WQNY
Encyclopedia
WQNY is a radio station
broadcasting a Country music
format. Licensed to Ithaca, New York
, USA, the station serves that market and occasionally has appeared in the Elmira
-Corning
ratings, as the station can be heard well in the eastern and northeastern parts of that market. The station is owned by Saga Communications
of New England, LLC.
(having replaced the station now known as WYXL
) and signed on June 6, 1948 as WVFC. WVFC (later WEIV) served as flagship of the network from 1948 to 1981, when the network split up. On 21 December 1982, the station changed its call sign to the current WQNY.
Q-Country 103.7 is currently formatted as a country station, with local personalities either live or voicetracking from 6am to 7pm weekdays and most of the weekend daytime hours also. Prior to Saga ownership, WQNY was once an AOR type station known as Q104.
In March 2010, WQNY began carrying its AM sister stations on its HD subchannels. WNYY
now occupies the 103.7-HD2 channel, while WHCU
occupies 103.7-HD3. The HD carriage enables the AM stations to overcome smaller, directional patterns used during nighttime hours.
In August 2010, translator W240CB 95.9 FM signed on the air and was assigned to relay WQNY. Saga uses the translator to relay the WQNY HD3 feed, WHCU
.
WQNY is the most popular station in the Ithaca market, according to Arbitron
ratings, and is thus the most commercially successful of the former Rural Radio Network
stations.
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...
broadcasting a Country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
format. Licensed to Ithaca, New York
Ithaca, New York
The city of Ithaca, is a city in upstate New York and the county seat of Tompkins County, as well as the largest community in the Ithaca-Tompkins County metropolitan area...
, USA, the station serves that market and occasionally has appeared in the Elmira
Elmira, New York
Elmira is a city in Chemung County, New York, USA. It is the principal city of the 'Elmira, New York Metropolitan Statistical Area' which encompasses Chemung County, New York. The population was 29,200 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Chemung County.The City of Elmira is located in...
-Corning
Corning (city), New York
Corning is a city in Steuben County, New York, United States, on the Chemung River. The population was 10,842 at the 2000 census. It is named for Erastus Corning, an Albany financier and railroad executive who was an investor in the company that developed the community.- Overview :The city of...
ratings, as the station can be heard well in the eastern and northeastern parts of that market. The station is owned by Saga Communications
Saga Communications
Saga Communications is a broadcasting company that owns and operates stations in 26 markets in the United States. The company, which is based in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, primarily operates radio stations , but it also operates 9 television stations Saga Communications is a broadcasting...
of New England, LLC.
History
WQNY was the flagship station of the Rural Radio NetworkRural Radio Network
The Rural Radio Network was an interconnected group of six commercial FM radio stations spread across upstate New York and operated from Ithaca, NY -- the first all-radio, no-wireline network in the world...
(having replaced the station now known as WYXL
WYXL
WYXL is a radio station in Ithaca, New York that programs an adult contemporary format. The station has been owned by Saga Communications since 2005. It is co-owned with WHCU, WQNY, WIII, and WNYY...
) and signed on June 6, 1948 as WVFC. WVFC (later WEIV) served as flagship of the network from 1948 to 1981, when the network split up. On 21 December 1982, the station changed its call sign to the current WQNY.
Q-Country 103.7 is currently formatted as a country station, with local personalities either live or voicetracking from 6am to 7pm weekdays and most of the weekend daytime hours also. Prior to Saga ownership, WQNY was once an AOR type station known as Q104.
In March 2010, WQNY began carrying its AM sister stations on its HD subchannels. WNYY
WNYY
WNYY is a radio station broadcasting a Talk/Personality format. Licensed to Ithaca, New York, USA, the station serves the Ithaca area...
now occupies the 103.7-HD2 channel, while WHCU
WHCU
WHCU is a radio station in Ithaca, New York that programs a news/talk format. The station has been owned by Saga Communications since 2005.-History:...
occupies 103.7-HD3. The HD carriage enables the AM stations to overcome smaller, directional patterns used during nighttime hours.
In August 2010, translator W240CB 95.9 FM signed on the air and was assigned to relay WQNY. Saga uses the translator to relay the WQNY HD3 feed, WHCU
WHCU
WHCU is a radio station in Ithaca, New York that programs a news/talk format. The station has been owned by Saga Communications since 2005.-History:...
.
WQNY is the most popular station in the Ithaca market, according to 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...
ratings, and is thus the most commercially successful of the former Rural Radio Network
Rural Radio Network
The Rural Radio Network was an interconnected group of six commercial FM radio stations spread across upstate New York and operated from Ithaca, NY -- the first all-radio, no-wireline network in the world...
stations.