WLQQ
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| Broadcast area | Lafayette, Indiana |
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| Frequency | 106.7 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | Q1067 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Adult contemporary HD2: Classic hip-hop "Throwback 106.7" HD3: Soft AC "The Breeze" |
| Ownership | |
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| WMXQ, WLBC-FM, WBKQ, WHBU, WXFN, WLQQ | |
| History | |
First air date | June 15, 1992 (as WGLM) |
Former call signs | WXAW (1991-1992) WGLM (1992-2008) WKHL (2008-2018) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 35842 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 6,000 watts |
| HAAT | 100 meters (330 ft) |
| Links | |
| Website | lafayetteq1067.com |
WLQQ (106.7 FM, "Q1067") is a West Lafayette, Indiana radio station. It broadcasts an adult contemporary format, branded as "Q106.7".[1]
WLQQ broadcasts with an effective power of 6,000 watts via a tower located in rural northwestern Tippecanoe County.
WLQQ is streaming online at lafayetteq1067.com
History
Commercial station (1992-2008)
WLQQ began broadcasting at 7 am on June 15, 1992, as WGLM. The station was founded by KVB Broadcasting under Kelly Vaughan Busch. WGLM began with a full-service adult contemporary format focusing on music, hourly news updates, sports, weather and community updates throughout the day. The first song played on WGLM in 1992 was "Wicked Game" by Chris Isaak.
The original staff members included Busch, Ron Schuessler, Dan McKay, Paul Poteet, and Collin Stewart.
Throughout the 1990s the station rated highly with its primary demographic, females 25-54, and continued to focus on their "Community Radio" mission. WASK eventually bowed out of the AC/MOR race when their parent company purchased the now-defunct WIIZ in 1994 in favor of simulcast news/talk programming.
WGLM ran for many years, which led to one of the market's heritage Top 40 stations, WAZY, flipping to hot adult contemporary, a more upbeat version of the format WGLM was running. WGLM's ratings among 12+ listeners took a hit from WAZY's new format; however, they still remained strong with females 25-54. Despite this, competition between WAZY-FM and WGLM increased and in 2000 WGLM dropped the "Community Radio" moniker in favor of "The Best Mix of Music". In addition, they brought new imaging to the station and segued to a "brighter" adult contemporary format to go head-to-head against WAZY-FM. WGLM began adding rhythmic crossover records to its evening and overnight programming, but the station remained "at-work friendly" during prime-time hours.
In 2001, RadioWorks' newly acquired oldies station, which was called WNJY Delphi, moved their tower into rural northeastern Tippecanoe County and switched to Top 40 as WXXB, The New B 102.9. This made three top 40 or top 40-leaning stations in the market. As a result of this, and a poor rating period WGLM return to its adult contemporary roots. Soft Rock 106.7 came on the air in February 2002. Jones Radio Networks' syndicated night show, Delilah, returned for two nights. Theme weekends, which had been a staple on the station from the beginning, were dropped. Soft Rock 106.7 went off the air in late September 2004 and with it the entire air staff, with the exception of Rick Mummey.
WGLM changed its programming to hot adult contemporary on September 25, 2004, at 8 pm starting with The Mix 106.7. Programming consisted of Rick Mummey in the morning with the rest of the day supplied by Westwood One's Bright AC 24/7 format. Since the station wasn't overseen by a program director, the station's focus wasn't fine-tuned and ratings continued to slide.
In mid-2007, The Mix 106.7 underwent a re-image that included a new interactive website, jingles, liners, and a programming restructure under the supervision of Operations Manager Ken Stapleton. Programming from Dial Global's Bright AC remained. As a result, WGLM saw substantial gains with females 18-34 and 25-34, according to Arbitron's Fall 2007 ratings, reaching the #1 spot in both categories.
Non-commercial
On February 13, 2008, KVB Broadcasting Managing Partner Kelly Busch announced the sale of WGLM to Educational Media Foundation, which would replace the hot adult contemporary format with contemporary Christian music. The Mix 106.7 signed off at 12:01 am on February 29, 2008, ending nearly 16 years of adult contemporary programming. Educational Media Foundation, under a network affiliation agreement with KVB, signed on with their K-LOVE format at 4 am that morning. The last song played on WGLM as a commercial station in 2008 was the album version of "Closing Time" by Semisonic.
The former WGLM calls had been requested for the AM 1380 and FM 106.3 radio stations in Greenville, Michigan (currently WSCG), as part of the stations' sale to new owners.
EMF changed the station's call letters to WKHL to better reflect the station's on-air identity on August 15, 2008. WKHL began broadcasting K-Love Christian adult contemporary format. The station aired local programming targeted to West Lafayette on its Closer Look program.
WLQQ
On February 1, 2018, J. Chapman's Woof Boom Radio purchased WKHL from EMF for $608,000 and the station changed its call sign to WLQQ. On February 6, 2018, WLQQ changed their format from K-Love contemporary Christian to adult contemporary, branded as "Q106.7".[1]
References
- ^ a b Q106.7 Debuts in Lafayette Radioinsight - February 6, 2018
External links
- Q106.7 Website
- Facility details for Facility ID WLQQ ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's FM station database