WKCQ

WKCQ

City of license	Saginaw, Michigan
Broadcast area	Saginaw-Bay City-Midland
Branding	98FM - KCQ (up to May 2010) 98 - KCQ (May 2010-present)
Slogan	Today's Best Country (up to 2009) Mid-Michigan's Country Superstation (2008-present) The Most Country (2009-May 2010) Mid-Michigan's Most New Country (May 2010-present)
Frequency	98.1 MHz
Format	Country
Power	50,000 watts
HAAT	150 meters
Class	B
Facility ID	65927
Transmitter coordinates	43°25′4″N 83°55′6″W / 43.41778°N 83.91833°W / 43.41778; -83.91833
Former callsigns	WSAM-FM
Owner	MacDonald Broadcasting
Sister stations	WMJO, WSAG
Website	98fmkcq.com

WKCQ (98.1 FM) is a radio station licensed to Saginaw, Michigan. The station has broadcast a popular country music format since 1968 (the country format began under the station's original calls of WSAM-FM). Every year since 1992, the station hosts a free concert on Ojibway Island in downtown Saginaw.^[1] Under the right conditions it can be heard all the way in Port Sanilac. For a period of time, WKCQ's listenership in the Flint area declined when WFBE, with which it competes with in Genesee County, Michigan, switched to country, however listenership has rebounded in the Flint area due to the stability of its on-air talent, with Jim Kramer, Kevin Profitt, Greg Cole and Brian Bailey, among others, having been with the station for a decade or more. It is also one of the highest-rated radio stations in the Great Lakes Bay region, where it competes with WCEN-FM. Nearby competition also includes WITL-FM in Lansing in Shiawassee County, Michigan.

Sources

Michiguide.com - WKCQ History

↑ White, Sue (2009-06-20). "90,000 people show up for KCQ Country Music Fest in Saginaw". Saginaw News. Retrieved 2009-09-05.

External links

Query the FCC's FM station database for WKCQ

Radio-Locator information on WKCQ

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WKCQ

Radio stations in the Tri-Cities (Saginaw–Bay City–Midland, Michigan) market

By FM frequency	88.3 89.1 89.5 90.1 90.9 91.3 91.9 93.3 94.5 96.1 96.9 97.3 98.1 99.7 100.5 100.9 101.7 102.5 103.1 104.1 104.5 106.3 107.1

By AM frequency	790 1250 1350 1400 1440 1490

By callsign	WCEN-FM WCHW-FM WCMU-FM WEJC WGDN WGDN-FM WGER WHHQ WHNN WILZ WIOG WKCQ WKQZ WLKB WLUN WMAX WMJO WMPX WPRJ WSAG WSAM WSGW WSGW-FM WSMO WTLZ WTRK WUCX-FM WUGN WWCM

Nearby radio markets Ann Arbor Detroit Flint Grand Rapids Lansing North Central Michigan Tawas City Thumb of Michigan See also List of radio stations in Michigan

Country radio stations in the state of Michigan

Stations	WATZ-FM – Alpena WBCH-FM – Hastings WBCM – Boyne City WBCT – Grand Rapids WBGV – Marlette WBMI – West Branch WCEN-FM – Hemlock WCMM – Gulliver WCUP – L'anse WDRQ- Detroit WFBE – Flint WFXD – Marquette WGDN-FM – Gladwin WGRY-FM – Grayling WHFB-FM – Benton Harbor WHKB – Houghton WITL-FM – Lansing WJMS – Ironwood WJNR-FM – Iron Mountain WJPD – Ishpeming WKCQ – Saginaw WKJC – Tawas City WKZC – Scottville WLAW – Newaygo WLCO – Lapeer WLEW – Bad Axe WLST – Marinette, Wisconsin WMIC – Sandusky WMIM – Luna Pier WMKC – Indian River WMKD – Pickford WMLM – Saint Louis WMUS – Muskegon WNBY – Newberry WNWN-FM – Coldwater WQTE – Adrian WRCI/W246BW – Three Rivers WRGZ – Rogers City WSAQ – Port Huron WTCM-FM – Traverse City WTIQ - Manistique WTNR – Holland WTWS – Houghton Lake WUPY – Ontonagon WWBR – Big Rapids WWDK – Jackson WWSS – Tuscarora Township WWWW-FM – Ann Arbor WYCD – Detroit WYKX – Escanaba WYTZ – Bridgman

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Michigan

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