WQUE-FM
Radio station in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
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WQUE-FM (93.3 MHz, "Q93.3") is a commercial radio station in New Orleans, Louisiana. It airs an urban contemporary format and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. WQUE-FM's studios are located on Poydras Street in downtown New Orleans.[2]
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| Broadcast area | New Orleans metropolitan area |
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| Frequency | 93.3 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | Q93 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Urban Contemporary |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WFFX, WNOE-FM, WODT, WRNO-FM, WYLD, WYLD-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | January 1, 1949 |
Former call signs | WDSU-FM (1949–1971) |
Call sign meaning | "Q" is sounded out as in "Que" or "Cue" |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 11915 |
| Class | C |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 300 meters (980 ft) |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live (via iHeartRadio) |
| Website | q93.iheart.com |
WQUE-FM is a Class C FM station. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, the maximum for most FM stations.[3] The transmitter is off Behrman Highway in New Orleans' Algiers district.
History
The station signed on the air on January 1, 1949.[4] Its call sign was WDSU-FM, as the sister station of WDSU 1280 (now WODT) and WDSU-TV 6, which went on the air the previous year. WDSU-FM originally broadcast on 105.3 MHz and was powered at 17,000 watts, a fraction of its current output. It largely simulcast WDSU 1280, as affiliates of NBC Radio. The studios were at 520 Royal Street. In the 1960s, WDSU-FM moved to 93.3 MHz. (WWL-FM is now on the 105.3 frequency.)
The FM station took the WQUE call letters in 1971, playing Top 40 hits. The AM station became WGSO with a full service adult contemporary format of popular music, news and talk. Two years later, the radio stations were sold to Covenant Broadcasting.[5]
Around 1984, the AM station also took the WQUE call sign and the two stations returned to simulcasting, this time both as "Q93".[6][7] They continued as Top 40 outlets, competing with WTIX 690 AM (now WQNO).
In 1992, the two stations were acquired by San Antonio-based Clear Channel Communications (the forerunner to iHeartMedia).[8] Under Clear Channel, WQUE-FM made the transition to urban contemporary music. It has become one of the top stations in New Orleans. From 2006 to 2014, it was the home of the Steve Harvey Morning Show, which now airs on sister station 98.5 WYLD-FM. In January 2014, WQUE became the home of The Breakfast Club from co-owned WWPR-FM in New York City. It is hosted by Charlamagne tha God, DJ Envy and Jess Hilarious.