WRPQ
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| Broadcast area | Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin |
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| Frequency | 740 kHz |
| Branding | 99.7 Max FM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Adult hits / Variety hits |
| Affiliations | ABC, Wisconsin Radio Network, Civic Media |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WMDX, WRCE, WRCO | |
| History | |
First air date | June 1967 (as WBOO) |
Former call signs | WBOO (1967–1981)[1] |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 3712 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 250 watts day 6 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 43°27′19″N 89°45′13″W / 43.45528°N 89.75361°W |
| Translator(s) | 99.7 W259BC (Baraboo) 103.7 W279EG (Baraboo) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wrpq.com |
WRPQ (740 AM) is a radio station broadcasting an adult hits / variety hits format. Licensed to Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States, the station serves the Wisconsin Dells area. The station is currently owned by Sage Weil, through licensee Civic Media, Inc.[3] The station's original cal sign was WBOO. It simulcasts on FM translators W259BC 99.7 FM and W279EG 103.7 FM, both in Baraboo.
On September 18, 2017, WRPQ changed its format from adult contemporary to adult hits / variety hits, branded as "99.7 Max FM". The station focuses on music from the '80s and '90s, but also plays some 2000s and current songs.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ History Cards for WRPQ, fcc.gov. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WRPQ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WRPQ Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ WRPQ Brings Maximum Hits to Baraboo Radioinsight - September 18, 2017
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 3712 (WRPQ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WRPQ in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 155147 (W259BC) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W259BC at FCCdata.org
- Facility details for Facility ID 202460 (W279EG) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W279EG at FCCdata.org
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