WHQQ

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WHQQ
WHQQ 98.9TheGameESPN logo.png
City Neoga, Illinois
Broadcast area Effingham-Mattoon, Illinois
Frequency 98.9 MHz
Branding98.9 The Game
Programming
Format Sports
Affiliations ESPN Radio
Ownership
Owner Cromwell Radio Group
(The Cromwell Group, Inc. of Illinois)
WCRA, WCRC, WJKG
History
First air date
1996 (as WWGO)
Former call signs
WWGO (1995-1997) [1]
Technical information
Facility ID 73997
Class A
ERP 3,200 watts
HAAT 138 meters (453 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
39°14′59″N88°22′48″W / 39.24972°N 88.38000°W / 39.24972; -88.38000
Translator(s) 104.7 W284BI (Effingham)
Links
Webcast Listen LIve
Website Official Website

WHQQ (98.9 FM, "98.9 The Game") is a radio station licensed to serve Neoga, Illinois, United States. The station is owned by the Cromwell Radio Group and the broadcast license is held by The Cromwell Group, Inc. of Illinois.

Contents

WHQQ broadcasts a sports format branded as "The Game" to the greater Effingham-Mattoon, Illinois, area. [2] The station most recent previous format was adult hits with the branding "98.9 Jack FM".

The station was assigned the WHQQ call sign by the Federal Communications Commission on October 31, 1997. [1]

Translators

WHQQ programming is also carried on a broadcast translator station to extend or improve the coverage area of the station.

Broadcast translators of WHQQ
Call sign Frequency
(MHz)
City of license ERP
(W)
Class FCC info
W284BI104.7 Effingham, Illinois 200D FCC FM Query

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References

  1. 1 2 "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. Retrieved July 18, 2009.
  2. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved July 19, 2009.