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WQKI-FM
Broadcast areaOrangeburg, South Carolina
Frequency102.9 MHz
BrandingOld Skool 102.9
Programming
FormatUrban Oldies
Ownership
OwnerCommunity Broadcasters, LLC
History
First air date
December 8, 1987 (as WIGL)
Former call signs
WIGL (1987-2003)
Technical information
Facility ID6484
ClassA
ERP3,100 watts
HAAT139.4 meters
Transmitter coordinates
33°26′35″N 80°48′16″W / 33.44306°N 80.80444°W / 33.44306; -80.80444
Links
WebcastListen Live
WebsiteWKQI Online

WQKI-FM (102.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting an Urban Oldies format. Licensed to Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States, the station is currently owned by Community Broadcasters, LLC.[1]

History

The station went on the air as WIGL on December 8, 1987. On November 7, 2003, the station changed its call sign to the current WQKI.[2]

WQKI planned a move to 95.7 FM in Batesburg-Leesville; the owner was Willis Broadcasting from Tennessee before the station was later purchased by Miller Communications, Inc.[3]

Miller Communications sold WQKI-FM, eleven other South Carolina radio stations, and several translators to Community Broadcasters, LLC for $2.5 million, in a transaction that was consummated on January 7, 2016.

References

  1. ^ "WQKI-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. ^ "WQKI Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ^ "FM Query Results (WQKI)". Retrieved 2009-01-27.