WRRQ

WRRQ

City of license	Port Dickinson, New York
Broadcast area	Binghamton, New York
Branding	Q106.7
Slogan	The 80's And More
Frequency	106.7 MHz (also on HD Radio) Cool 100 (WCDW) on HD2 Soft AC "Sunny 107.1" on HD3 AAA "104.5 The Drive" on HD4
Translator(s)	92.9 W225BC (Endicott, relays HD2 feed) 104.5 W283AG (Chenango Bridge, relays HD4 feed of 104.5 The Drive) 107.1 W296BS (Johnson City, relays HD3 feed of Sunny 107.1)
First air date	2006
Format	80's Hits
ERP	1,200 watts
HAAT	221 meters
Class	A
Facility ID	165347
Owner	Equinox Broadcasting
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	myq1067.com

WRRQ is the callsign of an 80's hits radio station licensed to Port Dickinson, New York and serves the Greater Binghamton Market. The station is owned by Equinox Broadcasting and broadcasts on 106.7 MHz from the Ingraham Hill tower farm, south of Binghamton, NY. It also has translators @ 107.1 in Binghamton, NY (relays HD3) & 104.5 in Chenango Bridge, NY (relays HD4).

History

WRRQ signed on in October 2006 as Q107. Owned by Equinox Broadcasting, it paired up with its oldies station Cool 100 from studios on Upper Court Street in the city of Binghamton. The station ran without any regular on-air staff for several months.

Q107 began broadcasting the local AHL hockey team, the Binghamton Senators, for the 06-07 season as soon as it went on. Justin (Case) MacGregor became the station's first on-air personality, hosting a live pregame show called "Hockey Night In Binghamton" prior to every Saturday night home game. For the 2007-08 season, Q107 will not air the Senators.

In February 2007, Tejay Schwartz, a veteran of the Binghamton radio market, became the first morning show jock on Q107. He was joined a month later by radio veterans Steve Shimer (Shimes) on middays and Justin (Case) MacGregor on afternoon drive.

In September 2007, Q107 added a contemporary Christian rock show on Sunday mornings from 7 till 9am.

In December 2007, Tejay left the lineup to rejoin a station cross town. Justin shifted to morning drive while Amy Love was added for afternoon drive.

In October 2008, the schedule adjusted again, as Thunder Reynolds joined the staff from crosstown station WAAL for afternoons from 1-4pm. Also added was Josh Evans, who will work nights from 9pm till midnight.

Q106.7’s format is a blend of up-tempo rock hits of the 1980s, 1990s and today, using the positioning “The 80's And More”.

Q106.7 is part of the Southern Tier Radio Network, which includes Cool 100 (WCDW), as well as 95 The Met (WMTT) and Cool 96 (WPHD) in Elmira, New York, along with the planned WZHD in Canaseraga.

On-air line up

Weekdays

• Justin Case 5am till 11am
• Thunder Reynolds 11pm till 4pm
• Amy Love 4pm till 9pm
• Josh Evans 9pm till midnight

Shows

• Wakin' Up with Justin - weekdays 5am-11am
• The Snack Shack with Thunder Reynolds - weekdays 12pm-1pm
• The Drive Home with Amy - weekdays 4:50pm–5:50pm

Former stations on this frequency

There was another station that was, up until recently, a low-powered FM station on WRRQ's frequency of 106.7 in the Binghamton area. Owego-based WFEM-LPFM lost its license in 2007 and ceased operations. Because of this, WRRQ signed on from a location in Windsor, New York, significantly to the east of Binghamton, to allow WFEM to continue operating. (other reasons being that it is slightly easier to get a license in an outlying suburb than it is in a heavily media-saturated city, and the area east of Binghamton has comparatively little radio coverage). The station moved to its current location over the course of the year 2010.

External links

• Official WRRQ Website
• Query the FCC's FM station database for WRRQ
• Radio-Locator information on WRRQ
• Query Arbitron's FM station database for WRRQ
• Query the FCC's FM station database for W225BC
• Radio-Locator information on W225BC
• Query the FCC's FM station database for W283AG
• Radio-Locator information on W283AG
• Query the FCC's FM station database for W296BS
• Radio-Locator information on W296BS