KWCQ

KWCQ
City of license Condon, Oregon
Branding Star FM
Frequency 106.1 MHz
Repeaters 103.1 K276EE
(The Dalles)
First air date 2008
Format Silent
ERP 17,000 watts
HAAT 279.1 meters (916 ft)
Class C1
Facility ID 164221
Former callsigns KHAL (2005-2009)[1]
Affiliations Dial Global
Owner Haystack Broadcasting, Inc.
Sister stations KLCK, KWCQ, KYYT
Website haystackbroadcasting.com

KWCQ (106.1 FM, "Star FM") is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Condon, Oregon, USA.[2] The station is currently owned by Haystack Broadcasting, Inc. Until falling silent in June 2011, the station broadcast an adult contemporary music format and featured programming from Dial Global.[3]

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History

In 2005, NT Radio LLC applied to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for a construction permit for a new broadcast radio station. The FCC granted this permit on June 9, 2005, with a scheduled expiration date of June 9, 2008.[4] The new station was assigned call sign "KHAL" on June 3, 2005.[1] After construction and testing were completed, the station was granted its broadcast license on September 2, 2008.[5] The station changed its call sign to "KWCQ" on May 18, 2009.[1]

The station fell temporarily dark on June 9, 2011. In its filing with the FCC seeking authorization to remain silent for up to six months, the station asserted that it had "been unable to generate sufficient revenue to cover basic operating costs" and that they would attempt to "restructure the operation" and seek "new financing".[6]

Translators

KWCQ programming is also carried on a broadcast translator station to extend or improve the coverage area of the station on 103.1 FM in The Dalles, Oregon.

Call sign MHz City of license Power
(W)		 Class
 Additional Information
K276EE 103.1 FM The Dalles, Oregon 250 D FCC

References

  1. ^ a b c "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=164221&Callsign=KWCQ. Retrieved July 12, 2011. 
  2. ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Summer 2011. http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=SU11&band=fm&callLetter=KWCQ. Retrieved July 12, 2011. 
  3. ^ "KWCQ Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=KWCQ. Retrieved 2010-04-10. 
  4. ^ "Application Search Details (BNPH-20041214AFN)". FCC Media Bureau. June 9, 2005. http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1034707. Retrieved July 12, 2011. 
  5. ^ "Application Search Details (BLH-20080619AEQ)". FCC Media Bureau. September 2, 2008. http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1251303. Retrieved July 12, 2011. 
  6. ^ "Application Search Details (BLSTA-20110705ACS)". FCC Media Bureau. July 6, 2011. http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1434369. Retrieved July 12, 2011. 

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