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WMFQ (92.9 FM broadcasting) is a commercial radio radio station in Ocala, broadcasting to North-Central Florida. It is owned by JVC Broadcasting and airs a CHR - Top 40 radio format. In morning drive time, it carries Elvis Duran and the Morning Show syndicated from WHTZ New York. Q92.9's studios and offices are on SW 7th Street in Ocala.
WMFQ is a Class C2 FM station. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 50,000 . The transmitter is off SE 36th Avenue at SE 95th Street in Belleview. Radio-Locator.com/WMFQ
The station shifted to oldies and classic hits in 2004. It called itself "Big Oldies 92.9", using the slogan "Biggest Hits of the 60s and 70s", although WMFQ also played a fair amount of music from the 1980s, having added artists like Madonna, Michael Jackson, Cyndi Lauper, Prince, George Michael, Tiffany Darwish, and Culture Club to its playlist.
On June 1, 2013, JVC Broadcasting purchased WMFQ from Asterisk Communications along with WXUS, WHGV, WXJZ and WYGC. WMFQ was then re-branded as "Q92". With the new ownership and management, longtime morning host Bill Barr was promoted to Program Director.
In October 2013, WMFQ made a shift to mainstream Top 40/CHR focusing on the biggest hits and new music. WMFQ is now the only station with a city-grade signal in Ocala area playing 'hit music'. In the Gainesville area of the Gainesville-Ocala radio market, 105.3 WYKS also airs a CHR/Top 40 format but with its 3,000-watt signal, it is difficult to hear in Ocala. WMFQ programming was previously heard on 104.9 WYGC in the Gainesville area, as WMFQ's signal is hard to hear in some parts of the Gainesville area. But WYGC is being sold to a Christian radio organization.
On January 25, 2021, WMFQ began airing Elvis Duran and the Morning Show for its wake-up program. Local morning hosts Jenn Ryan and Kevin "Bus" Birdhouse were transferred to WYOY in Jackson, Mississippi.
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