WPTQ

WPTQ
City	Glasgow, Kentucky
Broadcast area	Bowling Green, Kentucky
Frequency	105.3 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	105.3 The Point
Programming
Format	Classic rock
Subchannels	HD1: WPTQ analog; HD2: Active rock "98.3 The Edge"; HD3: Sports (WWKU simulcast)
Ownership
Owner	Newberry Broadcasting, Inc.
Sister stations	WCDS, WHHT
History
First air date	1972 (as WOVO)
Former call signs	WOVO (1972-1991); WWWQ (1991-1996); WOVO (1996-2012); WHHT (2012)
Technical information
Facility ID	70870
Class	C3
ERP	15,000 watts
HAAT	132 meters (433 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	36°58′50″N 86°06′10″W / 36.98056°N 86.10278°W
Translator(s)	98.3 W252CV (Bowling Green, relays HD2)
Links
Webcast	Listen Live; Listen Live (HD2)
Website	1053thepoint.com; 983theedge.com (HD2)

WPTQ (105.3 FM) is a radio station licensed to Glasgow, Kentucky, United States, and serving the Bowling Green, Kentucky radio market area. The station is a classic rock-formatted radio station owned by Newberry Broadcasting, Inc. Its radio signal is transmitted from a tower located along Kentucky Route 1297 in rural western Barren County near Railton, with studios located on Campbell Lane in Bowling Green.

Programming[]

WPTQ broadcasts a classic rock music format to the Bowling Green, Kentucky, area.^[1] The format features classic rock songs from the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, as well as select Active Rock songs from the 1990s and 2000s. In addition to its usual music programming, WPTQ-FM is an affiliate of the Tennessee Titans Radio Network.^[2] It is also the flagship radio station for WKU Hilltoppers football from the Hilltopper IMG Sports Network.

History[]

WPTQ's logo under the station's previous 103.7 FM frequency.

On October 22, 2012, WPTQ and its mainstream rock format moved from 103.7 FM Cave City, KY to 105.3 FM Glasgow, KY, while the 103.7 FM frequency has picked up the WHHT calls and switched its format to Country, and rebranded the Station as HOWDY 103.7.^[3]

On February 16, 2014, WPTQ launched an active rock format on its HD2 sub channel, branded as "98.3 The Edge" (relayed on FM translator W252CV 98.3 FM Bowling Green, Kentucky).^[4]

HD digital radio[]

The station's HD Digital radio signal is multiplexed in the following manner.

Frequency and subchannels	Callsign	Programming
105.3 FM 105.3-1 HD	WPTQ WPTQ-HD1	Simulcast of the traditional analog FM signal / Classic rock
105.3-2	WPTQ-HD2	W252CV / 98.3 The Edge Active rock
105.3-3	WPTQ-HD3	Simulcast of WWKU / ESPN Radio 1450

References[]

^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
^ "Titans Radio in Kentucky". Titans Radio. Archived from the original on February 17, 2009. Retrieved March 15, 2009.
^ "Stations on the Move in Glasgow, KY".
^ Edge Launches in Bowling Green

External links[]

WPTQ in the FCC FM station database
WPTQ on Radio-Locator
WPTQ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
W252CV in the FCC FM station database
W252CV on Radio-Locator

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[arb1-1] "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.

[2] "Titans Radio in Kentucky". Titans Radio. Archived from the original on February 17, 2009. Retrieved March 15, 2009.

[3] "Stations on the Move in Glasgow, KY".

[4] Edge Launches in Bowling Green

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v t Classic rock radio stations in the state of Kentucky
By frequency	1490 92.1 (Carlisle) 92.1 (Covington) 93.3 95.5 (Erlanger) 95.5 (Middlesboro) 95.7 97.1 97.9 101.7 103.1 104.9 105.3 105.7 107.3 107.7
By callsign	WBVX WCJZ WCXE-LP WDNS WFXY WJQQ WKYM WNKU-LP WPKE-FM WPTQ WQMF WRZI WSFR WXLR WYJR-LP WZQQ
By city	Bowling Green Carlisle/Lexington Coal Run/Pikeville Covington Erlanger Glasgow/Bowling Green Harold Hodgenville Hyden/Hazard Louisville (Jeffersonville, Indiana) Louisville (Corydon, Indiana) Middlesboro (WFXY) Middlesboro (WYJR-LP) Monticello Owensboro (Cannelton, Indiana) Somerset
See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Kentucky See also active rock classic rock mainstream rock modern rock