WQDY-FM

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WQDY-FM
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Broadcast areaDowneast Maine and Saint John/Southwest New Brunswick
Frequency 92.7 MHz
BrandingClassic Hits 92.7 & 95.3
Programming
Format Classic hits
Affiliations Boston Red Sox Radio Network
Ownership
OwnerWQDY, Inc.
WCRQ
History
First air date
January 14, 1976 (1976-01-14)
Call sign meaning
Quoddy
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 73915
Class A
ERP 3,000 watts
HAAT 91 meters (299 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
45°10′2″N67°16′38″W / 45.16722°N 67.27722°W / 45.16722; -67.27722
Links
Public license information
Website www.wqdy.fm
Simulcast
WALZ-FM
Frequency 95.3 MHz
Ownership
OwnerWQDY, Inc.
History
First air date
November 25, 1978 (1978-11-25)
Call sign meaning
Waltz (music)
Technical information [2]
Facility ID 54578
Class A
ERP 3,000 watts
HAAT 67 meters (220 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
44°44′8″N67°30′11″W / 44.73556°N 67.50306°W / 44.73556; -67.50306 (WALZ-FM)
Links
Public license information

WQDY-FM (92.7 FM), on air as Classic Hits 92.7 & 95.3, is an American radio station licensed to Calais, Maine. The station simulcasts on WALZ-FM (95.3) in Machias, Maine. The station carries a classic hits format, with a heavy emphasis on local sports, including Boston Red Sox baseball. Previous to the station's owners buying WCRQ in 2003, WQDY-FM was also carried on WQDY (1230 AM).

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History

WQDY launched on July 4, 1959. It originally broadcast on AM 1230. Founders John Vondell and John Foster established the station that year. In 1964, it was sold to Buffalo Bob Smith, best known as the host of children's television series Howdy Doody . Smith also had a summer home on Big Lake in Grand Lake Stream. Dan Hollingdale, who started at the station several months after it originally began, rose through the ranks to become station manager under Smith. Hollingdale bought the station from Smith in 1978.

In 1995, WQDY began simulcasting on WALZ-FM (95.3) in Machias, Maine. In 1996, 24/7 operation began on both stations when they were sold to Mike Goodine and Bill McVicar. Goodine had been station manager under Hollingdale. McVicar began career at the station in 1986 as an account executive and play-by-play announcer. In 1998, McVicar, Goodine and partner Roger Holst purchased WALZ-FM in Machias. In 2001, McVicar and Holst took over ownership.

In 2003, WQDY, Inc., acquired WCRQ (102.9 FM) from Citadel Broadcasting.

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References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for WQDY-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. "Facility Technical Data for WALZ-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.