WSRQ-FM

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WSRQ-FM
Simulcasts WSRQ Sarasota
Broadcast areaArcadia to Wauchula
Frequency 106.9 MHz
BrandingSRQ FM
Programming
Language(s) English
Format Classic hits
Ownership
Owner Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Inc.
WSRQ, WVIJ
History
First air date
November 1992 (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
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website WSRQ-FM Online

WSRQ-FM (106.9 MHz) is a 5,000 watt radio station, located in the Florida Heartland. The station is licensed to the city of Zolfo Springs, in rural Hardee County. Its coverage area includes Hardee, DeSoto, and Highlands counties, serving the communities of Wauchula, Zolfo Springs, Arcadia, Sebring, Avon Park, and Lake Placid. Its studio facilities are near downtown Sarasota.

Since July 2005, listeners have known the station as 106.9 The Bull featuring a blend of today's best new country and all-time favorites, then La Numero 1, a Spanish language music format, until Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Inc., which has a campus in Bradenton near Sarasota, purchased it and now simulcasts the SRQ oldies format.

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Canada Calling, hosted by Prior Smith, was aired Mon-Sat at 10a from 1996.

27°22′01″N81°47′53″W / 27.367°N 81.798°W / 27.367; -81.798

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

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