WQKE
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WQKE, The Quake is broadcast on 93.9 FM in Plattsburgh, New York. The station is supported by the student association of SUNY Plattsburgh. The station's studios is located in Yokum Hall on campus and the antenna is located on the Kehoe Administration Building, which is one of the tallest buildings in Plattsburgh. The station streams their radio online off of their website. The station broadcasts from 8 AM - 2:30 AM. The station places a variety of music including indie, punk, urban, blues, techno and many other music genres. The station offers an online stream.
[edit] History
The station began in 1966 with the radio frequency WSUP and was carried on an AM frequency. In 1969, the schedule expanded to nearly 24 hours a day. In December of 1971, the station changed frequency's to WKGO and moved to 640/650 AM.
In December of 1971, the station began a move to the FM frequency and became WPLT, at this point the AM channel still broadcast the station.
In 1979, the station began to air off campus and aired on WPLT 91.1 and became a 10 Watt Frequency. In 1981, the frequency was changed to 93.9.
In 1987, the station moved from McDonough Hall to Yokum Hall where the colleges communication department was located.
In 1997, the station sold the WPLT call letters to ABC's "Planet Radio", station affiliate in Detroit, MI and became WQKE, with that money they were able to modernize and digitize their equipment.
Currently the station has a website started and is now airing worldwide on cyberspace.
