WYQQ

WYQQ
City Charlton, Massachusetts
Broadcast area Southern Worcester County
Branding "The Q 90.1"
Slogan Your Local Choice for Hope & Encouragement
Frequency 90.1 MHz
First air date 1976[1]
Format Christian CHR
ERP 120 watts
HAAT 119 meters
Class A
Facility ID 4102
Transmitter coordinates 42°8′1.00″N 71°57′26.00″W / 42.1336111°N 71.9572222°W / 42.1336111; -71.9572222 (WYQQ)
Former callsigns WBPV (1976–2003)
WYCM (2003-2012)
Owner Epic Light Network, Inc.
Webcast Listen Live
Website www.theq901.com

WYQQ (90.1 FM; "The Q") is a radio station broadcasting a Christian CHR format. Licensed to Charlton, Massachusetts, United States, the station serves Southern Worcester County. The station is owned by Epic Light Network, Inc.[2]

The station signed on in 1976 as WBPV, the high school radio station at Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School.[1] It became WYCM when Christian Mix Radio bought the station in 2003 and introduced a contemporary Christian music format.[3] On October 20, 2012, the station changed its call sign to the current WYQQ, when Epic Light purchased the station. WYQQ went on the air as "The Q 90.1 FM" in December 2012.

References

  1. 1 2 Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-209. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
  2. "WYQQ". Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  3. Richards, Stephanie (April 2009). "Mortgage paid, local Christian radio station marks milestone" (PDF). The Sturbridge Times Magazine. Retrieved February 21, 2011.


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