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WFLM

WFLM
Broadcast area
Treasure Coast
Frequency91.1 MHz
BrandingQ-91.1 The Flame
Programming
FormatUrban adult contemporary
Ownership
OwnerIndian River State College
History
First air date
January 15, 1995 (1995-01-15) (as WJFP)
Former call signs
  • WJFP (1995–2021)
  • WQCP (2021–2026)
Call sign meaning
Flame (former call sign of WPBB)[1]
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
5488
ClassC1
ERP
HAAT140 meters (460 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
27°26′8.1″N 80°21′40.2″W / 27.435583°N 80.361167°W / 27.435583; -80.361167
TranslatorSee § translators
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitewww.wqcs.org/wqcp

WFLM (91.1 MHz) is a non-commercial FM radio station that broadcasts an urban adult contemporary format. It is licensed to Fort Pierce, Florida, and serves the Treasure Coast. It is part of IRSC Public Media, a division of Indian River State College, alongside two other stations: WQCS in Fort Pierce and WQJS in Clewiston.

History

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Black Media Works, Inc., launched this station as WJFP on January 15, 1995.[3] Under Black Media Works, the station broadcast urban gospel music in the mornings and midday, with hip hop, R&B and urban contemporary music in the afternoons through late night. There was also a Sunday night block of specialty programs for the region's Haitian community.[4] The original studios, a former bail bondsman's office in a converted house on Orange Avenue,[3] until the owners wished to use it for their business again, at which time WJFP relocated across Fort Pierce to a site on US 1.[5] Translators were also built to expand the station's signal to key areas with large Black and Haitian populations.

In August 2021, Indian River State College announced it had reached a deal to purchase WJFP and its Clewiston satellite WJCB to provide a second frequency and split NPR news/talk and classical music programming in the Fort Pierce area. On September 14, 2021, the final live show aired, the Drive Time Show with Jumpin' Joe, with guests on air and by phone including now-former station owner and president of Black Media Works Kim Kassis (Special K), DJ One Shot, Shaneiac, Melan from the T-Babby Radio Show, DJ T-Black, a few of the pastors from WJFP, and others. The final song on the show was "We Are The World," by USA For Africa.

On September 14, 2021, by 6:00 p.m., the live online stream was taken down and the translators in Brevard County on 94.3 FM and 93.9 FM had gone silent. The next day, music continued to play through the night with R&B, hip hop, pop, disco, oldies, jazz, and some Christian music, switching to gospel music from 5:00 a.m. until the final song aired just before 8:00 a.m.

On September 15 at 8:00 a.m., classic hits 88.9 HD3 "The River" began simulcasting on 91.1 and 88.5 temporarily until the new services launched with a new call sign on September 28. The programming on WQJS is heard in Fort Pierce on the HD2 subchannel of WQCS.[6]

The purchase of the two stations by Indian River State College was consummated on September 27, 2021, at a price of $950,000.

On December 4, 2023, WQCP dropped its classical format for R&B-leaning Christmas music. The change appeared to be a stunt as the station was advertising that "The New 91.1 is coming soon."[7] WQCP flipped to urban adult contemporary as "Q-91.1" on December 28, 2023. The call sign was changed to WFLM on June 10, 2026.[8]

Translators

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Black Media Works owned two translators in Brevard County that previously rebroadcast this station. The Mangonia Park translator, covering West Palm Beach, switched program sources to a subchannel of WLLY-FM in 2018 and became its own station, "Yo 107.1".[9]

Broadcast translator for WFLM
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT Class FCC info
W232AZ 94.3 FM Melbourne, Florida 85913 120 43 m (141 ft) D LMS
W296AW 107.1 FM Mangonia Park, Florida 82621 250 156 m (512 ft) D LMS

References

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  1. ^ Betcher, Bob (March 3, 1997). "The Tales Behind The Call Letters". Prees-Journal. Vero Beach, Florida. p. 1C. Retrieved October 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WFLM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ a b Trapp, Doug (May 18, 1998). "'Captain' of the air: WJFP DJ takes listeners home at drive time". St. Lucie News Tribune. Fort Pierce, Florida. p. A1, A5. Archived from the original on March 6, 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Tulloss, Tonya (February 13, 1995). "New dance-oriented station takes to airwaves with fresh brand of hip-hop". St. Lucie News Tribune. Fort Pierce, Florida. p. B1, B3. Archived from the original on March 6, 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Trapp, Doug (December 31, 1998). "WJFP-FM moving studio across town". St. Lucie News Tribune. Fort Pierce, Florida. p. B6. Archived from the original on March 6, 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Venta, Lance (September 29, 2021). "Indian River State College Launches WQCP and WQJS". RadioInsight. Archived from the original on September 29, 2021. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
  7. ^ "WQCP Moves From Classical To R&B Christmas - RadioInsight". December 5, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  8. ^ Moore, Timothy (June 10, 2026). "Form 380 - Change Request". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved June 20, 2026.
  9. ^ Venta, Lance (September 6, 2018). "Yo! Classic Hip Hop Comes to West Palm Beach". RadioInsight. Archived from the original on November 19, 2018. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
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WFLM

WFLM (91.1 MHz) is a non-commercial FM radio station that broadcasts an urban adult contemporary format. It is licensed to Fort Pierce, Florida, and serves the Treasure Coast. It is part of IRSC Public Media, a division of Indian River State College, alongside two other stations: WQCS in Fort Pierce and WQJS in Clewiston.

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WFLM (disambiguation)

WFLM is a radio station (91.1 FM) licensed to serve Fort Pierce, Florida, United States. WFLM may also refer to: WPBB, a radio station (104.7 FM) licensed to serve Palm Beach Shores, Florida, which held the call sign WFLM from 1993 to 2026 WXRD, a radio station (103.9 FM) licensed to serve Crown Point, Indiana, United States, which held the call sign WFLM from 1972 to 1982

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WQCP (FM)

WQCP is a radio station broadcasting a classical music format on 88.5 MHz FM in Clewiston, Florida, United States. It is owned and operated by Indian River State College, through its IRSC Public Media division, alongside two other stations: WQCS (88.9 FM) and WFLM (91.1 FM) in Fort Pierce. The WQCP programming is also heard on WQCS's HD Radio subchannel and on WQCO (90.5 FM) in Okeechobee.

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WQCP

WQCP may refer to: WQCP (FM), a radio station (88.5 FM) licensed to serve Clewiston, Florida, United States WFLM, a radio station (91.1 FM) licensed to serve Fort Pierce, Florida, which held the call sign WQCP from 2021 to 2026

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