WPKQ
Radio station in New Hampshire, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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WPKQ (103.7 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to North Conway, New Hampshire.[2] It is owned by Townsquare Media and simulcasts the alternative rock format of 94.3 WCYY from the Portland, Maine, area. It is an affiliate of the New England Patriots Radio Network. WPKQ shares its main studio with WCYY at One City Center in Portland, Maine, with its sales office and auxiliary studio located in North Conway.
Simulcast of WCYY, Biddeford–Portland, Maine | |
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Broadcast area | Northern New England |
Frequency | 103.7 MHz |
Branding | WCYY |
Programming | |
Format | Alternative rock |
Affiliations | New England Patriots Radio Network |
Ownership | |
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WBLM, WCYY, WHOM, WJBQ, WOKQ, WSHK/WSAK | |
History | |
First air date | March 1952; 72 years ago (1952-03) (as WMOU-FM) |
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Call sign meaning | "Peak" (former branding); also remnant of former simulcast of WOKQ |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 48401 |
Class | C |
ERP | 22,500 watts |
HAAT | 1,159 meters (3,802 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 44°16′13.2″N 71°18′15.2″W |
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Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | wcyy |
WPKQ has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 22,500 watts. Its transmitter is atop Mount Washington, the tallest peak in the Northeast, alongside sister station WHOM (94.9 FM).[3] It primarily serves northern New Hampshire and western Maine, but its city-grade signal can also be heard in parts of Vermont and Quebec.