WRQN

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WRQN

City of license	Bowling Green, Ohio
Broadcast area	Toledo, Ohio
Branding	93.5 WRQN
First air date	July 11, 1983 as WRQN
Frequency	93.5 (MHz)
Format	Oldies
Owner	Cumulus Broadcasting
Website	www.935wrqn.com

WRQN is an American radio station licensed to broadcast from Bowling Green, Ohio. Though licensed to Bowling Green, its primary market and its studios are in the nearby city of Toledo. The station broadcasts at 93.5 on the FM dial, and plays oldies music. Its transmitter is located near Haskins, Ohio.

Before becoming WRQN on July 11, 1983, the station was WAWR, founded by Port Clinton, Ohio resident Robert W. Reider. Reider eventually started and operated WAWR, WRWR in Port Clinton, WLKR in Norwalk, and WKTN in Kenton, all via his "Ohio Radio Incorporated" banner.

Eventually, the call sign was changed to WKIQ. When it became WRQN the station began as a rock station, later adopting a Top 40 format and calling itself "93Q". Despite its weak signal and poor audio quality, the station became very successful and competed with then 92.5 WMHE. The daily on-air line-up included Mason and Diane, Brad Hanson, Joe Thomas, Ted Kelly and Scott Greggory. Eventually former intern turned local personality favorite Johnny D was heard in the evenings, hosting a show called "Dial D" in which most of the time was spent taking phone calls from listeners and rapping about anything the listeners wanted to talk about.

Around 1990 the station boosted their transmitting power to 6,000 watts, improved their sound quality by switching to compact discs from the "cart machine". 93Q also aired syndicated programs like "Rick Dees' Top 40" and had their own programs that aired on Sunday nights like "Future Hits" and "Beyond the Edge" that played alternative rock that had not yet reached mainstream. But despite consistently beating 92.5, the station did not bill very well.

On October 17, 1991, instead of hearing "Mason & Diane", the station was playing "Louie Louie" by The Kingsmen over and over, referring to itself as "Louie 93.5". The station also played a marching band rendition of the song as well during this stunting. On the following Monday, Mason & Diane returned to talk about the new format change to oldies. There was an enormous backlash from the listeners, many of them signing petitions demanding the return of 93Q.

Mason talked about this but said that they were "fighting for a lost cause", and that the station was not changing back. For the first few years the station was known as "Oldies 93.5", focusing on mostly doo wop from the 1950s and 1960s. Today the focus ranges from motown to classic rock of the 1970s.

The year 2006 saw even more improvements at WRQN-FM, as transmitter power was increased, a new tower was built, and the station was the first in the Toledo market to broadcast with IBOC / HD-Radio. Toledo radio legend Bob Kelly was inducted into the Ohio Radio Hall of Fame in October 2006. The current lineup at WRQN features long-time Toledo radio favorites Jim Brady, Ron Finn, Buddy Carr, as well as Bob Kelly with his new partner Becky (replacing Bob's sidekick of 19 years, Dennis Staples).