WHDQ
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City | Claremont, New Hampshire |
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Broadcast area | Lebanon-Hanover-White River Junction area |
Frequency | 106.1 MHz (HD Radio) |
Branding | Q106 |
Programming | |
Format | Classic rock |
Subchannels |
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Ownership | |
Owner | Great Eastern Radio, LLC |
History | |
First air date | 1948 |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | Northern New England's Music Headquarters |
Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 17798 |
Class | B |
ERP | 1,600 watts |
HAAT | 685 meters (2,247 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 43°26′15″N 72°27′8″W / 43.43750°N 72.45222°WCoordinates: 43°26′15″N 72°27′8″W / 43.43750°N 72.45222°W |
Translator(s) | See § Translators and booster |
Repeater(s) | See § Translators and booster |
Links | |
Public license information | Profile LMS |
Webcast | |
Website |
WHDQ (106.1 FM, "Q106") is a radio station broadcasting a classic rock format. Licensed to Claremont, New Hampshire, United States, the station serves the Lebanon-Rutland-White River Junction area. The station is owned by Jeffrey Shapiro's Great Eastern Radio.[1] The station's transmitter is located atop Mount Ascutney in Vermont. WHDQ's signal is also broadcast over a translator—W294AB (106.7 FM) in Hanover, New Hampshire—and a booster—WHDQ-FM1 in Rutland, Vermont
Q106 has arguably one of the richest and most colorful histories of any radio station in northern New England. What originally started out as a top-40 powerhouse in the mid-1980s to late 1992 evolved into a rock and roll powerhouse going forward after that. Q106 was one of the first radio stations to carry the Imus in the Morning show, and one of the first stations to reinstate the show upon Imus' return to the airwaves in December 2007.
Q106 also has the honor of being the first FM station in New Hampshire to sign on the air as WTSV-FM at 102.1 in 1948.
WHDQ, along with 29 other stations in northern New England formerly owned by Nassau Broadcasting Partners, was purchased at bankruptcy auction by Carlisle Capital Corporation, a company controlled by Bill Binnie (owner of WBIN-TV in Derry), on May 22, 2012. The station, and 12 of the other stations, were then acquired by Vertical Capital Partners, controlled by Jeff Shapiro.[2][3] The deal was completed on November 30, 2012.[4] The Vertical Capital Partners stations were transferred to Shapiro's existing Great Eastern Radio group on January 1, 2013.[5][6]
Personalities[]
- Greg and The Morning Buzz
- House
- Elise Valentine
- Traci Fulton
- Gregg Parrotto
Past personnel[]
- Bev Porter
- Scott Antonivich
- Dave Ashton
- Ken Barlow
- Big Joe
- Ted Bilodeau
- Bob Cady
- Dave Cooper
- Rick Ross
- Doug Daniels
- Doug Danzing - hosted 1st Sunday AM Oldies show
- Guy Dark
- Leif Erickson
- Jen Foxx
- Tom Hoyt
- Peg Jett
- Dru Johnson
- Don Matsen
- Ross Michaels
- Chris Mitchell
- Lisa Peakes
- Jason Place
- Rob Riley
- Brian Ryea
- Sharon Steele
- Wally Wilcox
- Chris Picard
- Griffin Wert
- Art Steinberg
- Ken Webbley
- Bruce Zeman
Translators and booster[]
WHDQ also broadcasts on the following translators and booster:
Call sign | Frequency (MHz) |
City of license | Facility ID |
ERP (W) |
Height (m (ft)) |
Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info | Notes |
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WHDQ-FM1 | 106.1 | Rutland, Vermont | 76669 | 13 | 688 m (2,257 ft) | D | 43°38′22″N 72°50′12″W / 43.63944°N 72.83667°W | FCC LMS | Booster |
W294AB | 106.7 | Hanover, New Hampshire | 17799 | 14 | 79 m (259 ft) | D | 43°39′16.4″N 72°17′41.6″W / 43.654556°N 72.294889°W | FCC LMS | Relays WHDQ-HD2 |
References[]
- ^ "WHDQ Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "Carlisle Capital Corp. Wins Bidding For Rest Of Nassau Stations". All Access. May 22, 2012. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
- ^ Venta, Lance (May 22, 2012). "Nassau Broadcasting Auction Results". RadioInsight. Retrieved May 24, 2012. (updated May 23, 2012)
- ^ Kitch, Michael (December 1, 2012). "Binnie closes on purchase of WLNH". Laconia Daily Sun. Retrieved December 1, 2012.
- ^ "APPLICATION FOR CONSENT TO ASSIGN BROADCAST STATION CONSTRUCTION PERMIT OR LICENSE OR TO TRANSFER CONTROL OF ENTITY HOLDING BROADCAST STATION CONSTRUCTION PERMIT OR LICENSE". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. December 11, 2012. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
- ^ "Consummation Notice". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. January 4, 2013. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
External links[]
- WHDQ in the FCC FM station database
- WHDQ on Radio-Locator
- WHDQ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- HD Radio stations
- Radio stations in New Hampshire
- Claremont, New Hampshire
- Classic rock radio stations in the United States
- Radio stations established in 1947
- 1947 establishments in New Hampshire