WRQE

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WRQE
Broadcast area Western Maryland
Potomac Highlands of West Virginia
Northern Shenandoah Valley
Frequency 106.1 MHz
BrandingRocky 106.1
Programming
Format Classic rock
Affiliations United Stations Radio Networks
Ownership
Owner
  • Forever Media
  • (FM Radio Licenses, LLC)
WFRB, WFRB-FM, WTBO
History
First air date
1962 (as WTBO-FM)
Former call signs
WTBO-FM (1962–1968)
WKGO (1968–2016) [1]
Call sign meaning
similar to "Rocky"
Technical information
Facility ID 74083
Class B
Power 5,400 watts
HAAT 430 meters (1,410 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
39°34′54.0″N78°53′58.0″W / 39.581667°N 78.899444°W / 39.581667; -78.899444
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website WRQE Online

WRQE (106.1 FM) is a classic rock formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Cumberland, Maryland, serving Western Maryland, Potomac Highlands of West Virginia and the Northern Shenandoah Valley. [2] WRQE is owned and operated by Forever Media, through licensee FM Radio Licenses, LLC. [3]

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References

  1. "Call letters" (PDF). Broadcasting. October 28, 1968. p. 88.
  2. "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings . Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  3. "WRQE Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved February 1, 2014.