WQZQ
| Broadcast area | Nashville, Tennessee |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 830 kHz |
| Branding | 93.3 Classic Hits |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic hits |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Winston Communications, Inc. |
| WPRT-FM, WBUZ-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | 1980 (as WKVL) |
Former call signs | WKVL (1979-1988) WCTZ (1988-2005) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 72960 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 2,000 watts day |
Transmitter coordinates | 36°32′12.00″N 87°22′24.00″W / 36.5366667°N 87.3733333°W |
| Translator(s) | 93.3 W241BU (Nashville) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 933classichits.com |
WQZQ (830 AM) is a radio station licensed to Goodlettsville, Tennessee, USA.[1] The station serves the Clarksville-Hopkinsville area. The station is owned by Winston Communications, Inc.[2]
History
WQZQ began broadcasting in the 1970s as the FM affiliate of Dickson, Tennessee community-oriented station WDKN; in the 1980s, the signal was upgraded and the station was split off from WDKN, which subsequently acquired another FM affiliate; WQZQ began focusing on the Nashville market with a rock music format, Q-103. This station was the predecessor to current Nashville sports station "The Game".
The WQZQ call sign was revived for a small former black gospel AM station, which also broadcast Spanish language programming overnight at one point. It was this station that was converted to the sports format on February 5, 2013 and was the AM affiliate of NBC Sports Radio, until September of 2014, when the affiliation was discontinued, due to a contract dispute between NBC Sports Radio and WQZQ. [3] WQZQ then began broadcasting the ESPN Radio affiliation along with its sister station WPRT-FM, when local or other syndicated programming was not being broadcast on the station.
On January 1, 2014, WQZQ began simulcasting on new FM translator W235BW at 94.9 on the FM dial.
On March 25, 2016 WQZQ began stunting with a non-stop loop of "Macarena" by Los del Rios and began simulcasting on FM translator W227DC 93.3 FM Nashville. (The "94.9 The Game 2" sports format continues on WBUZ-HD3 and W235BW 94.9 FM.) The station officially launched their new classic hits format on April 1, 2016 branded as "93.3 Classic Hits".[4]
References
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Winter 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-15.
- ^ "WQZQ Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2010-02-15.
- ^ WQZQ Nashville Flips to Sports
- ^ All-Macarena Stunt Launches New Nashville Translator
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID WQZQ ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Template:FMQ
- W241BU at FCCdata.org
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