WRQY

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WRQY
WRQY Rage 96.5 Logo.png
Broadcast area Wheeling, West Virginia
St. Clairsville, Ohio
Frequency 96.5 MHz
BrandingRage 96.5
Programming
Format Active rock
Affiliations Fox News Radio
Ownership
Owner
  • Cody Barack
  • (Ohio Midland Newsgroup, LLC)
WCDK, WLYV, WOMP, WBGI-FM, WEIR
History
First air date
1990 (as WRKP)
Former call signs
WRKP (1988–2007)
WLVW (2007–2011)
WBGI-FM (2011–2012)
WYJK-FM (2012–2014)
Call sign meaning
Sounds like "Rocky" (previous branding and format)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 56641
Class A
ERP 2,500 watts
HAAT 138 meters
Transmitter coordinates
40°2′9.0″N80°46′16.0″W / 40.035833°N 80.771111°W / 40.035833; -80.771111
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website rivernetworkov.com

WRQY (96.5 FM) is an active rock formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Moundsville, West Virginia, serving Wheeling in West Virginia and St. Clairsville in Ohio. WRQY is owned and operated by Cody Barack through licensee Ohio Midland Newsgroup.

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History

WRQY on a SPARC HD Radio with RDS. WRQY RDS.png
WRQY on a SPARC HD Radio with RDS.

On December 20, 2011, the then-WBGI-FM dropped the "K-Love" contemporary Christian format and began stunting. [2] On December 27, 2011, WBGI-FM flipped to country, branded as "Biggie 96.5".

On September 10, 2012, WBGI-FM's country format moved to 100.5 FM in Bellaire, Ohio, swapping formats with "Jack FM" WYJK-FM, which moved to the 96.5 FM frequency. On September 18, 2012, the stations swapped call signs, with WBGI-FM changing to WYJK-FM and vice versa.

On September 8, 2014, WYJK-FM flipped to a hybrid sports/active rock format, branded as "Rocky 96.5"; the station also changed call letters to WRQY. [3]

Final logo as "Rocky 96.5" Rocky965-1-300x91.jpg
Final logo as "Rocky 96.5"

On March 26, 2018, WRQY flipped to classic rock, still under the "Rocky 96.5" branding. The station's format WAs fed via Westwood One's "Classic Rock X" network, which was developed in consultation with Forever Media and debuted on WRQY. [4] [5]

On November 12, 2021, WRQY's Facebook page posted a picture of their logo with the "classic" word crossed out with the text "Monday at 3". On November 15, WRQY shifted back to active rock, branded as "Rage 96.5." The final song played before the switch was "Mysterious Ways" by U2. The first song that was played once the flipped took place was "Darkness Settles In" by Five Finger Death Punch.

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References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for WRQY". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. Biggie Coming to Wheeling Radioinsight - December 27, 2011
  3. Sports Rock Comes to Wheeling Radioinsight - September 9, 2014
  4. "Westwood One Launches Classic Rock X Format". RadioInsight. 2018-04-09. Retrieved 2018-06-11.
  5. "WRQY Moves To Classic Rock". RadioInsight. 2018-03-27. Retrieved 2018-06-11.