WQUD

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WQUD
WQUD VintageRadio107.7 logo.png
Broadcast area Quad Cities
Frequency 107.7 MHz
BrandingVintage Radio
Programming
Format Oldies, Classic country
Ownership
OwnerJMRW LLC
History
First air date
2015 (at 105.5)
Former frequencies
105.5 MHz (2015-2018)
Technical information
Facility ID 60359
Class A
ERP 6,000 watts
HAAT 97 meters (318 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
41°28′47.0″N90°16′08.0″W / 41.479722°N 90.268889°W / 41.479722; -90.268889
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website wqudfm.com

WQUD (107.7 FM) is a radio station licensed to Erie, Illinois, whose format is a hybrid of oldies and classic country.

The station is located at 910 Albany Road, Erie, and has a broadcast area covering eastern Iowa (including the Quad Cities) and northwestern Illinois.

The station was granted its license in August 2015, and went on the air shortly thereafter playing automated music with no live on-air talent or commercials. The station finally went "live" on January 7, 2016, with general manager Aaron Dail the first on-air disc jockey. The station was expected to have an initial playlist of more than 2,000 songs. [1] More on-air talent and affiliation with Fox News Radio were expected in the coming weeks. [2]

WQUD's main competitor was, until September 2016, WYEC, an oldies station based in Kewanee, Illinois with studios in Bettendorf, Iowa, but with the latter station's format switch to adult hits, WQUD would become the Quad City market's only station programming pre-1970 pop music on a regular basis. (Another station in the Quad Cities market, KMXG, has programming blocks of music from past decades on the weekends (1980s and 1990s on Saturdays, 1970s on Sundays)). As of October 26, 2017 WQUD had a construction permit to change frequency to 107.7 MHz, which took place on June 25, 2018.

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References

  1. "Erie is 'On The Air' with WQUD," Around P-town, January 7, 2016. Accessed 01-13-2016.
  2. Gaul, Alma, "New oldies radio station hits the airwaves," Quad-City Times , January 13, 2016. Accessed 01-13-2016.