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| facility_id = 9408 |
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| coordinates = {{coord|42|6|32.00|N| 78|36|28.00|W|region:US_type:city}} |
| coordinates = {{coord|42|6|32.00|N| 78|36|28.00|W|region:US_type:city}} |
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| callsign_meaning = '''W'''e're '''Q''' '''R'''ock'''s''' |
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| former_callsigns = WQRT (1988-2006) |
| former_callsigns = WQRT (1988-2006) |
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| owner = Pembrook Pines, Inc. |
| owner = Pembrook Pines, Inc. |
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| website = [http://www.983wqrs.com/ Q Rock] |
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| affiliations = [[ABC Radio]] |
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WQRS primarily broadcasts programming from [[ABC Radio]] Networks's "The Classic Rock Experience," and also carries the syndicated ''[[Nights with Alice Cooper]]'' program. |
WQRS primarily broadcasts programming from [[ABC Radio]] Networks's "The Classic Rock Experience," and also carries the syndicated ''[[Nights with Alice Cooper]]'' program. |
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The station signed on October 15, 1988<ref>http://buffalobroadcasters.com/hist_main.asp</ref> had been known as '''WQRT''', branded as ''98 Rocks'', under the ownership of Michael Washington until the year 2006, when Washington sold the station to its current owners. The intention was to split WQRT into two stations, '''WQRS''' (Q Rock Salamanca) and [[WQRW]] (Q Rock [[Wellsville, New York|Wellsville]]).<ref>Report from ''The Villager'' of Ellicottville in September 2006.</ref> However, when the station's only local jock, Scott Douglas, left for [[WESB]]/[[WBRR]] in 2007, those plans were dropped. The WQRW station was still built, but now airs a [[ |
The station signed on October 15, 1988<ref>http://buffalobroadcasters.com/hist_main.asp</ref> had been known as '''WQRT''', branded as ''98 Rocks'', under the ownership of Michael Washington until the year 2006, when Washington sold the station to its current owners. The intention was to split WQRT into two stations, '''WQRS''' (Q Rock Salamanca) and [[WQRW]] (Q Rock [[Wellsville, New York|Wellsville]]).<ref>Report from ''The Villager'' of Ellicottville in September 2006.</ref> However, when the station's only local jock, Scott Douglas, left for [[WESB]]/[[WBRR]] in 2007, those plans were dropped. The WQRW station was still built, but now airs a [[Adult contemporary music|Hot Adult Contemporary]] format instead. |
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The loss of Douglas, and the lack of a local replacement, hurt the station badly, resulting from the station losing over half of its market share, from third-place in the mid-2000s[http://ratings.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/rol.exe/arb421] to tenth in the most recent books. |
The loss of Douglas, and the lack of a local replacement, hurt the station badly, resulting from the station losing over half of its market share, from third-place in the mid-2000s[http://ratings.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/rol.exe/arb421] to tenth in the most recent books. |
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Revision as of 22:31, 24 December 2009
| Broadcast area | Olean, New York |
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| Frequency | 98.3 MHz |
| Branding | Q-Rocks |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic rock |
| Affiliations | ABC Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Pembrook Pines, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | October 15, 1988 |
Former call signs | WQRT (1988-2006) |
Call sign meaning | We're Q Rocks |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 9408 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 3,200 watts |
| HAAT | 135 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°6′32.00″N 78°36′28.00″W / 42.1088889°N 78.6077778°W |
| Links | |
| Website | Q Rock |
WQRS (98.3 FM) is a radio station in Salamanca, New York in the Olean, New York broadcasting area. The station broadcasts as "98.3 Q-Rock" and is owned by Pembrook Pines Media Group.
WQRS primarily broadcasts programming from ABC Radio Networks's "The Classic Rock Experience," and also carries the syndicated Nights with Alice Cooper program.
The station signed on October 15, 1988[2] had been known as WQRT, branded as 98 Rocks, under the ownership of Michael Washington until the year 2006, when Washington sold the station to its current owners. The intention was to split WQRT into two stations, WQRS (Q Rock Salamanca) and WQRW (Q Rock Wellsville).[3] However, when the station's only local jock, Scott Douglas, left for WESB/WBRR in 2007, those plans were dropped. The WQRW station was still built, but now airs a Hot Adult Contemporary format instead.
The loss of Douglas, and the lack of a local replacement, hurt the station badly, resulting from the station losing over half of its market share, from third-place in the mid-2000s[2] to tenth in the most recent books.
The WQRS call signs were previously heard on an classical music FM station in Detroit, Michigan. The WQRT calls are now on an AM talk radio station in Cincinnati, Ohio.
References
- ^ [1].
- ^ http://buffalobroadcasters.com/hist_main.asp
- ^ Report from The Villager of Ellicottville in September 2006.
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID WQRS ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- WQRS Official Web site at theclassicrockexperience.com
- WQRS Station Description at Pembrook Pines corporate site