WTHQ (AM)

WTHQ
City Point Pleasant, West Virginia
Broadcast area Point Pleasant, West Virginia
Mason County, West Virginia
Branding "94Q FM"
Slogan "The Hit Music Station"
Frequency 1030 AM kHz
First air date 1994[1]
Format Contemporary Hit Radio[2]
Power 10,000 Watts daytime
2,900 Watts Critical hours
Class D
Facility ID 5284
Transmitter coordinates 38°48′42.0″N 82°5′59.0″W / 38.811667°N 82.099722°W / 38.811667; -82.099722
Former callsigns WTGR (1988-1991)
WBGS (1991-2016)
WTHQ (2016-Present)[3]
Owner Baker Family Stations
(Big River Radio, Inc.)
Sister stations WBYG, WCEF
Webcast WTHQ Webstream
Website WTHQ Online

WTHQ is a Contemporary Hit Radio formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Point Pleasant, West Virginia, serving Point Pleasant and Mason County in West Virginia.[2] WTHQ is owned and operated by Baker Family Stations.[4]

History

Prior to March 25, 2016, WTHQ was Southern Gospel formatted WBGS.[5] The station simulcast on 105.9, the former frequency of translator W290BC.[5] W290BC moved from 105.9 to 94.1 as W231CY on March 25 as well.[5]

Translator

In addition to the main station, WTHQ is relayed by an FM translator to widen its broadcast area.[6]

Call sign Frequency
(MHz)
City of license Facility
ID
ERP
W
Height
m (ft)
Class FCC info
W231CY 94.1 FM Point Pleasant, West Virginia 140377 170 watts 75 m (246 ft) D FCC

References

  1. Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-591. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  3. "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  4. "WTHQ Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 Venta, Lance (March 25, 2016). "WBGS Flips To CHR 94QFM". RadioBB Networks. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  6. "W290BC Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved March 26, 2016.

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