WQDY-FM

"WALZ" redirects here. For the surname, see Walz.

WQDY-FM/WALZ-FM

WQDY-FM: Calais, Maine WALZ: Machias, Maine
Broadcast area	Downeast Maine and Saint John/Southwest New Brunswick
Frequency	WQDY-FM: 92.7 MHz WALZ: 95.3 MHz
Branding	Classic Hits 92.7 & 95.3
Programming
Format	Classic hits
Affiliations	Boston Red Sox Radio Network
Ownership
Owner	WQDY, Inc.
Sister stations	WCRQ
History
First air date	WQDY: July 4, 1959 WQDY-FM: January 14, 1976 WALZ: November 25, 1978
Call sign meaning	WQDY-FM: W QuoDdY WALZ: WALtZ (music)
Technical information
Facility ID	WQDY-FM: 73915 WALZ: 54578
Class	WQDY-FM: A WALZ: A
ERP	WQDY-FM: 3,000 watts WALZ: 3,000 watts
HAAT	WQDY-FM: 91 meters WALZ: 67 meters
Transmitter coordinates	WQDY-FM: 45°10′2″N 67°16′38″W WALZ: 44°44′8″N 67°30′11″W
Links
Website	www.wqdy.fm

WQDY-FM, on air as Classic Hits 92.7 & 95.3, is an American radio station licensed to Calais, Maine. The station simulcasts on WALZ-FM Machias, Maine (95.3 FM). The station carries a classic hits format, with a heavy emphasis on local sports, including Boston Red Sox baseball. Previous to the station buying Top 40 WCRQ in 2003, which changed its format to country in 2019, WQDY-FM was also carried on AM 1230 WQDY.

WQDY office

History

WQDY launched on July 4, 1959. It originally broadcast on AM 1230. Founders John Vondell and John Foster established the station that year. In 1964, it was sold to Buffalo Bob Smith, best known as the host of children's television series Howdy Doody. Smith also had a summer home on Big Lake in Grand Lake Stream. Dan Hollingdale, who started at the station several months after it originally began, rose through the ranks to become station manager under Smith. Hollingdale bought the station from Smith in 1978.

In 1995, WQDY began simulcasting on WALZ 95.3 FM in Machias, Maine. In 1996, 24/7 operation began on both stations when they were sold to Mike Goodine and Bill McVicar. Goodine had been station manager under Hollingdale. McVicar began career at the station in 1986 as an account executive and play-by-play announcer. In 1998, McVicar, Goodine and partner Roger Holst purchased WALZ-FM in Machias. In 2001, McVicar and Holst took over ownership.

In 2003, the station acquired WCRQ 102.9 FM from Citadel Broadcasting and became a part of the WQDY, Inc. family of stations.

External links

• Official WQDY-FM website
• Facility details for Facility ID WQDY ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
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• Facility details for Facility ID WALZ ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
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