WSRQ-FM

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WSRQ-FM
Simulcasts WSRQ, Sarasota
Broadcast area Hardee County
Frequency 106.9 MHz
BrandingSRQ FM
Programming
Format Classic hits
Ownership
Owner Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Inc.
History
First air date
November 1992 (1992-11) (as WZZS)
Former call signs
WZZS (1992–2019)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 64699
Class A
ERP 5,000 watts
HAAT 109 meters (358 ft)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website wsrq.lecomradio.com

WSRQ-FM (106.9 MHz) is a radio station licensed to Zolfo Springs, in rural Hardee County, part of Florida's Heartland. It simulcasts a classic hits format with WSRQ (1220 AM) in Sarasota, playing the top songs of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Its studio facilities are near downtown Sarasota.

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WSRQ-FM is a Class A FM station, with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 5,000 watts. Its coverage area includes Hardee, DeSoto, and Highlands counties, serving the communities of Wauchula, Zolfo Springs, Arcadia, Sebring, Avon Park, and Lake Placid.

History

The station signed on the air in November 1992. Its original call sign was WZZS.

Starting in July 2005, the station was "106.9 The Bull", featuring a blend of contemporary country hits and all-time favorites. It later became "La Numero 1", airing a Spanish language music format.

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Inc., which has a campus in Bradenton near Sarasota, purchased the station and made it a simulcast of WSRQ, its oldies station in Sarasota.

Canada Calling, hosted by Prior Smith, was aired Monday through Saturday at 10 a.m. from 1996.

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WSRQ-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

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