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]
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| Broadcast area | Macon, Georgia |
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| Frequency | 106.3 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | Q 106.3 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic rock |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WIBB-FM, WIHB, WIHB-FM, WRBV, WMGE | |
| History | |
First air date | April 6, 1981 |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 64641 |
| Class | C2 |
| ERP | 50,000 watts |
| HAAT | 150 meters (490 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 32°45′31.00″N 83°44′49.00″W / 32.7586111°N 83.7469444°W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | q106.iheart.com |
History edit
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.
References edit
- ^ "WQBZ Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010.
- ^ "WQBZ Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
External links edit
- WQBZ in the FCC FM station database
- WQBZ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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