Summary
WQBQ (1410 AM) is a commercial radio station broadcasting a Soft Oldies radio format. Licensed to Leesburg, Florida, the station serves Central Florida. It is currently owned by James and Patricia Floyd, through licensee Floyd Media Radio, Inc.[1] It carries the games of the Leesburg Lightning, a collegiate summer baseball team.
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| Broadcast area | Central Florida |
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| Frequency | 1410 kHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Soft Oldies |
| Affiliations | USA Radio News Leesburg Lightning |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | 1962 |
Former call signs | WBIL (1962-1965) WZST (1965-1985) WINF (1985-1986) WQBQ (1986-2009) WRHB (2009-2010) WQBQ 2015 |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 73913 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 5,000 watts day 88 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 28°47′13.00″N 81°53′26.00″W / 28.7869444°N 81.8905556°W |
| Translator(s) | 95.1 W236DN (Leesburg) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wqbq1410.com |
By day, WQBQ transmits at 5,000 watts non-directonal. To avoid interfering with other stations on 1410 AM, it greatly reduces power to 88 watts at night.[2] It has been granted a construction permit to add an FM translator at 95.1 MHz.
History edit
In 1962, the station signed on as WBIL. It was originally a daytimer, required to be off the air at night. The call sign was changed to WZST in 1966, playing country music.[3]
The station became WINF on October 7, 1985. Less than a year later on September 22, 1986, the station changed its call sign to WQBQ. The next call sign change occurred on September 7, 2009, when it became WRHB only to revert to WQBQ on December 10, 2010.
References edit
- ^ "WQBQ Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WQBQ
- ^ "WBIL". RadioYears.com. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
External links edit
- WQBQ in the FCC AM station database
- WQBQ in Nielsen Audio's AM station database