The best pop songs get treated as disposable, yet they are some of the most carefully built records ever made. MFM Music Desk is a free, independent music website about pop news, the charts, concerts and tours, artists and songs, and the history of radio in Washington, DC. It is a publication you read. It is not a radio station.
Key takeaways
- MFM Music Desk covers pop news, charts, tours, artists, songs and DC radio history.
- A small, independent team of editors runs the site, and every article carries the byline “MFM Music Desk editors”.
- The site is not a radio station and has no connection with WRQX, its owners or its staff.
- The site is free to read and takes no payment for coverage, links or guest posts.
- Facts are checked against official announcements, chart publishers and reputable music press, and corrections are made openly.
What MFM Music Desk Is
MFM Music Desk is an online music publication for people who love pop and want the story behind the playlist. It covers the hits, the artists who make them, the chart numbers that measure their success, and the radio culture that turned songs into shared memories.
The site was relaunched in 2026 as an independent publication. It publishes articles and reference pages. It does not broadcast, stream audio or run on-air programming.
What the Site Covers
The site’s coverage falls into six areas. Each one is written for readers who want accurate details: who wrote a song, where it peaked and when, and which city and venue a tour is playing.
Pop hits and the stories behind them
Every big song has a backstory. Some started as rough demos. Others were written for a different artist or saved from the cutting-room floor. Song features explain who wrote and produced a track, how it was recorded, what it is about (in plain words, not reprinted lyrics) and why it connected with listeners when it did.
The charts
Chart coverage follows the Billboard Hot 100 and other published charts: new No. 1s, big debuts, fast climbers and songs on the way down. Positions are given with their chart week, and the goal is to explain the movement, not only list it, so you can see why a song jumped or slipped. MFM Music Desk is not affiliated with Billboard.
Artists and decades
Pop has a long memory. Artist pages cover careers and catalogs, and era pieces look back at whole decades, from the sounds that defined them to the one-hit wonders worth a second listen.
Concerts and tours
Tour coverage tracks announced dates, new legs, postponements, cancellations and setlist news for major pop acts. Dates, cities and venues come from the artist, the promoter or the venue, so you can check them before you buy a ticket.
Music news
Album announcements, surprise releases, chart records, award show moments and industry changes all get covered, with enough context that a headline makes sense. Rumors and unconfirmed reports are labelled as such, with a plain note on how reliable the source is.
On this day
On-this-day notes mark anniversaries worth remembering: release dates, chart milestones, famous performances and turning points in artists’ careers. They are short and specific, and a good excuse to go back to an old favorite.
Washington, DC Radio History and the Stations Database
For decades, radio was how most people first heard a pop song, and that history deserves careful documentation. MFM Music Desk keeps a radio stations database with call letters, frequencies, formats and the years stations changed format or owner.
Washington, DC radio gets particular attention: the formats, frequencies, rivalries and format flips that shaped what the region heard on the dial. This is historical and reference coverage, written from the outside by a publication with no ties to any station.
Did you know?
The 107.3 FM signal in Washington, DC, once home to WRQX and its “Mix 107.3” brand, was sold by Cumulus Media to the Educational Media Foundation in 2019 and now airs Christian programming as WLVW, according to RadioInsight and Wikipedia’s station history.
History of This Web Address and Disclaimer
The address mix1073fm.com used to be the website of WRQX Mix 107.3, a Washington, DC radio station. It served that role until about 2013, under earlier owners.
MFM Music Desk is a new site, relaunched at this address in 2026. It has no connection with the earlier site, its owners or its authors.
A few older articles from this address were kept because readers still look for them. Each one has been checked and brought up to date, and each keeps its original publish date so you can see when it first appeared.
MFM Music Desk Is Not a Radio Station
This point matters because the web address can cause confusion.
- MFM Music Desk is an independent music website. It is not a radio station.
- The site does not broadcast. There is no live stream, no frequency, no on-air programming and no request line.
- The site has no connection with WRQX, its owners or its staff. WRQX and Mix 107.3 appear here only as part of Washington, DC radio history.
- The site is not affiliated with any radio station, network or broadcaster, past or present. That includes any station that has used a similar name or frequency.
- The site does not speak for any station. Questions about a station’s programming, contests, staff or advertising should go to that station directly.
If you came here looking for a station’s live stream, this is not it. If you came to read about pop music and radio history, you are in the right place.
Who Runs the Site
MFM Music Desk is run by a small, independent editorial team: the MFM Music Desk editors. Every article on the site carries the byline “MFM Music Desk editors”, because each page is researched, written, checked and updated as a team effort.
There is no parent media company and no record label, promoter or broadcaster behind the site. Editorial decisions are made by the editors alone.
How the Site Makes Money
MFM Music Desk is free to read, with no paywall and no subscription.
Once the site reaches about 5,000 visits a month, it will show display ads to cover hosting and other running costs. Ads will never decide what gets covered or how.
The site keeps clear limits:
- It does not sell links.
- It does not accept guest posts or sponsored articles.
- It takes no payment from artists, labels, promoters, venues or stations for coverage.
How Content Is Checked
Facts are checked against primary and reputable sources before an article goes up, and checked again when an article is updated.
- Official announcements first. Release dates, credits, tour dates and venues come from artist, label, promoter and venue announcements.
- Chart data from the publishers. Chart positions and chart weeks are checked against Billboard and other chart publishers.
- Reputable music press. Established music news outlets are used to confirm and add context to stories.
- Rumors graded honestly. Unconfirmed reports are labelled, and the article says how solid the source is, from official statement to anonymous claim.
- Radio facts from the record. Station call letters, frequencies, formats and ownership changes are checked against regulatory records, trade reporting and station archives.
Information that goes out of date, such as a postponed tour date or a changed station format, is either marked as dated history or corrected. When the site gets something wrong, the mistake is fixed openly, with a note on what changed.
Why the Site Exists
Pop songs soundtrack first cars, school dances and long drives, and the stations that played them shaped how whole cities heard music. MFM Music Desk exists to give those songs, and the radio culture that carried them, accurate and careful coverage.
How to Reach the Editors
You can email the editors at contact@mix1073fm.com, or use the form on the contact page at /contact/. Corrections, tips about chart or tour news, and questions about Washington, DC radio history are all welcome. The fastest way to get a correction made is to name the article and point to an official source.