WQGA explained

WQGA
City:Waycross, Georgia
Area:Brunswick, Georgia/
Jacksonville, Florida
Branding:103Q
Frequency:103.3 MHz
Format:Hot adult contemporary
Erp:100,000 watts
Haat:303m (994feet)
Class:C0
Facility Id:65020
Coordinates:31.1561°N -81.9719°W
Former Callsigns:WACL-FM (1978–1988)
WHFX (1988–1996)
WFGA (1996–1998)
WWSN (1998–2010)
Affiliations:Westwood One
Owner:iHeartMedia, Inc.
Licensee:iHM Licenses, LLC
Sister Stations:WBGA, WHFX, WGIG, WYNR
Webcast:Listen Live
Website:my103q.iheart.com
Licensing Authority:FCC

WQGA (103.3 FM, "103Q") is a commercial radio station licensed to Waycross, Georgia, and serving the Brunswick, Georgia, and Jacksonville, Florida, area. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc., through licensee iHM Licenses, LLC, and airs a hot adult contemporary radio format.[1]

The station airs The Kidd Kraddick Morning Show, syndicated from Westwood One.

History

The station was assigned the call letters WACL-FM on August 2, 1978. On July 1, 1988, the station changed its call sign to WHFX, on March 22, 1996, to WFGA, on March 23, 1998, to WWSN, and on September 13, 2010, to the current WQGA.[2]

On May 15, 2014, Qantum Communications announced that it would sell its 29 stations, including WQGA, to Clear Channel Communications (now iHeartMedia), in a transaction connected to Clear Channel's sale of WALK AM-FM in Patchogue, New York to Connoisseur Media via Qantum.[3] The transaction was consummated on September 9, 2014.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WQGA Facility Record . United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division .
  2. Web site: WQGA Call Sign History . United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division .
  3. News: Venta. Lance. Qantum Sells To Clear Channel; Connoisseur Expands In Long Island. May 15, 2014. RadioInsight. May 15, 2014.