WQBZ

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WQBZ
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 [1]
Licensing authority
FCC
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
Public license information
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. [2] The station is currently owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. and licensed to iHM Licenses, LLC. [3]

Contents

History

WQBZ-FM signed on the air on April 6, 1981, and it broadcast a Top 40 format under the branding "Z106". WQBZ is Macon's affiliate for Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 and Dan Ingram's Top 40 Satellite Survey. The format lasted until 1988 when the station flipped to classic rock under the branding "Q106". 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. "Facility Technical Data for WQBZ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. "WQBZ Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010.
  3. "WQBZ Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.