WQYQ

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WQYQ
Simulcasting WSBT South Bend, IN
Broadcast area St. Joseph
Frequency 1400kHz
Programming
Format Sports
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
1956 (1956) (as WSJM)
Former call signs
WSJM (1956–2020)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 74004
Class C
Power 880 watts
Transmitter coordinates
42°5′3.1″N86°26′38.1″W / 42.084194°N 86.443917°W / 42.084194; -86.443917
Translator(s) 106.1 W291DK (St. Joseph)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website www.wsbtradio.com

WQYQ (1400 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a sports radio format, simulcasting WSBT 960 AM South Bend, Indiana. Licensed to St. Joseph, Michigan, it first began broadcasting in 1956 as WSJM. Programming is simulcast on a local FM translator on W291DK 106.1 FM Benton Harbor.

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History

WSJM went on the air in 1956. Until 1984, it had a country music format called "The Best in the Country".

Through the late 1980s and early 1990s, WSJM was a full service radio station, with an adult contemporary mixture of pop and oldies music, local personalities, network and local newscasts, evening talk programming (Bruce Williams and Larry King) and play-by-play sports. For many years, the station's slogan was "The Spirit of the Southwest".

WSJM's logo under previous 95.7 translator WSJM 95.7-1400SPORTS logo.png
WSJM's logo under previous 95.7 translator

WSJM started simulcasting on 94.9 FM in early 2008. "The Coast", which had been on that frequency, then moved to 98.3 FM. The WCSY call letters were moved from 98.3 FM to 103.7 FM as part of this three station swap. The WSJM-FM call sign were temporarily placed on 98.3 FM until all moves were complete. "The Coast" changed call letters a few weeks later from "WCNF" to "WCXT". In August 2014, WSJM broke from the simulcast with WSJM-FM for a sports format. The programming was a mix of Fox Sports Radio, regional sports talk, and local and national play-by-play. [2]

On July 20, 2020, WSJM switched from sports to alternative rock, exclusively only mentioning the frequency of the FM translator station. The station changed its call sign to WQYQ at the same time. [3]

On February 20, 2025, WQYQ changed their format from alternative rock to a simulcast of sports-formatted WSBT 960 AM South Bend, Indiana. [4]

WQYQ (AM) Logo.png

References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. Big changes on your Coastal dial, MoodyOnTheMarket.com, 23 July 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  3. "WSJM to Consolidate Programming on 94.9; Launch Alternative "The New QYQ"".
  4. WQYQ to Flip to WSBT Simulcast Radioinsight - February 19, 2025