WQBZ

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WQBZ
WQBZ Q106.3 logo.png
Broadcast area Macon, Georgia
Frequency 106.3 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingQ 106.3
Programming
Format Classic rock
Ownership
Owner
WIBB-FM, WIHB, WIHB-FM, WRBV, WMGE
History
First air date
April 6, 1981
Technical information
Facility ID 64641
Class C2
ERP 50,000 watts
HAAT 150 meters (490 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
32°45′31.00″N83°44′49.00″W / 32.7586111°N 83.7469444°W / 32.7586111; -83.7469444
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website q106.iheart.com

WQBZ (106.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic rock format. Licensed to Fort Valley, Georgia, United States, the station serves the Macon area. [1] The station is currently owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. and licensed to iHM Licenses, LLC. [2]

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History

WQBZ-FM signed on the air on April 6, 1981, and it broadcast an Adult Contemporary format. The format lasted throughout the rest of the 1980s and into the earlier half of the 1990s. It was first known as "Z106" before becoming "Q106" in 1989. WQBZ is Macon's dominant affiliate for Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 and Dan Ingram's Top 40 Satellite Survey. It switched to its current mainstream rock format by the mid-to-late 1990s. It became Q106.3 in 2013.

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References

  1. "WQBZ Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010.
  2. "WQBZ Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.