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| Broadcast area | Scranton–Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania |
| Frequency | 92.1MHz |
| Branding | 92 Mix FM |
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| Languages | English |
| Format | Classic hits |
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| WEJL,WEZX,WFUZ,WLGD,WPZX | |
| History | |
First air date | October 31, 1973; 51 years ago (1973-10-31) |
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Call sign meaning | Heritage call letters originally used byMilwaukee sister stationWLDB |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 66366 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 660 watts |
| HAAT | 303 meters (994 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°11′10″N75°51′32″W / 41.186°N 75.859°W /41.186; -75.859 (WQFM) |
| Repeater(s) | 106.9 WEZX-HD2 (Scranton) |
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| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
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Radio station in Pennsylvania, United States WQFN | |
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| Frequency | 100.1MHz |
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| History | |
First air date | February 2000 (2000-2) |
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| Technical information[3] | |
| Facility ID | 87530 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 6000 watts |
| HAAT | 97 meters (318 ft) |
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WQFM (92.1MHz, "92 Mix FM") is acommercialFM radio stationlicensed toNanticoke, Pennsylvania. Owned byTimes-Shamrock Communications, itsimulcasts aclassic hitsformat withsister stationWQFN 100.1 inForest City. The station's studios are on Penn Avenue inScranton. The two stations serve theWilkes-Barre–Scranton area ofNortheastern Pennsylvania.
WQFM and WQFN areClass A stations. WQFM has aneffective radiated power (ERP) of 660 watts. Itstransmitter is on Sterling Street inMountain Top, Pennsylvania.[4] WQFN has an ERP of 6,000 watts. Its transmitter is on Salem Mountain Road, nearU.S. Route 6 inCarbondale.[5]
On October 31, 1973, the stationsigned on the air as WMJW.[6] It was owned by Thunder Broadcasting and carried anautomatedadult contemporary format. In 1988, it changed itscall sign to WEAY and switched again in 1994 to WTZR.
The call letters became WQFM in 1996. It playedoldies of the 1960s and 1970s, known as "Oldies 92 and 100", then switched tohot adult contemporary, branded asQFM and laterThe Q. On June 30, 2008, the station dropped the hot AC format and began playing music exclusively fromThe Beatles. On July 3, 2008, the station switched back to an oldies format, branded as "Cool 92.1 and 100.1".
In addition, it was theflagship station of theWilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguinsminor league hockey team until 2009. Tom Grace was the play-by-play announcer for the "Baby Pens" for the majority of the franchise's existence prior to the 2007–2008 season, when former local TV weatherman Scott Stuccio replaced him.
On September 16, 2010, WQFM changed its format toalternative rock, branded asFM 92.1 and changed its call letters to WFUZ. It later begansimulcasting thesports radio format, includingESPN Radio, from co-ownedWEJL. WFUZ returned to alternative rock asFuzz 92.1 on September 19, 2012.[7] It switched its branding toAlt 92.1 on February 25, 2017.[8]
The station each summer held a small concert at theToyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain in Scranton, beginning in 2013. It was known as "Fuzz Fest," showcasing local and nation bands, especially groups that were looking to break through.[9]
On November 4, 2020, WFUZ dropped its alternative rock format and began playingChristmas music. On December 28, 2020, the station flipped to a1990s-leaning hot AC format asQ92.1, reinstating the WQFM calls. The format launched by playing nearly their entire new imaging library, then playing exclusively 1990s music for their first hour, starting with "Buddy Holly" byWeezer.[10][11] On November 15, 2021, co-owned 100.1 WQFN in Forest City ended its simulcast of WEJL and began simulcasting WQFM.[12]
On April 1, 2022, WQFM dismissed its DJs and rebranded asQFM. Additionally, the station dropped its focus on 1990s hits and segued to a straight hot AC format with current hits.[13]
On August 21, 2024, at 6:00 am, WQFM/WQFN flipped to classic hits as "92 Mix FM".[14]