WJDQ

Broadcast areaMeridian, MississippiFrequency101.3 MHzBrandingQ101ProgrammingFormatTop 40 (CHR)AffiliationsPremiere Networks
United Stations Radio Networks
Westwood OneOwnershipOwnerMississippi Broadcasters LLCWYHL, WZKS, WOKK, WJXM, WMOGHistoryFebruary 1968 (56 years ago) (1968-02) (as WDAL-FM)WDAL-FM (1968–1976)
WDAL (1976–1979)
WJDQ (1979–2006)
WYHL (2006)
WMSO (2006–2011)Technical informationFacility ID7067ClassC1ERP100,000 wattsHAAT176 metersLinksWebcastListen LiveWebsiteq101radio.net

WJDQ (101.3 FM, "Q101") is a Top 40 (CHR) formatted radio station in Meridian, Mississippi.

History

Broadcasters and Publishers, Inc., received the construction permit for a new FM radio station in Meridian. When WDAL-FM hit the air in February 1968, it was the 24-hour counterpart to 1330 WDAL, simulcasting its country format during the day and airing contemporary music at night.^[1] The -FM suffix was dropped in 1976, and the station became WJDQ for the first time in 1979 and flipped to a Top 40/CHR station as "Q101". The station remained as a CHR format throughout the next three-and-a-half decades.

In 2006, WJDQ dropped its CHR format and became WMSO as "Miss 101" with a country format. On September 9, 2011, WMSO dropped its country format, flipped back to CHR, and returned back to its "Q101" branding.^[2] On October 7, 2011, WMSO changed their call letters back to WJDQ, which had previously been on the 95.1 frequency (now WJXM) in the intervening five years.

References

External links

• WJDQ in the FCC FM station database
• WJDQ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

32°19′12″N 88°41′28″W / 32.320°N 88.691°W / 32.320; -88.691