Simulcasts WSRQ Sarasota | |
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Broadcast area | Arcadia to Wauchula |
Frequency | 106.9 MHz |
Branding | SRQ FM |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English |
Format | Oldies |
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 | |
Facility ID | 64699 |
Class | A |
ERP | 5,000 watts |
HAAT | 109 meters |
Links | |
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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DeSoto County is a county located in the Florida Heartland region of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 33,976. Its county seat is Arcadia.
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