WTHQ (AM)
WTHQ is a Contemporary Hit Radio formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Point Pleasant, West Virginia, serving Point Pleasant and Mason County in West Virginia.[1] WTHQ is owned and operated by Baker Family Stations.[4]
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City | Point Pleasant, West Virginia |
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Broadcast area | Point Pleasant, West Virginia Mason County, West Virginia |
Frequency | 1030 AM kHz |
Branding | "94Q FM" |
Slogan | "The Hit Music Station" |
Programming | |
Format | Contemporary Hit Radio[1] |
Ownership | |
Owner | Baker Family Stations (Big River Radio, Inc.) |
Sister stations | WBYG, WCEF |
History | |
First air date | 1994[2] |
Former call signs | WTGR (1988-1991) WBGS (1991-2016) WTHQ (2016-Present)[3] |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 5284 |
Class | D |
Power | 10,000 Watts daytime 2,900 Watts Critical hours |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°48′42.0″N 82°5′59.0″W |
Links | |
Webcast | WTHQ Webstream |
Website | WTHQ Online |
History
Prior to March 25, 2016, WTHQ was Southern Gospel formatted WBGS.[5] The station simulcast on 105.9, the former frequency of translator W290BC.[5] W290BC moved from 105.9 to 94.1 as W231CY on March 25 as well.[5]
Translator
In addition to the main station, WTHQ is relayed by an FM translator to widen its broadcast area.[6]
Call sign | Frequency (MHz) | City of license | Facility ID | ERP (W) | Height (m (ft)) | Class | FCC info |
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W231CY | 94.1 FM | Point Pleasant, West Virginia | 140377 | 170 watts | 75 m (246 ft) | D | FCC |
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References
- "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
- Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-591. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
- "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
- "WTHQ Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
- Venta, Lance (March 25, 2016). "WBGS Flips To CHR 94QFM". RadioBB Networks. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
- "W290BC Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
External links
- WTHQ in the FCC's AM station database
- WTHQ on Radio-Locator
- WTHQ in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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