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| Broadcast area | Auburn, Alabama Columbus, Georgia |
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| Frequency | 580 kHz |
| Branding | Classic Hits 580 WACQ and FM 98.5 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic hits |
| Affiliations | ABC Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Tiger Communications, Inc. |
| Operator | Fred Randall Hughey |
| WAUD, WQNR, WQSI, WTGZ | |
| History | |
First air date | 1952 (as WTUS) |
Former call signs | WTUS (1952–1959) WABT (1959–1973) WBIL (1973–2012) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 1018 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 500 watts day 139 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 32°22′36″N 85°39′28″W / 32.37667°N 85.65778°W |
| Translator(s) | 98.5 W253CZ (Tallassee) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wacqradio.com |
WACQ (580 AM) is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Tuskegee, Alabama. The station's broadcast license is held by Tiger Communications, Inc. and operated by Fred Randall Hughey.[2]
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WACQ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Carlyle, Jacquelyn (July 12, 2012). "WBIL now WACQ out of Tallassee while transitioning to FM transmission". The Tuskegee News. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
"We have combined 580 AM (WBIL) and 1130 AM (WACQ in Tallassee)," said radio station owner Fred Randall Hughey of Hughey Communications, Inc. in Tallassee.