WQVR
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| [[Frequency|FrequencTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | 940 kHz |
| Branding | 940 AM and 99.3 FM WQVR |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic hits |
| Affiliations | CBS News Radio |
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Former call signs | WGFP (1979–2022) |
Call sign meaning | "Quinebaug Valley Radio" |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| 50232 | |
| Class | D |
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| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | wqvrradio |
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WQVR (940 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. Licensed to Webster, Massachusetts, United States, the station serves the Worcester area. The station is owned by Kurt Jackson, through licensee Quinebaug Valley Broadcasting, LLC.[3] Its programming is also heard on translator station W257EH (99.3 FM).
By day, WQVR transmits with 1,000 watts, but because 940 AM is a Canadian and Mexican clear channel frequency, WQVR reduces power at night to only four watts to avoid interference.
WQVR serves Southern Worcester County, Northern Rhode Island and Northeastern Connecticut. WQVR also provides the area with local high school sports coverage.
History
Lakeview Broadcasting Company was granted a construction permit for a new station on 940 kHz in Webster, Massachusetts, on March 5, 1979; two months later, on May 7, the call sign WGFP was issued.[4] The call sign stood for Gilbert Francis Perry, a relative of the original owner.
For several years now,[when?] WGFP FM had been operating from a long wire antenna instead of a tower.[5] On the site of the AM tower rests an experimental tower, WX1CFA, using a "crossed field" design.[6]
On December 29, 2017, WGFP changed formats to classic hits as “The Lake 940”.[7] The station previously broadcast a country format as "Cool Country 940".[8]
Just Because, Inc. sold WGFP to Quinebaug Valley Broadcasting for $75,000 effective September 29, 2022; principal Kurt Jackson is a part-owner of WARE in nearby Ware.[9] On October 5, 2022, the new owners applied to change the call sign to WQVR, effective October 11.[10]
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References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."WGFP reception verification" (PDF). April 1, 1980. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 12, 2018. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Facility Technical Data for WQVR". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."WQVR Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."WQVR history cards". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Just Because, Inc. - WGFP (AM), Webster, MA - Facility Identification Number: 50232 - Special Temporaiy Authority". Retrieved September 18, 2023.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Crossed Field Antenna Test - the Virtual Engineer - Broadcast Engineering Forums". Archived from the original on May 17, 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
- ^ Lake940.com, “Webster Has A Brand New Radio Station”; December 30, 2017. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Venta, Lance (January 1, 2018). "WGFP Flips To Classic Hits The Lake 940". RadioInsight. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Deal Digest: Carpenter Broadcasting Jumps Into The Twin Cities". Inside Radio. June 2, 2022. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Jackson, Kurt (October 5, 2022). "Form 380 - Change Request". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
External links
- Official website
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- WQVR in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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- W257EH at FCCdata.org
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