WRPQ

WRPQ
Broadcast areaWisconsin Dells, Wisconsin
Frequency740 kHz
Branding99.7 Max FM
Programming
FormatAdult hits / Variety hits
AffiliationsABC, Wisconsin Radio Network, Civic Media
Ownership
Owner
  • Sage Weil
  • (Civic Media, Inc.)
WMDX, WRCE, WRCO
History
First air date
June 1967 (as WBOO)
Former call signs
WBOO (1967–1981)[1]
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID3712
ClassD
Power250 watts day
6 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
43°27′19″N 89°45′13″W / 43.45528°N 89.75361°W / 43.45528; -89.75361
Translator(s)99.7 W259BC (Baraboo)
103.7 W279EG (Baraboo)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitewrpq.com

WRPQ (740 AM) is a radio station broadcasting an adult hits / variety hits format. Licensed to Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States, the station serves the Wisconsin Dells area. The station is currently owned by Sage Weil, through licensee Civic Media, Inc.[3] The station's original cal sign was WBOO. It simulcasts on FM translators W259BC 99.7 FM and W279EG 103.7 FM, both in Baraboo.

On September 18, 2017, WRPQ changed its format from adult contemporary to adult hits / variety hits, branded as "99.7 Max FM". The station focuses on music from the '80s and '90s, but also plays some 2000s and current songs.[4]

  1. ^ History Cards for WRPQ, fcc.gov. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WRPQ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ "WRPQ Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. ^ WRPQ Brings Maximum Hits to Baraboo Radioinsight - September 18, 2017