WSAQ

WSAQ
City	Port Huron, Michigan
Broadcast area	St. Clair County [1]
Frequency	107.1 MHz
Branding	Q-Country 107
Programming
Format	Country
Ownership
Owner	Radio First
History
First air date	August 7, 1964
Former call signs	WHLS-FM
Technical information
Facility ID	73074
Class	A
ERP	6,000 watts
HAAT	91 meters
Links
Webcast	[2]
Website	wsaq.com

WSAQ is an American radio station in Port Huron, Michigan, broadcasting at 107.1 MHz. It is branded as "Q-Country 107" and features a locally programmed country music format. WSAQ is owned by Radio First. WSAQ serves northeastern Macomb County, eastern St. Clair County, and southeastern Sanilac County. It also serves neighboring Sarnia, and a reasonable portion of Lambton County, Ontario. WSAQ can be heard as far north as Port Sanilac and Sandusky, and as far south as Roseville. It can be heard as far west as Capac/Imlay City, but often has interference with WTLZ of Saginaw.

History[]

In 1964, the station signed on for the first time as WHLS-FM. Featuring a simulcast of the AM station and then later a beautiful music format, it was soon renamed WSAQ, and adopted a country music format in spring 1982.^[1]

In 1999, original owner John Wismer died, and both WHLS and WSAQ were sold to Liggett Communications as part of Wismer's estate. Liggett also acquired then competitor Hanson Communications, owner of 1590 WHLX, 1380 WPHM, and 96.9 WBTI. Wismer's original studios at 808 Huron Avenue in Downtown Port Huron were expanded to accommodate all five stations. All of the Port Huron Liggett stations now operate under the brand name of Radio First.

In late 2009, WSAQ started broadcasting Radio Data System information (RDS)

On December 26, 2019 Sarnia radio station CHOK flipped back to country, giving WSAQ a local competitor. CHOK has a focus on Sarnia Lambton, while WSAQ has a focus on Port Huron.

Spring Anniversary Show[]

Every spring in April Q Country hosts the annual Spring Anniversary Show, where the tickets are given away and won by listeners. The event is hosted by Q Country at the McMorran Place Arena. The event has seen people like Blake Shelton, Craig Campbell, and Lee Brice.