KWIQ-FM (100.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Moses Lake, Washington, United States, the station serves the Moses Lake area. The station is currently owned by Alpha Media LLC.[2]
Broadcast area | Moses Lake, Washington |
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Frequency | 100.5 MHz |
Branding | Q Country |
Programming | |
Format | Country music |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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History | |
First air date | 1968 (as KFMT at 100.3) |
Former call signs | KFMT (1968–1980) |
Former frequencies | 100.3 MHz (1968–2013) |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 35887 |
Class | C2 |
ERP | 50,000 watts |
HAAT | 50 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 47°6′9.00″N 119°14′24.00″W / 47.1025000°N 119.2400000°W |
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Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | kwiq.com |
History
editThe station went on the air as KFMT on 1968-07-17. On 1980-03-31, the station changed its call sign to the current KWIQ-FM.[3] On August 20, 2013, KWIQ-FM moved from 100.3 MHz to 100.5 MHz and dropped power from 100,000 watts to 50,000 watts, although the license for these changes was not issued by the Federal Communications Commission until September 10, 2013.
References
edit- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KWIQ-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "KWIQ-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "KWIQ Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
External links
edit- Facility details for Facility ID 35887 (KWIQ-FM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KWIQ-FM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database