WXXQ
Broadcast area
Rockford and Vicinity
98.5 MHz
Branding
Q98.5
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
April 11, 1965 (as WFRL-FM)[1]
Former call signs
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
63137
B1
11,000 watts
150 meters (490 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
42°16′48″N 89°19′59″W / 42.280017°N 89.333067°W / 42.280017; -89.333067
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WXXQ (98.5 FM, "Q98.5") is an American radio station serving the Rockford, Illinois, area with a country music format. WXXQ broadcasts on FM frequency 98.5 MHz and is owned by Townsquare Media.
WXXQ was originally WFRL-FM, with sister station WFRL, sharing studios that were located in Freeport, Illinois. Prior to country, the station ran a Top 40 format for a time.
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.[3][4] The Cumulus transaction was completed in November 2013.
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