WCVQ

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WCVQ
Broadcast areaClarksville, Tennessee
Frequency107.9 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingQ108
Programming
FormatHot adult contemporary
Subchannels
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
  • Saga Communications
  • (Saga Communications of Tuckessee, LLC)
WKFN, WNZE, WQEZ, WRND, WVVR, WZZP
History
First air date
1968; 56 years ago (1968)
Former call signs
WABD-FM (1968–1986)[1]
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID61253
ClassC1
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT275 meters (902 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
36°32′23″N 87°39′45″W / 36.53972°N 87.66250°W / 36.53972; -87.66250
Translator(s)
  • HD2: 99.1 W256CI (Clarksville)
  • HD3: 100.7 W264CK (Clarksville)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Listen Live (HD3)
Websiteq108.com
mysunny991.com (HD2)
outlaw1007.com (HD3)

WCVQ (107.9 FM, "Q108") is a Fort Campbell, Kentucky-licensed radio station broadcasting a hot adult contemporary format in the Clarksville-Hopkinsville broadcast area. The station is currently owned by Saga Communications under licensee Saga Communications of Tuckessee, LLC, and operates as part of its Five Star Media Group.[3] and is also broadcasting on HD radio.[4]

WCVQ studios and offices are co-located with its sister stations in Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee; all of which make up a cluster known as the 5 Star Radio Group, a unit of Saga Communications, Inc. The station's transmitter is located near the junction of US 79/SR 76 and SR 46 in eastern Stewart County just north of Indian Mound.

History[edit]

The station first signed on the air in 1968 as WABD-FM, which at the time was a sister station to the AM station with the same call letters. WABD, now WQEZ, was a Top 40-formatted station. In the late 1970s WABD-FM broadcast an album rock format, while WABD switched to oldies.

On December 13, 1986, the station was sold to Southern Broadcasting, and changed their call letters to the current WCVQ. The station has used the Q-108 branding ever since. Also in December 1986, WCVQ upgraded its signal to a 100,000 watt signal. Its current owner, Saga Communications, purchased the station at some point in the early 2000s. The station's signal has been transmitting from their present 950 feet (290 m) tower ever since.

In 2014, through its HD radio signal, the station launched its HD2 subchannel to serve as a Contemporary Christian station, branded as "Sunny 99.1," which is simulcast over analog low-powered FM translator W256CI, which broadcasts at 99.1 megahertz. The next year, an HD3 subchannel was launched to bring the Classic Country format to the area, which is simulcast over W264CK, at 100.7 megahertz.

Translators[edit]

Broadcast translator for WCVQ-HD2
Call sign Frequency City of license ERP (W) HAAT Class FCC info
W256CI 99.1 FM Clarksville, Tennessee 250 90 m (295 ft) D FMQ
Broadcast translator for WCVQ-HD3
Call sign Frequency City of license ERP (W) HAAT Class FCC info
W264CK 100.7 FM Clarksville, Tennessee 250 98 m (322 ft) D FMQ

Signal coverage[edit]

WCVQ's primary coverage area is the Clarksville–Hopkinsville metropolitan area, covering the Pennyrile region of Western Kentucky and northwestern Middle Tennessee. WCVQ also secondarily covers the Nashville Metropolitan Area as it is considered to be in both the Clarksville and Nashville radio markets.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "WCVQ Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WCVQ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ "WCVQ Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. ^ "HD Radio Station Guide". HD Radio. iBiquity.

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