WBQK

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WBQK
Broadcast area Virginia Peninsula
Middle Peninsula
Frequency 107.9 FM MHz
BrandingCannon Country 107.9
Programming
Format Country [1]
Ownership
Owner
  • Local Daily Media
  • (Davis Media, LLC)
WTYD, WXTG-FM
History
First air date
July 1991 (as WPTG) [2]
Former call signs
WPTG (1989–2000)
WWBR (2000–2005)
WTYD (2005–2005)
WBQK (2005–Present) [3]
Call sign meaning
play on the name "Bach" (former classical format)
Technical information [4]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 73906
Class A
ERP 4,000 watts
HAAT 100 meters (330 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 37°27′0.0″N76°48′46.0″W / 37.450000°N 76.812778°W / 37.450000; -76.812778
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website cannoncountry1079.com

WBQK (107.9 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to West Point, Virginia, and serving the Virginia Peninsula and the Middle Peninsula. [1] WBQK is owned and operated by Davis Media, LLC. [5]

Contents

History

The station became WBQK in December 2005, and began carrying a classical music format in May 2006. Prior to this, the station held the call letters WTYD. [6]

On June 1, 2019, WBQK changed from classical music to a simulcast of "All News 102" WXTG-FM. [7]

On June 5, 2020, WBQK flipped from a simulcast of "All News 102" WXTG-FM to a simulcast of adult album alternative-formatted WTYD, branded as "The Tide". [8]

On March 17, 2024, WBQK broke away from the simulcast and flipped to country music as "Cannon Country", launching with 10,000 songs in a row. [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings . Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  2. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-572. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WBQK". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  5. ↑ "WBQK Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  6. ↑ Northern Neck/Middle Peninsula - Vartv.com
  7. ↑ All News 102 Expands to WBQK Williamsburg VA Radioinsight - May 30, 2019
  8. ↑ Virginia’s All News 102 Returns To WTYD Simulcast Radioinsight - June 5, 2020
  9. ↑ Cannon Country Shot into Williamsburg
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