WABQ

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This article is about radio station WABQ in Painseville, Ohio. For the history of the original WABQ in Cleveland, Ohio, see WWGK.

WABQ
City of license	Painesville, Ohio
Broadcast area	Greater Cleveland
Branding	1460 WABQ
Slogan	The Gospel Giant
Frequency	1460 (kHz)
First air date	March 3, 1986 April 25, 1956 as WBKC
Format	Gospel
ERP	1,000 W daytime 500 W nighttime
Class	B
Transmitter Coordinates	41°44′20″N 81°14′9″W / 41.73889, -81.23583 (E Erie St, Painesville, OH)
Callsign meaning	We Are Better Qualified
Former callsigns	WBKC (1986-2006) WQLS (1984-1986) WPVL (1956-1984)
Owner	Radio Advantage One, LLC

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WABQ is an AM radio station based in Painesville, Ohio broadcasting at 1460 kHz. Part of the Cleveland radio market, 1460s main area of focus had been Lake County, but now 1460 is focusing on the east side of Cleveland.

Outside of a local morning show, WABQ's schedule now consists of gospel music and religious broadcasts. This format change was an adoption of the gospel programming that had been on the AM 1540 facility in Cleveland (now known as WWGK), which was sold and has switched to ESPN Radio. Evenings and overnights are now filled with the syndicated gospel music "Rejoice - Musical Soul Food" service. WABQ owner Radio Advantage One, LLC is a sister company to former AM 1540 owner D&E Communications.

[edit] History

The station was originally WPVL. It became WQLS on January 15, 1984 and WBKC on March 3, 1986. WBKC was previously licensed to Chardon, Ohio at 1560 kHz, and acquired WQLS in order to provide 24/7 service. The 1560 frequency later became WATJ, and fell silent in 2004.

WBKC later had an adult contemporary format until 2001, when it became a simulcast of classical station WCLV 104.9 FM in Cleveland. WBKC's simulcast was meant to help overcome some of WCLV's signal problems in the eastern portion of the Cleveland radio market, after that station's move to a weaker signal licensed to Lorain, west of Cleveland. WBKC was the Lake County affiliate for the Cleveland Indians, Cleveland Browns, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Ohio State Buckeyes. With the switch over to the gospel format, WABQ dropped coverage of the sports teams, choosing to focus all of its schedule (save mornings) on gospel.

WBKC swapped call signs with WABQ on October 24, 2006, and were retired for WWGK that November 7.

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Preceded by WBKC	AM 1460 kHz in Painesville, Ohio October 24, 2006-Present	Succeeded by WABQ

Preceded by WABQ	AM 1540 kHz in Cleveland, Ohio Early 1960s-October 24, 2006	Succeeded by WWGK

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