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Coordinates: 43°13′26″N 70°58′16″W / 43.224°N 70.971°W / 43.224; -70.971 (WOKQ)
  
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WOKQ
  • United States
    • Broadcast area
  • Seacoast Region, New Hampshire
    • Frequency97.5 MHz
    BrandingThe Big 97-5 WOKQ
    Programming
    FormatCountry
    Affiliations
  • Westwood One
    • Ownership
    Owner
  • (Townsquare License, LLC)

    • Sister stations

    		WSAK/WSHK, WPKQ
    History

    First air date

    		August 1970 (1970-08) (as WDNH)

    Former call signs

    		WDNH (1970–1977)
    Technical information[1]

    Licensing authority

    		FCC
    Facility ID22887
    ClassB
    ERP50,000 watts
    HAAT150 meters (490 ft)

    Transmitter coordinates

    		43°13′26″N 70°58′16″W / 43.224°N 70.971°W / 43.224; -70.971 (WOKQ)
    Translator(s)97.9 W250AB (Manchester)
    Links

    Public license information

  • LMS
    • WebcastListen Live
    Websitewokq.com

    WOKQ (97.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. The station serves the Merrimack Valley, the New Hampshire Seacoast, and York County, Maine, including the cities of Manchester and Portsmouth.

    The transmitter is located in Barrington, New Hampshire, with the station's city of license being Dover, New Hampshire. The studios are located in Dover. WOKQ also operates a simulcastonW250AB on 97.9, a translator that fills in signal holes in downtown Manchester. It brands itself as "The Big 97.5".

    WOKQ is owned by Townsquare Media. At 50,000 watts of power, its broadcast signal can reach most of southern and central New Hampshire, southern Maine and northeastern Massachusetts clearly.

    History[edit]

    WOKQ was put on the air in August 1970[2] by Eastminster Broadcasting Company under the call letters WDNH.[3] Its country format was in place by 1972.[4] Eastminster sold WDNH to Fuller-Jeffrey Broadcasting in 1977, at which point it became WOKQ.[2] Fuller-Jeffrey was sold to Citadel Broadcasting in 1999.[5] Citadel merged with Cumulus Media on September 16, 2011.[6]

    On August 30, 2013, a deal was announced in which Townsquare Media would acquire 53 Cumulus stations, including WOKQ and WPKQ, for $238 million. The deal was part of Cumulus' acquisition of Dial Global; Townsquare and Dial Global were both controlled by Oaktree Capital Management.[7][8] The sale to Townsquare was completed on November 14, 2013.[9]

    Translator[edit]

    WOKQ also broadcasts on the following translator:

    Broadcast translator for WOKQ
    Call sign Frequency City of license ERP (W) HAAT Class Transmitter coordinates FCC info
    W250AB 97.9 FM Manchester, New Hampshire 250 34 m (112 ft) D 43°0′58″N 71°28′48″W / 43.01611°N 71.48000°W / 43.01611; -71.48000 (W250AB) FMQ

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WOKQ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  • ^ a b Broadcasting Yearbook 1981 (PDF). 1981. p. C-146. Retrieved February 18, 2010.
  • ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1972 (PDF). 1972. p. B-130. Retrieved February 18, 2010.
  • ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1973 (PDF). 1973. pp. B-124–5. Retrieved February 18, 2010.
  • ^ Fybush, Scott (April 30, 1999). "Fuller-Jeffrey Sells Out". North East RadioWatch. Retrieved February 18, 2010.
  • ^ "Cumulus now owns Citadel Broadcasting". Atlanta Business Journal. September 16, 2011. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
  • ^ "Official: Cumulus Buys Dial Global, Spins Some Stations To Townsquare; Peak Stations Sold To Townsquare, Fresno Spun To Cumulus". All Access. August 30, 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
  • ^ "Cumulus Makes Dial Global And Townsquare Deals Official". RadioInsight. August 30, 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
  • ^ "Cumulus-Townsquare-Peak Deal Closes". All Access. November 15, 2013. Retrieved November 16, 2013.

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