WWHQ
| City of license | Oakland, Maryland |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Oakland, Maryland Kingwood, West Virginia |
| Branding | "92-Q" |
| Slogan | "Today's Best Country and Your All Time Favorites" |
| Frequency | 92.3 MHz |
| First air date | 1966 |
| Format | Country |
| Power | 1,400 Watts |
| HAAT | 210 Meters |
| Class | A |
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| Former callsigns | WMSG-FM (1966–1978) WXIE (1978–1995) WWHC (1995–2013) WWHQ (2013-Present) |
| Affiliations | Westwood One News |
| Owner | Broadcast Communications II, Inc. (Broadcast Communications II, Inc.) |
| Sister stations | WKHJ, WMSG |
WWHQ is a Country formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Oakland, Maryland.
Due to the high altitude of its tower, WWHQ's signal covers most of Garrett County, Maryland, most of neighboring Preston County, West Virginia, and parts of Tucker, Grant, and Mineral Counties in West Virginia. WWHQ is owned and operated by Broadcast Communications II, Inc.
Ben Lawrence is the Operations Manager of WWHQ. Ben also hosts an afternoon request show Monday through Friday 3 to 7 PM on 92Q using his air moniker Benji Law.
History
WWHQ began as a simulcast of sister station WMSG in 1966. WMSG split from the simulcast in 1978 and became WXIE. The first format on WXIE was a soft adult contemporary format. In 1991, WXIE moved from 92.1 to 92.3 and became "92X" and began running a classic hits format. WXIE went dark in 1994.
In 1995, the frequency was acquired by Oakland Media Group, changed call letters to WWHC and began playing Country with the branding "Hot Country 92". Around 2000, 92.3 went through another name change, switching to "The Train" in reference to the railroad heritage that is found all over the region it serves.
On September 25, 2013, WWHC changed its callsign to WWHQ.[1]
Studios/tower
WWHQ's studios are on Lothian Street in Loch Lynn Heights, Maryland co-located with sister stations WMSG-AM and WKHJ-FM and their tower is located above West Virginia Route 7 near Terra Alta, West Virginia.
Station sold
In July 2009 WWHQ and sisters WKHJ and WMSG were sold for $830,000 to Radiowerks Broadcasting.[2]
In May 2011, WWHQ and its sister stations were ordered into receivership by the Garrett County MD Circuit Court. John Culp was appointed as receiver. The Federal Communications Commission approved the transfer of the license on May 19, 2011.
The receivership sold WWHQ and sister stations WKHJ and WMSG to Broadcast Communications, Inc. The sale was effective July 1, 2013 at a purchase price of $775,000.
See also
References
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Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons- Query the FCC's FM station database for WWHQ
- Radio-Locator information on WWHQ
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WWHQ
- ↑ Call Sign History of WWHQ
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