Frequency | 97.7 MHz |
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Branding | Star 97.7 WAQE |
Programming | |
Format | Adult contemporary |
Affiliations | CBS News Radio, Westwood One |
Ownership | |
Owner | AMC Partners Rice Lake, LLC. |
WJMC (AM), WJMC-FM, WAQE (AM), WKFX | |
History | |
First air date | 1999 |
Former call signs | WBFE (1998–1999, CP) |
Technical information [1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 85769 |
Class | C3 |
ERP | 10,000 watts |
HAAT | 157 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 45°30′31.00″N91°46′27.00″W / 45.5086111°N 91.7741667°W |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | waqe.com |
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In 2024, WAQE-FM relocated from the WAQE (AM) transmitter site located northwest of Rice Lake to the WJMC transmitter site co-located with the stations’ studios. With the change, WAQE-FM saw an increase in height from 289 ft. (HAAT) to 515 ft. (HAAT) and a decrease in power from 15,500 watts to 10,000 watts. WAQE-FM currently has a construction permit to upgrade its power from 10,000 to 47,000 watts using a directional antenna to protect first-adjacent 97.5 KNXR in Rochester, MN. [3]
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