WKPQ

WKPQ

City	Hornell, New York
Broadcast area	Hornell area
Branding	Kickin' Country 105.3
Frequency	105.3 MHz
First air date	1946 (as WWHG)
Format	Country
ERP	43,000 watts
HAAT	162 meters
Class	B
Facility ID	5309
Transmitter coordinates	42°17′32.00″N 77°40′27.00″W / 42.2922222°N 77.6741667°W / 42.2922222; -77.6741667
Former callsigns	WHHO-FM (1981-1983)
Affiliations	ABC Radio , Jones Radio Network
Owner	Sound Communications, LLC
Website	www.kickincountry1053.com

WKPQ (105.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Hornell, New York, USA, the station serves the Elmira-Corning area including the Canisteo valley and northern Pennsylvania. The station is currently owned by Sound Communications, LLC. of Corning, NY.

History

Former logo of the station

The station signed on in 1946 as WWHG-FM, owned by the W.H. Greenhow Co who also owned the Hornell Tribune newspaper. In the era of AM radio it did not do well financially, so the mission became to procure an AM signal. In 1949 WWHG began operation on 1590 with 500 Watts. Very shortly thereafter WLEA 1320 kHz went into bankruptcy and discontinued operations. A Pennsylvania radio station operator, Cary Simpson, purchased the equipment, most of which was used to sign on WFRM-AM Coudersport, PA. The license was purchased by WWHG, moving WWHG to 1320 and turning in the 1590 License. WLEA returned a year later under different ownership on 1480 kHz, where it is today. WWHG AM-FM later became WHHO AM-FM, eventually bought by Bilbat Radio in 1983. Renamed WKPQ, 105.3 began an Adult contemporary format; WHHO an MOR/variety format as before.

In the 1990s the ownership became in flux as Bilbat sold the stations to two different entities, the Pfuntner group (Pembrook Pines) and Backyard Broadcasting. Backyard soon retreated but Bilbat's legal battle continued with Pembrook continued. Bilbat partner Richard C. Lyons (Bat) died in 2005 and eventually remaining partner Bill Berry was required to settle with Pembrook. In the meantime Pembrook had their own problems. The poor economy coupled with some poor decisions put Pembrook into a financial position unable to complete the Bilbat Sale, so Berry shut down WHHO and sold WKPQ to Sound Communications in 2011 (Vision would buy much of the rest of Pembrook in 2014).

On October 10, 2011 WKPQ changed its format to country, branded as "Kickin' Country 105.3". Current programming schedule: Morning show, "Wakin' Up Kickin'" hosted by TJ Sharp (who moved to WBEE-FM Rochester in 2015), followed by mid-day personality Aaron Jackson. Lee Richey, (PD/MD), hosts a noon hour request show, and then back on for the afternoon drive show.^[1]

References

↑ http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/53820/kickin-in-hornell-ny/#.TpNsmHOqDvu

External links

Query the FCC's FM station database for WKPQ

Radio-Locator information on WKPQ

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WKPQ

Radio stations in the Elmira–Corning, New York market

Note: This market also includes areas around Sayre, Towanda, Mansfield, and Wellsboro in Pennsylvania.

By AM frequency	820 960 1000 1230 1310 1350 1380 1410 1450 1480 1490 (NY) 1490 (PA) 1600

By FM frequency	88.1 88.5 88.7 88.9 90.3 90.7 91.1 92.1 92.7 94.3 94.7 96.1 96.9 97.3 97.7 98.7 99.5 100.3 100.9 102.1 103.7 104.5 104.9 105.3 106.1 107.7

by callsign	W205BR WABH WAVR WCBA WCIH WCII-FM WCKR WECW WEHH WENI WENY WENY-FM WGMM WHGL WKPQ WLEA WLNL WLVY WMTQ WMTT WNBT WNBT-FM WNGZ WNKI WOKN WPGI WPHD WQNY WRCE WSKG-FM WSQX-FM WTZN WVYS WYXL

Defunct stations	WHHO/1320 WWHG/1320/95.3 (call letters now used by a completely different station, in Wisconsin)

New York radio markets Albany–Schenectady–Troy Binghamton Buffalo–Niagara Falls Elmira–Corning Hudson Valley Nassau–Suffolk (Long Island) New York City Olean Plattsburgh Poughkeepsie Rochester Syracuse Utica–Rome Watertown Other New York radio regions Ithaca Jamestown–Dunkirk North Country Saratoga 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 New York List of radio stations in Pennsylvania

Country radio stations in the state of New York

Stations	WBBI – Endwell WBBS Fulton WBEE-FM – Rochester WBGK – Newport Village WBKT – Norwich WBKX – Fredonia WBNR – Beacon WBRV-FM – Boonville WBUG – Fort Plain WCJW – Warsaw WCKR – Hornell WDBY – Patterson WDLA-FM – Walton WDLC – Port Jervis WDNB – Jeffersonville WDOS – Oneonta WFRG – Utica WFRY – Watertown WGNA-FM – Albany WHUG – Jamestown WHWK – Binghamton WINR – Binghamton WJVC – Center Moriches WKBE – Warrensburg WKLI-FM – Albany WKPQ – Hornell WKXP – Kingston WLFK – Gouverneur WLLG – Lowville WLNA – Peekskill WLSV – Wellsville WNBL – South Bristol Township WNCQ-FM – Canton WNSH – Newark/New York¹ WOKN – Southport WOLF-FM - Baldwinsville WPDM – Potsdam WPGI – Horseheads WPIG – Olean WQNY – Ithaca WRCE – Watkins Glen WRWB-FM – Ellenville WRWD-FM – Highland WUUF – Sodus WVNV – Malone WVTT – Portville WXRL – Lancaster WYRK – Buffalo WZKZ – Alfred

¹ = Although WNSH is licensed to Newark, NJ, it also serves the New York City area, with it's studios in New York City.

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in New York

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