WDUQ-LP

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WDUQ-LP
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City of license Benwood, West Virginia
Broadcast area McMechen, West Virginia
Bellaire, Ohio
Shadyside, Ohio
Branding "Beautiful Music 99-1 WDUQ"
Frequency 99.1 FM MHz
First air date 2003
Format Classical
Opera
Power 6 Watts
HAAT 117.6 meters (386 ft)
Class L1
Facility ID 133551
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Callsign meaning W DUQuesne University
previous callsign/owner of Pittsburgh station WESA
Hebrew root דוח or "report"
Affiliations China Radio International
Voice of America
Owner Kol Ami Havurah
Webcast WDUQ-LP Webstream
Website WDUQ-LP Online

WDUQ-LP is a Classical and Opera formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Benwood, West Virginia, serving McMechen and Benwood in West Virginia and Bellaire and Shadyside in Ohio.[1] WDUQ-LP is owned and operated by Kol Ami Havurah.[2]

History

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Logo used during the station's broadcast on 94.1 FM.

In June 2001, Kol Ami Havurah applied to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for a construction permit for a new broadcast radio station. The FCC granted this permit on July 31, 2002, with a scheduled expiration date of January 1, 2004.[3] The new station was assigned call sign "WVJW-LP" on August 8, 2002.[4] After construction, modification, and testing were completed in January 2003,[5] the station was granted its broadcast license on February 5, 2004.[6]

On May 21, 2008, lightning struck near the WVJW-LP transmitter facility causing a power surge which damaged the station's broadcast transmitter. Falling silent for technical reasons, the station petitioned the FCC for special temporary authority to remain off the air for financial reasons while the transmitter was assessed and funding for repair or replacement was gathered.[7] The station returned to the air that summer.

The station was assigned the call sign "WDUQ-LP" by the FCC on January 1, 2012.[4] The WDUQ call sign was previously used on a Pittsburgh radio station, now WESA, from December 1949 until September 2011.[8] The WDUQ callsign was chosen by owners Kol Ami Havurah because the letters "DUQ" is a form of the Hebrew root דוח or "report".[9] Kol Ami Havurah is a Jewish religious organization and uses Hebrew.[10]

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