WDAQ

WDAQ
Broadcast areaWestern Connecticut and Putnam County, New York
Frequency98.3 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding98Q
Programming
FormatHot adult contemporary
Subchannels
AffiliationsPremiere Networks
Ownership
Owner
  • Berkshire Broadcasting Group
  • (The Berkshire Broadcasting Corp.)
WAXB, WLAD
History
First air date
1953; 71 years ago (1953) (as WLAD-FM)
Former call signs
WLAD-FM (1953–1979)
Call sign meaning
W DAnbury Q
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID4822
ClassA
ERP1,300 watts
HAAT140 meters (460 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
41°22′26″N 73°26′46″W / 41.374°N 73.446°W / 41.374; -73.446
Translator(s)See § Translators
Links
Public license information
Webcast
Website

WDAQ (98.3 FM, "98Q") is a Hot AC radio station licensed to Danbury, Connecticut, and serving part of Western Connecticut and Putnam County, New York. The station is owned by The Berkshire Broadcasting Corporation, along with sister stations WLAD 800 AM and WAXB 850 AM. The radio studios and offices are on Mill Plain Road in Danbury.

WDAQ has an Effective Radiated Power (ERP) of 1,300 watts. The transmitter is on Brushy Hill Road in Danbury.[2] It broadcasts using HD Radio technology. WDAQ has four digital subchannels, three of them feeding FM translators with formats including alternative rock (103.7), country music (107.3) and classic hits (94.5).

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WDAQ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WDAQ