WIVQ
WIVQ (103.3 FM, "Q 103.3") is a radio station licensed to serve Spring Valley, Illinois, United States, serving the La Salle-Peru area. The station is owned by The Radio Group and the broadcast license is held by Mendota Broadcasting, Inc.
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| City | Spring Valley, Illinois |
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| Broadcast area | La Salle-Peru, Illinois |
| Frequency | 103.3 MHz 97.7 MHz (WSTQ (FM)) |
| Branding | Q Hit Music 977 & 1033 |
| Slogan | "All the Hits" |
| Programming | |
| Format | CHR (Top 40) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Studstill Media (Mendota Broadcasting, Inc.) |
| Sister stations | WALS, WBZG, WGLC-FM, WSPL, WSTQ, WYYS |
| History | |
| Former call signs | WAIV[1] |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 28312 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 4,900 watts |
| HAAT | 110 meters (360 feet) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 41°18′09″N 89°14′11″W |
| Links | |
| Website | qhitmusic.com |
WIVQ broadcasts a contemporary hit radio music format as a simulcast with sister station WSTQ.[2]
The station was assigned the WIVQ call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on February 26, 2001.[1]
History
WIVQ FM 103.3 began life as Talk Radio 103.3 FM WAIV in April 1994 according to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's call sign database. It carried a right-wing talk format. In the spring of 1997 the station was sold along with co-owned WLRZ (now WBZG) from Crest Broadcasting to "The Radio Group" also known as Mendota Broadcasting. In July 1997 the station switched from all-talk to Light AC using ABC radio's star station format. It kept the AC format until March 6, 2000, at 9 PM when it dropped Light AC for the current top forty simulcast with WSTQ FM.
References
- "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
External links
- WIVQ official website
- WIVQ in the FCC's FM station database
- WIVQ on Radio-Locator
- WIVQ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database