Frequency | 98.1 MHz |
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Programming | |
Format | Open |
Ownership | |
Owner | Quinnipiac University |
History | |
First air date | 1973 |
Technical information [1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 54311 |
Class | D |
ERP | 18 watts |
HAAT | -24.0 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°25′10.6″N72°54′22.6″W / 41.419611°N 72.906278°W |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | WQAQ Webstream |
Website | WQAQ Online |
WQAQ (98.1 FM) is a student-run, non-commercial educational radio station broadcasting in an open, music-oriented format. Licensed in Hamden, Connecticut, United States, the station serves the local Hamden/Wallingford area. WQAQ is owned by Quinnipiac University. [2] [3] and operated by WQAQ students.
WQAQ has an open format. Any student, faculty, staff, or alumni of the Quinnipiac University may join the radio station and have his or her own radio show. The station's requirements are minimal, allowing DJs to play music and content of their choice. Shows last for one hour each, and the show schedule changes each semester. An up-to-date schedule is available on the station's website.
On August 19, 2006, before the beginning of the Fall semester, WQAQ's broadcast antenna was deemed an "eyesore" by the administration of Quinnipiac University. Without notifying the students involved in the organization, the tower was removed from the top of the student center, where it has sat for X years. The tower's sudden removal put WQAQ's licensing with the FCC in jeopardy, and forced the station to shift its broadcast to online streaming. During the summer of 2007, the WQAQ tower was rebuilt off-site, and the station resumed normal on-air broadcasting that school year.
A number of former WQAQ staffers have gone on to careers in commercial radio and entertainment:
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