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{{Infobox radio station
{{Infobox radio station
| name = WSDQ
| name = WSDQ
| image = WSDQ logo.jpg
| image = Country Roads 93 WSDQ.jpg
| image_size = 200px
| image_size = 200px
| city = [[Dunlap, Tennessee]]
| city = [[Dunlap, Tennessee]]
| area =
| area =
| branding = ''Continuous Country the Q''
| branding = ''The Valley's Home For Country''
| slogan =
| slogan =
| frequency = 1190 [[kHz]]
| frequency = 1190 [[kHz]]
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| callsign_meaning =
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns = WSVC (1980-1986)
| former_callsigns = WSVC (1980-1986)
| affiliations = [[Fox News Radio]]
| affiliations = [[ABC News Radio]]
| owner = Spencer Travis Hickman
| owner = Tennessee Valley Broadcasting
| licensee =
| licensee = Spencer Travis Hickman
| sister_stations =
| sister_stations = [[WEPG]]
| webcast =
| webcast =
| website = [http://wsdqradio.com/ wsdqradio.com]
| website = [www.countryroads933.com]
}}
}}


'''WSDQ''' (1190 [[AM broadcasting|AM]], "Continuous Country the Q") is a [[daytimer|daytime-only]] [[radio station]] broadcasting a [[country music]] format.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.arbitron.com |date=Winter 2010 |title=Station Information Profile |publisher=[[Arbitron]] |accessdate=2010-03-28}}</ref> Licensed in [[Dunlap, Tennessee]], United States, the station is currently owned by Spencer Travis Hickman and features programming from [[Fox News Radio]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WSDQ |title=WSDQ Facility Record |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division |accessdate=2010-03-28}}</ref>
'''WSDQ''' (93.3 [[FM]] and 1190 [[AM broadcasting|AM]], "Country Roads 93.3"), is a [[radio station]] broadcasting a [[country music]] format.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.arbitron.com |date=Winter 2010 |title=Station Information Profile |publisher=[[Arbitron]] |accessdate=2010-03-28}}</ref> Licensed in [[Dunlap, Tennessee]], United States, the station is currently owned by Spencer Travis Hickman and features programming from [[ABC News Radio]]. WSDQ's AM signal at 1190 [[kilohertz|kHz]], operates as a daytime-only, Class D non-directional AM station at 5,000 [[watt]]s daytime and 1,000 watts critical hours, while the co-located FM translator (W227DM 93.3 FM) is allowed to operate around the clock despite the AM "parent license" being a "day-timer" thanks to relaxed rules from the FCC regarding AM daytime only operations and their associated FM translators. <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WSDQ |title=WSDQ Facility Record |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division |accessdate=2010-03-28}}</ref>

==History==
WSDQ was first licensed and went on the air January 8, 1981 as WSVC-AM; licensed to Harry J. Morgan and Morgan Broadcasting Company. The station's application to the FCC from March 24, 1980 had originally called for the station to be licensed as a 500 [[watt]] station, which was later upgraded around 1982. Later, Morgan sold then WSVC to [[McMinnville, Tennessee]] native, Tollye Wayne Tittsworth (or "Tollye Wayne" as he used on the air), who assumed control and ownership of the stations until his death in 1999. Under his ownership the call-letters changed to WSDQ in 1986.

Following Tittsworth's death in 1999, WSDQ was later sold by his heirs to Double R Communications, LLC (later Rodgson, Inc.), which was then-owner and licensee of [[WEPG]] in nearby [[South Pittsburg, Tennessee]]. Rodgson, Inc. transferred control of the licenses to Spencer Travis Hickman dba Tennessee Valley Broadcasting in 2016.

WSDQ has played a country format since it signed-on the air and has always had a focus on local programming, news, sports and information for its community of license. WSDQ still utilizes the original broadcast tower, which was erected circa 1980, and which has a height of {{convert|190|ft|m|0}}. The tower borders the [[Sequatchie River]] along Old York Hwy East, just to the East of the Sequatchie County courthouse and town center.{{Citation needed|date=May 2020}}

Travis Hickman, the station's current owner and General Manager, has been with WSDQ since it was acquired from the Tittsworth family in 2002, and has been with sister station WEPG since 1982. As part of the format, WSDQ also filters in some Bluegrass from time to time. WSDQ is a big supporter of "The Mother Church of Country Music." The world-famous [[Grand Ole Opry]].

WSDQ's popular morning "Tradio" classifieds show has been a staple of the station since the mid-1980s. Tradio's name changed to "Swap & Shop" to match sister station WEPG's longtime successful show of the same name, which has been a mainstay on that station since the 1950s.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{official|http://wsdqradio.com/}}
*{{official|http://countryroads933.com/}}
{{AM station data|WSDQ}}
{{AM station data|WSDQ}}
*{{https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=67408&.pdf/}}
*{{https://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/changing-hands-91973/}}
*{{https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CREC-1999-07-01/html/CREC-1999-07-01-pt1-PgE1458.htm}}



{{Daytime-only radio stations in Tennessee}}
{{Daytime-only radio stations in Tennessee}}

Revision as of 14:39, 8 May 2020

WSDQ
Frequency1190 kHz
BrandingThe Valley's Home For Country
Programming
FormatCountry
AffiliationsABC News Radio
Ownership
Owner
  • Tennessee Valley Broadcasting
  • (Spencer Travis Hickman)
WEPG
History
First air date
November 1, 1980 (as WSVC)
Former call signs
WSVC (1980-1986)
Technical information
Facility ID67280
ClassD
Power5,000 watts day
1,000 watts critical hours
Transmitter coordinates
35°21′41.00″N 85°22′33.00″W / 35.3613889°N 85.3758333°W / 35.3613889; -85.3758333
Translator(s)W227DM (93.3 MHz, Dunlap)
Links
Website[www.countryroads933.com]

WSDQ (93.3 FM and 1190 AM, "Country Roads 93.3"), is a radio station broadcasting a country music format.[1] Licensed in Dunlap, Tennessee, United States, the station is currently owned by Spencer Travis Hickman and features programming from ABC News Radio. WSDQ's AM signal at 1190 kHz, operates as a daytime-only, Class D non-directional AM station at 5,000 watts daytime and 1,000 watts critical hours, while the co-located FM translator (W227DM 93.3 FM) is allowed to operate around the clock despite the AM "parent license" being a "day-timer" thanks to relaxed rules from the FCC regarding AM daytime only operations and their associated FM translators. [2]

History

WSDQ was first licensed and went on the air January 8, 1981 as WSVC-AM; licensed to Harry J. Morgan and Morgan Broadcasting Company. The station's application to the FCC from March 24, 1980 had originally called for the station to be licensed as a 500 watt station, which was later upgraded around 1982. Later, Morgan sold then WSVC to McMinnville, Tennessee native, Tollye Wayne Tittsworth (or "Tollye Wayne" as he used on the air), who assumed control and ownership of the stations until his death in 1999. Under his ownership the call-letters changed to WSDQ in 1986.

Following Tittsworth's death in 1999, WSDQ was later sold by his heirs to Double R Communications, LLC (later Rodgson, Inc.), which was then-owner and licensee of WEPG in nearby South Pittsburg, Tennessee. Rodgson, Inc. transferred control of the licenses to Spencer Travis Hickman dba Tennessee Valley Broadcasting in 2016.

WSDQ has played a country format since it signed-on the air and has always had a focus on local programming, news, sports and information for its community of license. WSDQ still utilizes the original broadcast tower, which was erected circa 1980, and which has a height of 190 feet (58 m). The tower borders the Sequatchie River along Old York Hwy East, just to the East of the Sequatchie County courthouse and town center.[citation needed]

Travis Hickman, the station's current owner and General Manager, has been with WSDQ since it was acquired from the Tittsworth family in 2002, and has been with sister station WEPG since 1982. As part of the format, WSDQ also filters in some Bluegrass from time to time. WSDQ is a big supporter of "The Mother Church of Country Music." The world-famous Grand Ole Opry.

WSDQ's popular morning "Tradio" classifieds show has been a staple of the station since the mid-1980s. Tradio's name changed to "Swap & Shop" to match sister station WEPG's longtime successful show of the same name, which has been a mainstay on that station since the 1950s.

References

  1. ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Winter 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-28.
  2. ^ "WSDQ Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2010-03-28.



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