WBCQ

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WBCQ
The WBCQ logo
City of license Monticello, Maine
Broadcast area the Americas & the Caribbean
Branding WBCQ The Planet
Slogan free speech, it's more than words
First air date September 1998
Frequency 5.110 MHz
7.415 MHz
9.330 MHz
18.910 MHz
Format various
Power 50,000 watts
Owner Allan Weiner
Website www.wbcq.com

WBCQ is a shortwave radio station operating at Monticello, Maine, USA. The station is co-owned with AM broadcast station WREM at 710 kHz. The station began operation in 1998 with just the WBCQ-1 transmitter on 7.415 MHz. Since its inception, WBCQ has held a philosophy that the First Amendment guarantees free speech and, as a trustee of the public airwaves, runs the station based on this. Programs are usually paid for by varying groups of religious and political entities, but there are also programs playing various forms of music, novelty records, and self recorded material. The station also hosts numerous talk shows and is the home of many former pirate radio broadcasters.

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[edit] Criticism

WBCQ was criticized, by a former employee of the station who resigned, for selling airtime to extremist programs from hosts such as Hal Turner and Brother Stair. Hal Turner and Brother Stair are no longer on WBCQ.

[edit] Frequencies

  • WBCQ-4: 5.11 MHz (60m band)
  • WBCQ-1: 7.415 MHz (41m band) mode A3E/AM
  • WBCQ-2: 9.33 MHz (31m band) mode R3E/SSB
  • WBCQ-3: 18.91 MHz (16m band)

[edit] Notable Radio Programs

[edit] External links

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