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KQCJ
Broadcast areaQuad Cities
Frequency93.9 MHz
BrandingJack FM 93.9 Quad Cities
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatAdult hits
AffiliationsFox News, RFD Illinois
Ownership
Owner
  • Fletcher M. Ford
  • (Virden Broadcasting Corp.)
WJRE, WKEI MY102!
History
First air date
2003 (as WYEC)
Former call signs
WYEC (2003-2016)
Call sign meaning
K Quad Cities Jack
Technical information
Facility ID70277
ClassA
ERP4,200 watts
HAAT120 meters (394 feet)
Transmitter coordinates
41° 22' 56" N, 90° 10' 47" W
Links
Websiteregionaldailynews.com/jack939

KQCJ (93.9 FM) is an adult hits station serving the Quad-Cities area.[1] Known as "Jack FM"[2] the station is operated by Fletcher M. Ford, of Regional Media, a Virden Broadcasting Corporation and is licensed to Cambridge, Illinois. Main studios are located in Davenport, Iowa

Station history

WYEC had initially been an easy listening station. Over time, the format switched to oldies and classic hits, gradually settling on a playlist spanning the mid-1960s through 1980s. WYEC was also the radio affiliate for the now-defunct Quad City Flames AHL franchise from October 2007 to April 2009. The station's major competition was KUUL (101.3 FM), whose playlist at the time focused on the 1960s and 1970s.

Upon KUUL's switch to a Top 40 format in February 2012, WYEC – then called "The New Oldies" – responded by adding a program devoted to music of the 1950s and 1960s; that program airs on Fridays.[3] Branding was also changed to "Rewind 93.9." In addition to local programming, satellite programming is provided by the Tom Kent Radio Network. Sports programming includes Illinois State University athletics and Rock Island High School/Western Big 6 Conference sporting events, eventually switching to Bettendorf High School athletics.

With the Quad Cities market's remaining oldies station – KJOC (1170 AM) - switching to all sports in May 2014,[4] WYEC became the market's only full-time oldies station, although another market station, KMXG, has weekend programming devoted to music of the 1970s through 1990s. That changed in January 2016, when WQUD-FM signed on the air; however, unlike WQUD's format of 1950s and 1960s pop music and country music from the 1990s and earlier, WYEC continued to devote itself to pop, rock and soul music of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.

Jack FM as KQCJ (2016-present)

On August 30, 2016, WYEC announced plans to drop its oldies format and move to adult hits based on the Jack FM brand, and using the new call letters KQCJ. The initial playlist was set to be a mix of rock, country and pop and spanning the late 1960s through late 2000s decade, and employ an on-air staff of six.[5] With its debut September 1, KQCJ was to become the first station in the Quad-Cities to feature the Jack format; previously, the closest market to have a Jack station was Peoria, Illinois with WHPI.

References

  1. ^ "WYEC Radio". Regional Daily News. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
  2. ^ "WYEC Radio". QuadCityDailyNews.com. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
  3. ^ Burke, David, "From oldies music to a new wave of digital TV," Quad City Times, March 3, 2012. Accessed 06-25-2012.[1]
  4. ^ "ESPN Radio coming to your local radio dial on KJOC," Quad-Cities Online, April 30, 2014. Accessed 5-1-2014. [2]
  5. ^ Hancock, Amanda, "Rewind 93.9 switches format to more than oldies," Quad-City Times, August 31, 2016. Accessed 08-31-2016.[3]

41°22′56″N 90°10′47″W / 41.38222°N 90.17972°W / 41.38222; -90.17972

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