WQVR

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WQVR
WQVR 940 AM 99.3 FM logo.png
Broadcast area
Frequency 940 kHz
Branding940 AM and 99.3 FM WQVR
Programming
Format Classic hits
Affiliations CBS News Radio
Ownership
Owner
  • Kurt Jackson
  • (Quinebaug Valley Broadcasting, LLC)
WQVD, WARE, WATR
History
First air date
March 29, 1980;44 years ago (1980-03-29) [1]
Former call signs
WGFP (1979–2022)
Call sign meaning
"Quinebaug Valley Radio"
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 50232
Class D
Power
  • 1,000 watts day
  • 4 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
 42°3′17.35″N71°49′57.26″W / 42.0548194°N 71.8325722°W / 42.0548194; -71.8325722
Translator(s) 99.3 W257EH (Webster)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website wqvrradio.com

WQVR (940 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. Licensed to Webster, Massachusetts, United States, the station serves the Worcester area. The station is owned by Kurt Jackson, through licensee Quinebaug Valley Broadcasting, LLC. [3] Its programming is also heard on translator station W257EH (99.3 FM).

Contents

WQVR serves Southern Worcester County, Northern Rhode Island and Northeastern Connecticut. WQVR also provides the area with local high school sports coverage.

History

Logo as "The Lake 940" WGFP Lake 940 logo.jpg
Logo as "The Lake 940"

Lakeview Broadcasting Company was granted a construction permit for a new station on 940 kHz in Webster, Massachusetts, on March 5, 1979; two months later, on May 7, the call sign WGFP was issued. [4] The call sign stood for Gilbert Francis Perry, a relative of the original owner.

For several years now,[ when? ] WGFP had been operating from a long wire antenna instead of a tower. [5] On the site of the tower rests an experimental tower, WX1CFA, using a "crossed field" design. [6]

On December 29, 2017, WGFP changed formats to classic hits as “The Lake 940”. [7] The station previously broadcast a country format as "Cool Country 940". [8]

Just Because, Inc. sold WGFP to Quinebaug Valley Broadcasting for $75,000 effective September 29, 2022; principal Kurt Jackson is a part-owner of WARE in nearby Ware. [9] On October 5, 2022, the new owners applied to change the call sign to WQVR, effective October 11. [10]

Translator

Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) Class Transmitter coordinatesFCC info
W257EH99.3 FM Webster, Massachusetts 201540250D 42°2′16″N71°59′18″W / 42.03778°N 71.98833°W / 42.03778; -71.98833 (W257EH) LMS

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References

  1. ↑ "WGFP reception verification" (PDF). April 1, 1980. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WQVR". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ↑ "WQVR Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. ↑ "WQVR history cards". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission . Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Just Because, Inc. - WGFP (AM), Webster, MA - Facility Identification Number: 50232 - Special Temporaiy Authority" . Retrieved 2023-09-18.
  6. ↑ "Crossed Field Antenna Test - the Virtual Engineer - Broadcast Engineering Forums".
  7. ↑ Lake940.com, “Webster Has A Brand New Radio Station”; December 30, 2017. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
  8. ↑ Venta, Lance (January 1, 2018). "WGFP Flips To Classic Hits The Lake 940". RadioInsight. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Deal Digest: Carpenter Broadcasting Jumps Into The Twin Cities". Inside Radio. June 2, 2022. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  10. ↑ Jackson, Kurt (October 5, 2022). "Form 380 - Change Request". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission . Retrieved October 11, 2022.


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