WINQ-FM | |
City: | Winchester, New Hampshire |
Country: | US |
Branding: | 98.7 WINK Country |
Airdate: | (as WKBK-FM) |
Format: | Country |
Subchannels: | HD2: Classic country "WINK Classic Country 103.1 FM" |
Erp: | 2,150 watts |
Haat: | 169m (554feet) |
Class: | A |
Facility Id: | 57228 |
Licensing Authority: | FCC |
Coordinates: | 42.9159°N -72.3309°W |
Callsign Meaning: | "Wink" |
Owner: | Saga Communications |
Licensee: | Saga Communications of New England, LLC |
Sister Stations: | WINQ, WKBK, WKVT-FM, WKNE, WSNI, WZBK |
WINQ-FM (98.7 MHz, "WINK Country 98.7") is a radio station licensed to serve Winchester, New Hampshire. The station is owned by Saga Communications licensed to Saga Communications of New England, LLC, and operates as part of its Monadnock Broadcasting Group. It airs a country music format.[1]
The station first signed on as WKBK-FM offering the same programming as WKBK (1220 AM, now WZBK) until its sale. It then became oldies WXOD on October 1, 1991.
The station changed its call sign to WINQ on January 1, 2005. It changed its call sign to the current WINQ-FM on June 19, 2018.[2]
W270AH, the former WZID translator in Peterborough, is now W276CB (103.1 FM) in Keene. After having relayed WKNE-HD3 for a while, W276CB has been relaying WINQ-FM's second HD Radio channel since December 2018.