WQQQ

WQQQ (103.3 FM) is a radio station licensed to Sharon, Connecticut, in northwestern Litchfield County. WQQQ also serves adjacent Dutchess County, New York, and southern Berkshire County, Massachusetts. The station is a public radio station, operating as part of the Albany, New York–based WAMC network.

WQQQ
Satellite of WAMC-FM, Albany, New York
CitySharon, Connecticut
Frequency103.3 MHz
BrandingWAMC Northeast Public Radio
Programming
FormatPublic radio
Ownership
OwnerWAMC, Inc.
History
First air date
October 7, 1993 (1993-10-07)
Former call signs
WWPR (1989–1992)[1]
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID54785
ClassA
ERP1,500 watts
HAAT186 meters (610 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
41°55′8″N 73°34′22″W
Links
Public license information
Profile
LMS

History

The station obtained the WQQQ call letters on November 1, 1992.[1] WQQQ went on the air on October 7, 1993, with a live morning drive show followed by a simulcast of then-sister station WREF (850 AM). In the evening and overnights, the station broadcast classical music from the Beethoven Network. WQQQ began programming separately full-time in March 1996 and aired a full service format featuring adult contemporary music format as "Q-103 FM". On February 7, 2011, WQQQ ended the full service format and became a public radio station operated by Sacred Heart University's WSHU-FM.[2]

In January 2021 WSHU announced its decision not to renew the broadcasting agreement with WQQQ. WQQQ ceased simulcasting WSHU on January 31, 2021,[3] shifting to an easy listening format. In October 2021, the Ridgefield Broadcasting Corporation filed to sell WQQQ to another public radio organization, WAMC, for $500,000.[4]

References
  1. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. Epstein, Ruth (January 28, 2011). "Local radio waves silenced". Republican-American. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  3. "WQQQ". www.wshu.org. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
  4. "Connecticut FM, Phoenix AM Sold". All Access. Retrieved October 13, 2021.


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