WNPQ
Encyclopedia
WNPQ is a commercial FM
radio station
licensed to New Philadelphia, Ohio
, USA, serving the Canton
market. It broadcasts at 95.9 MHz with a contemporary Christian format. Previous formats include rock music in the 1980's as "Quick 96", later Top 40 hits as "Hot 95.9" and Country as "Canton Country 95.9".
The station also carries Malone University basketball
, and local high school basketball. It is the FM sister station of WBTC
, owned by James Natoli in the name of his company, Tuscarawas Broadcasting Co. Its studios and offices are near Belden Village in Canton
, and its transmitter is located near Strasburg, Ohio
. It also maintains its head office in Uhrichsville
at WBTC's location.
Frequency modulation
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radio station
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...
licensed to New Philadelphia, Ohio
New Philadelphia, Ohio
New Philadelphia is a city in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States, 71 miles south of Cleveland on the Tuscarawas River. It was first incorporated in 1808. Coal and clay are found in the vicinity...
, USA, serving the Canton
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...
market. It broadcasts at 95.9 MHz with a contemporary Christian format. Previous formats include rock music in the 1980's as "Quick 96", later Top 40 hits as "Hot 95.9" and Country as "Canton Country 95.9".
The station also carries Malone University basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, and local high school basketball. It is the FM sister station of WBTC
WBTC
WBTC is an AM radio station in Uhrichsville, Ohio, USA, broadcasting on 1540 kHz with a news/talk format. It is the sister station of WNPQ . The station was founded in 1963 by James Natoli and is held in the name of his company, Tuscarawas Broadcasting....
, owned by James Natoli in the name of his company, Tuscarawas Broadcasting Co. Its studios and offices are near Belden Village in Canton
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...
, and its transmitter is located near Strasburg, Ohio
Strasburg, Ohio
Strasburg is a village in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,310 at the 2000 census.Strasburg is the location of the Lynn Auto Theatre.-Geography:Strasburg is located at , along Sugar Creek....
. It also maintains its head office in Uhrichsville
Uhrichsville, Ohio
Uhrichsville is a city in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The population was 5,662 at the 2000 census. Claymont City School District is the major education provider for the city of Uhrichsville and for the village of Dennison, Ohio...
at WBTC's location.