WBCQ

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WBCQ
City of license	Monticello, Maine
Broadcast area	the Americas & the Caribbean
Branding	WBCQ The Planet
Slogan	Free speech, it's more than words.
Frequency	5,110 kHz 7,415 kHz 9,330 kHz 15,420 kHz
First air date	September 8th 1998
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 also owns WCXH at 780 kHz 5,000 watts non directional day and 60 watts non directional at night, (formerly known as WREM 710 kHz). The station began operation in 1998 with just the WBCQ-1 transmitter on 7,415 kHz. All of the WBCQ short wave antennas are directional, the antenna used for 7,415 is beamed at 245 degrees.

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.

Contents 1 Frequencies 2 Former Frequencies 3 Notable Radio Programs 4 External links

[edit] Frequencies

• WBCQ-4: 5,110 kHz (60m band)
• WBCQ-1: 7,415 kHz (41m band) mode A3E/AM
• WBCQ-3: 9,330 kHz (31m band)
• WBCQ-2: 15,420 kHz (19m band)

[edit] Former Frequencies

• WBCQ-4: 5,100 & 5,105 kHz
• WBCQ-3: 9,335 kHz
• WBCQ-2: 17,495 & 18,910 kHz

[edit] Notable Radio Programs

• Radio Newyork International Sunday at 20:00 Eastern time on WBCQ-1
• "Allan Weiner Worldwide" Friday at 20:00 Eastern time on WBCQ-1
• "Off the Hook" with Emmanuel Goldstein, Wednesdays at 19:00 Eastern time on WBCQ-1 (simulcast with WBAI 99.5 FM)
• "Le Show" with Harry Shearer, Sundays at 19:00 Eastern time on WBCQ-1

[edit] External links

• Official Site
• WBCQ Program Guide
• Marion's Attic
• Goddess Irena 1
• FCC information for WBCQ (not up-to-date)
• The Lost Discs Radio Show

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