WBQK
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| City of license | West Point, Virginia |
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| Broadcast area |
Virginia Peninsula Middle Peninsula |
| Branding | "Bach FM" |
| Slogan | "Williamsburg's Classical Station" |
| Frequency | 107.9 FM MHz |
| First air date | July, 1991[1] |
| Format | Classical[2] |
| Power | 4,000 Watts |
| HAAT | 100 meters (330 ft) |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 73906 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 37°27′0.0″N 76°48′46.0″W / 37.450000°N 76.812778°W |
| Callsign meaning | play on the word "Bach" |
| Former callsigns |
WPTG (1989-2000) WWBR (2000-2005) WTYD (2005-2005) WBQK (2005-Present)[3] |
| Affiliations |
World Classical Network William & Mary Bookstore Tribe Radio Network |
| Owner |
Local Voice Media Group (Davis Media, LLC) |
| Sister stations | WTYD, WXTG, WXTG-FM |
| Webcast | WBQK Webstream |
| Website | WBQK Online |
WBQK is a Classical formatted broadcast radio station licensed to West Point, Virginia, serving the Virginia Peninsula and the Middle Peninsula.[2] WBQK is owned and operated by Local Voice Media Group.[4]
Programming
Along with WTYD, the station serves as an affiliate of the William & Mary Tribe football and basketball radio broadcasts, branded as the "William & Mary Bookstore Tribe Radio Network."[5][6]
History
The station became WBQK in December 2005, and began carrying its current classical format in May 2006. Prior to this, the station held the call letters WTYD.[7]
References
- ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-572. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
- 1 2 "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
- ↑ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
- ↑ "WBQK Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
- ↑ "Football on the Air". William & Mary. 29 August 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
- ↑ "Basketball on the Air". The Tide 92.3 FM. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
- ↑ Northern Neck/Middle Peninsula - Vartv.com
External Links
- Bach FM Online
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WBQK
- Radio-Locator information on WBQK
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WBQK
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