WFQR
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| 93.5/101.1 Frank FM (WFQR/WFRQ) | |
| City of license | WFQR: Harwich Port, MA WFRQ: Mashpee, MA |
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| Broadcast area | Cape Cod |
| Frequency | WFQR: 93.5 MHz WFRQ: 101.1 MHz |
| First air date | 1980s |
| Format | Frank FM |
| ERP | WFQR: 3,000 watts WFRQ: 6,000 watts |
| HAAT | WFQR: 100 meters WFRQ: 83 meters |
| Class | WFQR: A WFRQ: A |
| Callsign meaning | FRanQ and FranQ Radio (intentional mis-spelling) |
| Owner | Nassau Broadcasting |
| Webcast | Listen Online |
| Website | www.frankcapecod.com |
WFQR and WFRQ (93.5 and 101.1 Frank FM) are a pair of FM radio stations licensed to Harwich Port and Mashpee, Massachusetts respectively. They serve the Cape Cod market. They broadcast on 93.5 MHz and 101.1 MHz respectively with a Adult Hits format known as "Frank FM", which is similar to the "Jack FM" format.
[edit] Station History
WFXR (93.5) went on the air on May 18, 1989, with a satellite delivered soft rock format. WFAL (101.1) also went on the air in the late 1980s, under the ownership of Schooner Broadcasting, with principals Linda Baines and Brenda Westgate. In the fall of 1991, the owners of WFXR purchased WFAL. This deal was inked 2 days after a historic rule change by the Federal Communication Commission. The new rules allowed one entity to own two FM stations in the same market. This deal was the second in the nation to win FCC approval.
In the fall of 1991, WFXR and WFAL began simulcasting. The stations were then known as "Fox Radio 93-5 and 101 FM" with an upbeat soft rock format focused heavily on '80s music. In 1993, the stations were sold to Omni Broadcasting (owners of WCOD). After stunting for a week with Steve Miller Band's "Fly Like An Eagle", the format changed to Country as "Cape Country 93-5 and 101 FM". With the exception of its local Morning Show featuring Keith Lemire & Joe Rossetti programming was provided by Jones Radio Networks "U.S. Country", a live 24-hour satellite-delivered music format from Denver, Colorado.
Omni was sold to Paul Levesque. With the failure of country music to attract an audience, another format change was made. WFXR became WUNX, while WFAL became WUNZ. Both stations continued their simulcast as an affiliate of the "Underground Network", a network of Alternative Rock stations that included WDRE in Philadelphia and WLIR on Long Island. The stations were then known as "UN 93.5 and 101.1", Cape Cod's Rock Alternative.
WUNX and WUNZ were sold to Ernie Boch's Boch Broadcasting in 1995, and the stations soon took different paths. WUNX became WJCO, and adopted a satellite-delivered Adult contemporary music format as "Coast 93.5", while WUNX became WWKJ, and adopted a satellite-delivered Classic Rock format as "KJ-101".
In 1998, WJCO stunted for a week with Chumbawumba's hit "Tubthumping". WJCO became WYST, relaunching as Hot Adult Contemporary-formatted "Star 93-5", Continuous Hit Music. The format was again satellite-delivered by Jones Radio Networks "Adult Hit Radio" (now simply called "Hot AC"). Star 93-5's morning show was provided by WPLJ New York's "Scott & Todd in the Morning Big Show". Scott & Todd's syndication attempt didn't last long. In 1999, the morning show was replaced locally with the satellite-delivered "Bob & Sherri" show and the slogan had changed to Today's Best Music.
In the spring of 1999, WYST dropped the Jones Radio Networks provided format and morning show. The station became automated locally with no DJs and a very narrow playlist of current artists from the CHR format. The hits lasted until late-1999, when the station again changed to a satellite-delivered oldies format as "Oldies 93.5".
In 2001, Boch brought in a new staff to run the Cape Cod stations. The new staff immediately changed the formats of WYST and WWKJ. WYST became WDVT and was known "93-5 The Vault", playing Classic Rock. WWKJ became WTWV and was known as "101.1 The Wave", playing '80s Hits. Before long, "The Vault" was closed and WDVT reverted to a simulcast of "The Wave". In 2002, WTWV began to add more current hits into the mix and sounded slightly more like an Adult Hits station.
In 2003, Boch changed the formats of WDVT and WTWV to Oldies as "93-5 & 101.1 The Wave". The station featured local personalities with a fun and upbeat delivery. A limited amount of jingles were also added. The station featured Bumper Morgan as one of their personalities, who was also the voice of then sister station WCOD, The talent line-up consisted of Greg Cassidy, Super Max Cooper, Johnny Thunder and Wild Bill Hayes.
In 2005, Boch Broadcasting was acquired by Qantum Communications. Qantum was required to sell off three of the combined company's stations. "The Wave" low-rated simulcast stations of WDVT and WTWV along with WPXC were sold to Nassau Broadcasting.
On March 22, 2006 Nassau replaced the Oldies format of "The Wave" with "Frank FM". Unlike Nassau's other Classic Hits stations in Portland, Maine and southern New Hampshire with the same name, WDVT and WTWV flipped to the Adult Hits format as "101.1 and 93.5 Frank FM". On March 28, 2006, WDVT and WTWV became WFQR and WFRQ respectfully.
[edit] Trivia
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WTWV was also the original callsign of WTVA 9, an NBC affiliate television station based in Tupelo, Mississippi.
WTWV-FM was a previous call sign of WPPN 106.7 Des Plaines/Chicago, which broadcast the satellite-fed "The Wave" new age/smooth jazz format in 1987 and 1988.
[edit] External links
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WFQR
- Radio Locator information on WFQR
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WFRQ
- Radio Locator information on WFRQ
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