WSSQ explained

WSSQ
City:Sterling, Illinois
Area:Rock River Valley
Branding:Q105.5
Frequency:105.5 MHz
Airdate:October 22, 1966 (as WJVM at 94.3)
Format:Adult contemporary
Erp:6,000 watts
Haat:94 meters
Class:A
Facility Id:37208
Callsign Meaning:Seith Serafin Quality
Former Callsigns:WJVM (1966–88)
Former Frequencies:94.3 MHz (1966–2018)
Owner:Fletcher M. Ford
Licensee:Virden Broadcasting Corp.
Sister Stations:WSDR, WZZT
Website:WSSQ Online
Licensing Authority:FCC

WSSQ (105.5 FM) – branded as Q105.5 – is a commercial adult contemporary radio station licensed to Sterling, Illinois, United States, serving primarily Whiteside and Lee counties in the Rock River Valley. Owned by Fletcher M. Ford, through licensee Virden Broadcasting Corp., WSSQ serves as the local affiliate for the Chicago Bulls Radio Network. WSSQ also broadcasts Chicago Cubs baseball games.

History

WSSQ launched as WJVM at 94.3 MHz on October 22, 1966; as of 1968, the station was transmitting at 3,000 watts. It was assigned the WSSQ call letters on August 8, 1988.[1] The station was then owned by Seith-Serafin of Sterling, Illiniois,[2] and the station callsign was chosen as an acronym for "Seith Serafin Quality".[3] In July 1993, it was announced that WSSQ and its AM sister station WSDR were sold to LH&S Communications, a company owned by Larry Sales and Howard Murphy which owned radio properties throughout the state of Illinois.[4] [5] In 1998, WSSQ was acquired by Withers Broadcasting.[6]

Effective July 28, 2017, Withers Broadcasting sold WSSQ, WSDR, and WZZT to Fletcher M. Ford's Virden Broadcasting Corp. for $400,000. As of January 24, 2018, WSSQ had a construction permit to change frequency to 105.5 MHz, which took place on June 25, 2018.[7]

Current programming

.[8] In addition to its adult contemporary music format, WSSQ is a member of the Chicago Bulls Radio Network;[9] WSSQ is one of the nearest network affiliates for the Quad Cities region.[10]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Call Sign History: WSSQ. Licensing.FCC.gov. Federal Communications Commission. May 25, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160525064249/https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=37208&Callsign=WSSQ. May 25, 2016.
  2. Web site: Feder, Robert. September 14, 1988. Linda Yu to anchor cruise tour of China. https://web.archive.org/web/20160805175931/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-3904326.html. dead. August 5, 2016. Chicago Sun-Times. May 15, 2015. ... with additional support from WSDR-AM and WSSQ-FM, two stations owned by Seith-Serafin in Sterling, Ill..
  3. Web site: Nelson, Bob. 2016. Call Letter Origins: Key and Listing. Nelson.OldRadio.com/Origins.html. Bob Nelson. May 25, 2016. WSSQ (FM) Sterling, IL... S)eith S)erafin Q)uality.... https://web.archive.org/web/20160218013408/http://nelson.oldradio.com/origins.call-list.html. February 18, 2016.
  4. Web site: Feder, Robert. July 13, 1993. Sex Talk Matures On 'Private Lives'. https://web.archive.org/web/20160409220504/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4179497.html. dead. April 9, 2016. Chicago Sun-Times. May 15, 2015. Seith's WSDR-AM and WSSQ-FM in Sterling and WZZT-FM in Morrison will be acquired by LH&S Communications....
  5. Web site: February 28, 1996. Radio News Network Sold to Missouri Company. https://web.archive.org/web/20160409142920/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-69600194.html. dead. April 9, 2016. Wisconsin State Journal. May 15, 2015. LH&S Communications, which is owned by Larry Sales and Howard Murphy, purchased WRN in September of 1994. LH&S also owns the Illinois Radio Network and radio stations WSDR, WSSQ and WZZT, which are all in Illinois].
  6. Web site: January 17, 2014. Broadcasting Pioneer W. Russell Withers, Jr. Passes Away. WDTV.com. Withers Broadcasting Company of West Virginia. May 15, 2015. Withers Broadcasting Companies key milestones include the existing acquisitions: ... 1998 - WSSQ 94.3 FM, Sterling, IL.... https://web.archive.org/web/20160304084459/http://www.wdtv.com/wdtv.cfm?func=view&section=5-News&item=Broadcasting-Pioneer-W-Russell-Withers-Jr-Passes-Away14028. March 4, 2016.
  7. http://www.northpine.com Upper Midwest Broadcasting
  8. Web site: Staff report. April 11, 2015. Pie auction set to help fight cancer. SaukValley.com. Shaw Media. May 15, 2015. Brian Zschiesche from WSDR, WSSQ, and WZZT will host the benefit.. https://web.archive.org/web/20160525060355/http://www.saukvalley.com/2015/04/01/pie-auction-set-to-help-fight-cancer/as1xuxz/. May 25, 2016.
  9. Web site: 2016. Chicago Bulls Radio Network. NBA.com/Bulls. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. May 25, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160505142846/http://www.nba.com/bulls/news/radio.html. May 5, 2016.
  10. Web site: Booker, Roy. February 18, 2016. Ask the Times: 1973 plane crash claimed 6 lives. QCTimes.com. Quad-City Times. May 25, 2016. The Bulls do not currently have a radio affiliate in the Quad-Cities. The nearest stations to the metro area that are part of their network are WAIK (1590 AM) in Galesburg, WSSQ (94.3 FM) in Sterling, and WZOE (1490 AM) in Princeton.. https://web.archive.org/web/20160525055819/http://qctimes.com/news/local/ask-the-times/ask-the-times-plane-crash-claimed-lives/article_a038e163-c65d-5a29-9f73-a4ba14c51ae0.html. May 25, 2016.

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