WINQ-FM
WINQ-FM (98.7 FM, "WINK Country 98.7") is a radio station licensed to serve Winchester, New Hampshire. The station is owned by Saga Communications (though its Monadnock Radio Group) and licensed to Saga Communications of New England, LLC. It airs a New Country music format.[2]
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| City | Winchester, New Hampshire |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Keene, New Hampshire |
| Frequency | 98.7 MHz (Channel 254) (HD Radio) |
| Branding | "98.7 WINK Country" "WINK Classic Country 103.1 FM" (HD2) |
| Slogan | Today's Hot New Country |
| Programming | |
| Format | New Country |
| Subchannels | HD1: WINQ-FM analog HD2: Classic country |
| Affiliations | Westwood One |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Saga Communications (Saga Communications of New England, LLC) |
| WINQ, WKBK, WKVT-FM, WKNE, WSNI, WZBK | |
| History | |
First air date | 1991 (as WKBK-FM) |
Former call signs | WKBK-FM (1991) WXOD (1991-2002) WOQL (2002–2005) WINQ (2005-2018)[1] |
Call sign meaning | "wink" |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 57228 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 2,150 watts |
| HAAT | 169 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°54′57″N 72°19′48″W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | FM/HD1: 987wink.com HD2: countryclassics1031.com |
The station first signed on as WKBK-FM offering the same programming as WKBK (1220 AM, now WZBK) until its sale. It then became oldies WXOD on October 1, 1991.
The station changed its call sign to WINQ on January 1, 2005. It changed its call sign to the current WINQ-FM on June 19, 2018.[1]
Translators
W270AH, the former WZID translator in Peterborough, is now W276CB 103.1 Keene, which, after having relayed WKNE-HD3 for a while, has been relaying WINQ-HD2, since December 2018.
| Call sign | Frequency (MHz) | City of license | Facility ID | ERP (W) | Height (m (ft)) | Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W276CB | 103.1 | Keene, New Hampshire | 81840 | 250 | −92.6 m (−304 ft) | D | 42°55′50″N 72°18′0″W | FCC | Relays HD2 |
References
- "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- "Winter 2008 Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
External links
- WINQ-FM official website
- WINQ in the FCC's FM station database
- WINQ on Radio-Locator
- WINQ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- W276CB in the FCC's FM station database
- W276CB on Radio-Locator
- Monadnock Broadcasting Group
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