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Broadcast area | Central Florida |
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| Frequency | 1410 kHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Soft Oldies |
| Affiliations | USA Radio News Leesburg Lightning |
| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | 1962 |
Former call signs | WBIL (1962–1965) WZST (1965–1985) WINF (1985–1986) WQBQ (1986–2009) WRHB (2009–2010) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 73913 | |
| Class | D |
| Power | 5,000 watts day 88 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 28°46′53″N 81°53′30″W / 28.78139°N 81.89167°W |
| Translator | 95.1 W236DN (Leesburg) |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wqbqradio.com |
WQBQ (1410 AM) is a commercial radio station broadcasting a Soft Oldies radio format. Licensed to Leesburg, Florida, the station serves Central Florida. It is currently owned by James and Patricia Floyd, through licensee Floyd Media Radio, Inc.[2] It carries the games of the Leesburg Lightning, a collegiate summer baseball team.
By day, WQBQ transmits with 5,000 watts non-directional. To avoid interfering with other stations on 1410 AM, it reduces power to 88 watts at night.[3] It has been granted a construction permit to add an FM translator on 95.1 MHz.
In 1962, the station signed on as WBIL. It was originally a daytimer, required to be off the air at night. The call sign was changed to WZST in 1966, playing country music.[4]
The station became WINF on October 7, 1985. Less than a year later on September 22, 1986, the station changed its call sign to WQBQ. The next call sign change occurred on September 7, 2009, when it became WRHB only to revert to WQBQ on December 10, 2010.
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WQBQ (1410 AM) is a commercial radio station broadcasting a Soft Oldies radio format. Licensed to Leesburg, Florida, the station serves Central Florida. It is currently owned by James and Patricia Floyd, through licensee Floyd Media Radio, Inc. It carries the games of the Leesburg Lightning, a collegiate summer baseball team. By day, WQBQ transmits with 5,000 watts non-directional. To avoid interfering with other stations on 1410 AM, it reduces power to 88 watts at night. It has been granted a construction permit to add an FM translator on 95.1 MHz.
WRHB may refer to: WRHB-LP, a low-power radio station (105.9 FM) licensed to serve Mifflinville, Pennsylvania, United States WQBQ, a radio station (1410 AM) licensed to serve Leesburg, Florida, United States, which held the call sign WRHB from 2009 to 2010 WLVJ (AM), a radio station (1020 AM) licensed to serve Kendall, Florida, which held the call sign WRHB from 2001 to 2008
WBIL may refer to: World Basic Information Library WACQ, a radio station (580 AM) licensed to Tuskegee, Alabama, which held the call sign WBIL until 2012 WTGZ, a radio station (95.9 FM) licensed to Tuskegee, Alabama, which held the call sign WBIL-FM from 1978 to 1996 WQBQ, a radio station (1410 AM) licensed to Leesburg, Florida, which held the call sign WBIL from 1962 to 1965
WINF-LP is a radio station (98.5 FM) licensed to Delaware, Ohio, United States. It may also refer to the following broadcasting stations in the United States: WNEZ, a radio station (1230 AM) licensed to Manchester, Connecticut, which held the call sign WINF from 1958 to 1984 WQBQ, a radio station (1410 AM) licensed to Leesburg, Florida, which held the call sign WINF from 1985 to 1986 WKDW (AM), a radio station (900 AM) licensed to Staunton, Virginia, which held the call sign WINF from 1994 to 1996 WKCI (AM), a radio station (970 AM) licensed to Conway, South Carolina, which held the call sign WINF from 1996 to 2001
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