WNMQ

WNMQ
City Columbus, Mississippi
Broadcast area Columbus-Starkville-West Point
Branding Q103.1
Slogan The Golden Triangle's Hit Music
Frequency 103.1 MHz
First air date 1969 (as WJWF)
Format Top 40 (CHR)
ERP 22,000 watts
HAAT 230 meters (750 ft)
Class C2
Facility ID 54535
Transmitter coordinates 33°20′40.00″N 88°32′47.00″W / 33.3444444°N 88.5463889°W / 33.3444444; -88.5463889
Former callsigns WJWF (1969-1984)
WMBC-FM (1984)
WMBC (1984-2008)
Owner Cumulus Media
(CUMULUS LICENSING LLC)
Sister stations WJWF, WKOR, WKOR-FM, WMXU, WSMS, WSSO
Webcast Listen Live
Listen Live via iHeart
Website q1031fm.com

WNMQ (103.1 FM, "Q103.1") is a radio station broadcasting a top 40 (CHR) format. Licensed to Columbus, Mississippi, United States, the station serves the Columbus-Starkville-West Point area. The station is currently owned by Cumulus Media.[1]

History

The station was known as Star 103 with a contemporary hits format until April 2005 when it changed to Talk as "BC103". That format and branding lasted until September 2006 when a Hot AC format was launched as "103.1 The Spot." In late 2008, WMBC changed calls to WNMQ and became Top 40 "All the Hits Q103."[2]

On August 16, 2010 WNMQ changed their format to sports, branded as "The Team". On January 2, 2013 WNMQ switched affiliations from ESPN Radio to CBS Sports Radio.

On July 31, 2017 WNMQ changed their format from Sports to Top 40 (CHR), branded as "Q103.1".[3]

References

  1. "WNMQ Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. "Changing Hands". Broadcasting & Cable. September 14, 1998.
  3. Cumulus Launches Q103.1 Columbus-Starkville, MS Radioinsight - July 31, 2017
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