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.[2]

WQGA
Broadcast areaBrunswick, Georgia/
Jacksonville, Florida
Frequency103.3 MHz
Branding103Q
Programming
FormatHot adult contemporary
AffiliationsWestwood One
Ownership
Owner
WBGA, WHFX, WGIG, WYNR
History
Former call signs
WACL-FM (1978–1988)
WHFX (1988–1996)
WFGA (1996–1998)
WWSN (1998–2010)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID65020
ClassC0
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT303 meters (994 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
31°9′22.00″N 81°58′19.00″W / 31.1561111°N 81.9719444°W / 31.1561111; -81.9719444
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitemy103q.iheart.com

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

History

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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.[3]

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.[4] The transaction was consummated on September 9, 2014.

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WQGA". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "WQGA Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ^ "WQGA Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. ^ Venta, Lance (May 15, 2014). "Qantum Sells To Clear Channel; Connoisseur Expands In Long Island". RadioInsight. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
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