WQQQ

WQQQ (103.3 FM) is a radio station licensed to Sharon, Connecticut in northwestern Litchfield County, Connecticut. WQQQ also serves adjacent Dutchess County, New York and southern Berkshire County, Massachusetts.

WQQQ
Satellite of WSHU, Westport
CitySharon, Connecticut
Frequency103.3 MHz
Programming
FormatPublic radio
Ownership
OwnerThe Ridgefield Broadcasting Corporation
OperatorSacred Heart University
History
First air date
October 7, 1993 (1993-10-07)
Former call signs
WWPR (1989-1992)[1]
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID54785
ClassA
ERP1,500 watts
HAAT186 meters (610 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
41°55′8″N 73°34′22″W
Links
Public license information
Profile
LMS
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.wshu.org

The station obtained the WQQQ call letters on November 1, 1992.[1] WQQQ went on the air on October 7, 1993 with a live morning show from 6-9 o'clock followed by a simulcast of then-sister station WREF (850 AM). In the evening and overnights, the station broadcast classical music from the Beethoven Network. WQQQ began programming separately full-time in March 1996 and aired a full service adult contemporary music format as "Q-103 FM" until Monday, February 7, 2011 when it became a public radio station operated by Sacred Heart University's WSHU-FM.[2]

See also

References
  1. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. Epstein, Ruth (January 28, 2011). "Local radio waves silenced". Republican-American. Retrieved January 28, 2011. (dead link)


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