The station originally signed on as WFAH at 101.7 MHz in 1947. One of the oldest established FM stations in the entire region, it served as the FM complement to WFAH, now known as WDPN; the call sign was modified to WFAH-FM with the launch of the AM station. Both stations were founded by Arthur Hoiles, with the callsign being a tribute to his father, Frank Austin Hoiles. WFAH-FM moved to 92.5 in 1968 upon the establishment of WJER-FM Dover, Ohio on 101.7. WFAH-FM switched to a Top 40 format as WDJQ on January 1, 1980; the calls selected because the names of the station owners began with the letters D and J as did their children. The "Q" rhymed with the dial position 92, hence the "Q92" moniker. In the late 1980s, the station was involved in a ratings controversy where Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania based WLTJ sued Arbitron claiming that listeners to 92.5 were credited to WDJQ incorrectly due to overlap in the markets as defined by Arbitron. WDJQ became WZKL on March 13, 1992. Under the WZKL call letters, the station played oldies as "Kool 92" and later "Oldies 92.5", then a hot adult contemporary format as "Z-92.5 - Today's Music For All People" in January 2000. It once again became Top 40 as "Q92" in September 2002, although there was no "Q" in the station's call letters. Previous attempts to reclaim the WDJQ call letters were unsuccessful, but on February 29, 2008, it was announced that the radio station had successfully obtained the WDJQ call sign, which took effect March 7, 2008.
Former airstaff
The DeLuca Show, which ran weekdays from 5:30-10:00am, included host, Pat DeLuca, co-host, Charlotte DiFranco, and producer, Jason 'Virgil' Pantea. On February 2, 2012, the show went on hiatus pending contractual resolutions. On February 6, 2012, it was announced no agreement with management was made and The DeLuca Show was off the air permanently on WDJQ. After the expiration of a non-compete clause, DeLuca reentered the Canton morning show scene in August 2013 on WHBC-FM alongside Kathy Vogel, who co-hosted the morning show at WDJQ before DeLuca. Other former staff members include John Stewart, Kathy Vogel, Eric Bradley, Liz Custer, Jim Steele, Tim Richards, Joe Slider, Robbie Mack, Raven, David Michaels, Mark Nolan, who went on to do weather for WKYC-TV in Cleveland and currently serves as the morning host on WMJI, and the late Jim Chenot, who was at WAPS from 2002 until his death in November 2016.
