WQUE
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City of license | New Orleans, Louisiana |
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Broadcast area | New Orleans metropolitan area |
Branding | "Q93" |
Slogan | #1 for Hip-Hop & R&B |
First air date | 1971 |
Frequency | 93.3 (MHz) ![]() 93.3 HD-2 for New Urban |
Format | Mainstream Urban |
ERP | 100,000 watts |
Callsign meaning | Q is sounded out as in Que or Cue |
Owner | Clear Channel Communications |
Website | http://www.Q93.com/ |
WQUE, aka, Q93FM, is a top-rated Mainstream Urban outlet in New Orleans, Louisiana. The station, which is owned by Clear Channel Communications, operates at 93.3 MHz with an ERP of 100 kW. Its current slogan is "#1 For Hip-Hop & R&B." Its transmitter is located in New Orleans.
[edit] History
WQUE was originally the FM sister of WDSU-TV until 1971, when it was sold to new owners who turned it into a Beautiful music outlet. By the late 1970s it switched to Top 40 and adopted the Q93 handle, which they continue with today after they evolved to its current format in 1987. Q93 is one of the most popular station among African-American Youth in the New Orleans area.
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FM Radio Stations in the New Orleans, Louisiana Market (Arbitron #57) |
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By Callsign: ¹ Audio for TV channel 6 (NBC) See also: New Orleans (FM) (AM)
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Clear Channel Communications, Inc. |
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Corporate officers: Lowry Mays | Mark Mays | Randall Mays | Tom Hicks |
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Other major assets: Clear Channel Outdoor | Clear Channel UK | Premiere Radio Networks | FOX Sports Radio Network |