WPKQ

WPKQ
Simulcast of WCYY, BiddefordPortland, Maine
Broadcast areaNorthern New England
Frequency103.7 MHz
BrandingWCYY
Programming
FormatAlternative rock
AffiliationsNew England Patriots Radio Network
Ownership
Owner
WBLM, WCYY, WHOM, WJBQ, WOKQ, WSHK/WSAK
History
First air date
March 1952; 72 years ago (1952-03) (as WMOU-FM)
Former call signs
  • WMOU-FM (1952–1957)
  • WKCQ (1957–1959)
  • WMOU-FM (1959–1972)
  • WXLQ-FM (1972–1979)
  • WMOU (1983–1990)
  • WZPK (1990–1996)
Call sign meaning
"Peak" (former branding); also remnant of former simulcast of WOKQ
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID48401
ClassC
ERP22,500 watts
HAAT1,159 meters (3,802 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
44°16′13.2″N 71°18′15.2″W / 44.270333°N 71.304222°W / 44.270333; -71.304222 (WPKQ)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewcyy.com

WPKQ (103.7 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to North Conway, New Hampshire.[2] It is owned by Townsquare Media and simulcasts the alternative rock format of 94.3 WCYY from the Portland, Maine, area. It is an affiliate of the New England Patriots Radio Network. WPKQ shares its main studio with WCYY at One City Center in Portland, Maine, with its sales office and auxiliary studio located in North Conway.

WPKQ has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 22,500 watts. Its transmitter is atop Mount Washington, the tallest peak in the Northeast, alongside sister station WHOM (94.9 FM).[3] It primarily serves northern New Hampshire and western Maine, but its city-grade signal can also be heard in parts of Vermont and Quebec.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WPKQ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Mount Washington Valley Chamber of Commerce - WPKQ/Townsquare Media". mtwashingtonvalley.org.
  3. ^ Radio-Locator-com/WPKQ