WQBQ

WQBQ (1410 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station broadcasting a Soft Oldies radio format. Licensed to Leesburg, Florida, the station serves Central Florida. It is currently owned by Rama Communications, Inc.[1]

WQBQ
CityLeesburg, Florida
Broadcast areaCentral Florida
Frequency1410 kHz
Programming
FormatSoft Oldies
AffiliationsUSA Radio News
Ownership
OwnerRama Communications, Inc.
WKIQ, WLAA, WNTF, WOKB
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 ID73913
ClassD
Power5,000 watts days
88 watts nights
Transmitter coordinates
28°47′13.00″N 81°53′26.00″W
Translator(s)95.1 MHz W236DN (Leesburg)
Links
WebcastListen live link
Websitehttp://www.wqbq1410.com

By day, WQBQ transmits 5,000 watts, but 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 96.1 MHz.

History

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
  1. "WQBQ Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. Radio-Locator.com/WQBQ
  3. "WBIL". RadioYears.com. Retrieved 29 December 2010.


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