 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source .(November 2019) |
| Industry | Entertainment |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Nashville, Tennessee |
Key people | Bayard H. Walters, President |
| Products | Radio |
| Website | cromwellradio.com |
Cromwell Radio Group is a privately held radio broadcasting company based in Nashville, Tennessee. They currently own and operate 32 stations:
The company was founded in 1969 when founder and president of the Company, Bayard H. Walters applied to the Federal Communications Commission for permission to construct a new AM radio station in Hawesville, Kentucky. (That station was Country Music formatted WKCM, & is still owned by Cromwell to this day.) From that station, which went on the air in November 1972, The company has grown by building new stations from scratch or buying underdeveloped stations and improving the facilities by increasing power and performance of those stations. [1]
In 1990, The Tennessee market became part of the Cromwell family, when the company acquired WQZQ-FM (now WPRT-FM) & WYCQ-FM (now WBUZ). Also at the same time, The Company relocated its corporate headquarters from Hawesville, Kentucky to Nashville, Tennessee. Also since that time, the number of stations that Cromwell owns has since increased, as federal laws have permitted, the number of stations in each of the markets has been expanded to three or more. (As by rules of The FCC, as of 2011, allows a single company to own a maximum of five FM stations and two AM stations in any given market; translator stations however are exempted by the FCC, as is there no ownership limit to owning translator stations.) [1] //
| AM & FM Stations | FM Stations | HD Stations |
| Market | Station/ Frequency | Format | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
Tennessee | |||
| Nashville | WBUZ 102.9 FM | HD1 - Active rock HD2 - WPRT-FM Simulcast HD3 - Sports ("94.9 The Fan") | |
| WPRT-FM 102.5 FM | HD1 - Sports HD2 - Urban adult contemporary ("102.1 The Ville") HD3 - WAY FM | ||
| WQZQ 830 AM / 93.3 FM | Classic hits | ||
Kentucky | |||
| Owensboro | WBIO/WKCM 94.7 FM/92.1 FM/97.9 FM/1160 AM | Classic Country | |
| WXCM 97.1 FM | HD1 - Mainstream rock HD2 - Currently Silent HD3 - Classic hip-hop ("100.5 The Vibe") | ||
| WTCJ 93.3 FM / 98.7 FM / 106.7 FM | Adult Hits/Jack FM | ||
| WVJS 1420 AM / 92.9 FM | Oldies from the 70's/80's/90's | ||
| WLME 102.7 FM | Sports | ||
| WCJZ 105.7 FM | Classic rock | ||
Illinois | |||
| Decatur | WEJT 105.1 FM | Adult hits/Jack FM | |
| WYDS 93.1 FM | HD1 - Top 40/CHR HD2 - Urban AC "Magic 98" HD3 - Classic country "Griz FM" | ||
| WZNX 106.7 FM | HD1 - Mainstream rock HD2 - Currently Silent HD3 - Sports ("106.3 The Game") | ||
| WZUS 100.9 FM | News/Talk | ||
| Mattoon | WMCI 101.3 FM | Country | |
| WCBH 104.3 FM | Top 40/CHR | ||
| WWGO 92.1 FM | HD1 - Classic rock HD2 - Sports ("Victory 103.9") | ||
| Effingham | WCRC 95.7 FM | Country | |
| WCRA 1090 AM / 99.5 FM / 96.3 FM | News/Talk | ||
| WHQQ 98.9 FM | Sports | ||
| WJKG 105.5-100.5 FM | Adult hits/Jack FM | ||
| Vandalia | WKRV 107.1 FM | Classic hits | |
| WPMB 1500 AM / 104.7 FM | Adult Contemporary | ||
Indiana | |||
| Tell City | WTCJ 1230 AM / 93.3 FM | Adult hits | |
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WQZQ is a radio station licensed to Goodlettsville, Tennessee, and serving the Nashville metropolitan area. The station is owned by Cromwell Radio Group, through licensee WYCQ, Inc. It airs a classic hits radio format, calling itself "Classic Hits 93.3." The dial position is a reference to the WQZQ's FM translator, W227DC in Nashville, which broadcasts at 93.3 MHz.