WRQY
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| Broadcast area | Wheeling, West Virginia St. Clairsville, Ohio |
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| Frequency | 96.5 MHz |
| Branding | Rocky 96.5 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic rock |
| Affiliations | Westwood One |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | 1990 (as WRKP) |
Former call signs | WRKP (1988-2007) WLVW (2007-2011) WBGI-FM (2011-2012) WYJK-FM (2012-2014) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 56641 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 2,500 watts |
| HAAT | 138 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°2′9.0″N 80°46′16.0″W / 40.035833°N 80.771111°W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | WRQY Online |
WRQY is a broadcast radio station licensed to Moundsville, West Virginia, serving Wheeling in West Virginia and St. Clairsville in Ohio. WRQY is owned and operated by FM Radio Licenses, LLC.
History
On December 20, 2011, the then-WBGI-FM dropped the "K-Love" contemporary Christian format and began stunting.[1] On December 27, 2011, WBGI-FM ended stunting and launched a country format branded as "Biggie 96.5".
On September 10, 2012, WBGI-FM's country format moved to 100.5 FM in Bellaire, Ohio, swapping format with "Jack FM" WYJK-FM, which moved to the 96.5 FM frequency. On September 18, 2012, the stations changed call signs, with WBGI-FM changing to WYJK-FM and vice versa.
On September 8, 2014, WYJK-FM changed their format from adult hits (as "Jack FM") to a hybrid sports/active rock format branded as "Rocky 96.5" under new call letters, WRQY.[2]
On March 26, 2018, WRQY changed their format from sports/active rock to classic rock, still under the "Rocky 96.5" branding. The station's format is fed via Westwood One's "Classic Rock X" network, which was developed in consultation with Forever Media and debuted on WRQY.[3][4]
References
- ^ Biggie Coming to Wheeling Radioinsight - December 27, 2011
- ^ Sports Rock Comes to Wheeling Radioinsight - September 9, 2014
- ^ "Westwood One Launches Classic Rock X Format". RadioInsight. 2018-04-09. Retrieved 2018-06-11.
- ^ "WRQY Moves To Classic Rock". RadioInsight. 2018-03-27. Retrieved 2018-06-11.
- ^ WRQY Moves to Classic Rock Radioinsight - March 27, 2018
External links
- Rocky 96.5 Online
- Facility details for Facility ID WRQY ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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