WQBZ explained

WQBZ
City:Fort Valley, Georgia
Area:Macon, Georgia
Branding:Q 106.3
Airdate:April 6, 1981
Format:Classic rock
Erp:50,000 watts
Class:C2
Facility Id:64641
Coordinates:32.7586°N -83.7469°W
Owner:iHeartMedia, Inc.
Licensee:iHM Licenses, LLC
Sister Stations:WIBB-FM, WIHB, WIHB-FM, WRBV, WMGE
Webcast:Listen Live
Website:q106.iheart.com
Licensing Authority:FCC

WQBZ (106.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic rock format. Licensed to Fort Valley, Georgia, United States, the station serves the Macon area.[1] The station is currently owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. and licensed to iHM Licenses, LLC.[2]

History

WQBZ-FM signed on the air on April 6, 1981, and it broadcast an Adult Contemporary format. The format lasted throughout the rest of the 1980s and into the earlier half of the 1990s. It was first known as "Z106" before becoming "Q106" in 1989. WQBZ is Macon's dominant affiliate for Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 and Dan Ingram's Top 40 Satellite Survey. It switched to its current mainstream rock format by the mid-to-late 1990s. It became Q106.3 in 2013.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WQBZ Station Information Profile . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100301134627/http://www.arbitron.com/ . March 1, 2010 .
  2. Web site: WQBZ Facility Record . United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.