WQQL

WQQL (93.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. Licensed to Sherman, Illinois, United States, the station serves the Springfield, Illinois, area. The station is currently owned by Saga Communications of Illinois, LLC.[1]

For the Springfield, Illinois radio station that held the call sign WQQL at 101.9 from 1993 to 2013, see WLFZ.
WQQL
CitySherman, Illinois
Broadcast areaSpringfield, Illinois
Frequency93.9 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingCool 93.9
SloganThe Greatest Hits of All Time
Programming
FormatClassic hits (currently Christmas music)
Ownership
OwnerSaga Communications
(Saga Communications of Illinois, LLC)
History
First air date
1981 (as WLRX)
Former call signs
WLRX (1981-1986)
WESZ (1986-1994)
WWTE (1994-1996)
WYXY (1996-2001)
WMHX (2001-2005)
WABZ (2005-2013)
Technical information
Facility ID9964
ClassB1
ERP15,000 watts
HAAT131 meters
Transmitter coordinates
39°59′25.00″N 89°30′46.00″W
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitecool939.com

History

The station signed on as WLRX on May 3, 1981. On June 1, 1986, the callsign was changed to WESZ. On November 15, 1994, it was changed to WWTE, and on September 16, 1996 to WYXY. From February 19, 2001 to April 7, 2005, the station aired a hot adult contemporary format as WMHX, "Mix 93.9". On April 8, 2005, the station flipped to adult hits as "93.9 ABE FM" and adopted the callsign WABZ.

On October 2, 2013 the WQQL callsign was moved from 101.9 to 93.9, and the format was changed to classic hits as "Cool 93.9". On the same day, "ABE FM" was moved to 101.1 W266BZ (which is currently also aired on WDBR's HD2 subchannel as classic country "101.1 The Outlaw").

References
  1. "WQQK Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.


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