daypart.
According to the Spring 2010 Arbitron ratings for the Canton market, Q92 was the #1 overall music station in the Canton area.