WRQY (96.5 FM) is an active rock formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Moundsville, West Virginia, serving Wheeling in West Virginia and St. Clairsville in Ohio. WRQY is owned and operated by Cody Barack through licensee Ohio Midland Newsgroup.
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| Broadcast area | Wheeling, West Virginia St. Clairsville, Ohio |
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| Frequency | 96.5 MHz |
| Branding | Rage 96.5 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Active rock |
| Affiliations | Fox News Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WCDK, WLYV, WOMP, WBGI-FM, WEIR | |
| History | |
First air date | 1990 (as WRKP) |
Former call signs | WRKP (1988-2007) WLVW (2007-2011) WBGI-FM (2011-2012) WYJK-FM (2012-2014) |
Call sign meaning | Sounds like "Rocky" (previous branding and format) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 56641 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 2,500 watts |
| HAAT | 138 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°2′9.0″N 80°46′16.0″W / 40.035833°N 80.771111°W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | rivernetworkov.com |
History edit
On December 20, 2011, the then-WBGI-FM dropped the "K-Love" contemporary Christian format and began stunting.[1] On December 27, 2011, WBGI-FM flipped to country, branded as "Biggie 96.5".
On September 10, 2012, WBGI-FM's country format moved to 100.5 FM in Bellaire, Ohio, swapping formats with "Jack FM" WYJK-FM, which moved to the 96.5 FM frequency. On September 18, 2012, the stations swapped call signs, with WBGI-FM changing to WYJK-FM and vice versa.
On September 8, 2014, WYJK-FM flipped to a hybrid sports/active rock format, branded as "Rocky 96.5"; the station also changed call letters to WRQY.[2]
On March 26, 2018, WRQY flipped to classic rock, still under the "Rocky 96.5" branding. The station's format is fed via Westwood One's "Classic Rock X" network, which was developed in consultation with Forever Media and debuted on WRQY.[3][4]
On November 12, 2021, WRQY's Facebook page posted a picture of their logo with the "classic" word crossed out with the text "Monday at 3", possibly teasing a reversal of the format on that day and time, which would be on November 15. At that time, WRQY shifted back to active rock, branded as "Rage 96.5." The final song played before the switch was "Mysterious Ways" by U2.
References edit
- ^ Biggie Coming to Wheeling Radioinsight - December 27, 2011
- ^ Sports Rock Comes to Wheeling Radioinsight - September 9, 2014
- ^ "Westwood One Launches Classic Rock X Format". RadioInsight. 2018-04-09. Retrieved 2018-06-11.
- ^ "WRQY Moves To Classic Rock". RadioInsight. 2018-03-27. Retrieved 2018-06-11.
External links edit
- WRQY in the FCC FM station database
- WRQY in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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