WXXQ

WXXQ

City	Freeport, Illinois
Broadcast area	Rockford and Vicinity
Frequency	98.5 MHz
Branding	Q98.5
Programming
Format	Country
Ownership
Owner	Townsquare Media (Townsquare License, LLC)
Sister stations	WKGL, WROK, WZOK
History
First air date	April 11, 1965[1]
Former call signs	WFRL-FM, WELL
Technical information
Class	B1
ERP	11,000 watts
HAAT	150 meters
Links
Website	[1]

WXXQ (98.5 FM, "Q98.5") is a radio station serving the Rockford, Illinois, United States, area with a country music format. (Prior to country, the station ran a Top 40 format for a time). WXXQ broadcasts on FM frequency 98.5 MHz and is under ownership of Townsquare Media. WXXQ was originally WFRL-FM, with sister station WFRL-AM, sharing studios that were located in Freeport, Illinois.

On August 30, 2013, a deal was announced in which Townsquare would acquire 53 Cumulus Media stations, including WXXQ, for $238 million. The deal was part of Cumulus' acquisition of Dial Global; Townsquare and Dial Global were both controlled by Oaktree Capital Management.^[2][3] The Cumulus transaction was consummated effective November 14, 2013.

Their current weekday lineup is as follows:

6 a.m.-10 a.m.: Lil Zim & JB Love “In The Morning” 10 a.m.-3 p.m.: Jess “on the pretzel” 3 p.m.-7 p.m.: Buddy Logan 7 p.m.-12 a.m.: Taste of Country Nights 12 a.m.-6 a.m.: Brett Alan

References[]

External links[]

• WXXQ in the FCC FM station database
• WXXQ on Radio-Locator
• WXXQ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
• Q98.5 - Official Website

Coordinates: 42°16′48″N 89°19′59″W / 42.280017°N 89.333067°W / 42.280017; -89.333067

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