WBCQ (SW)

WBCQ
Broadcast area
Frequency
  • 3.265 MHz
  • 5.130 MHz
  • 6.160 MHz
  • 7.490 MHz
  • 9.330 MHz
BrandingWBCQ, The Planet
Programming
FormatVariety
Ownership
Owner
  • Allan Weiner
  • (Allan H. Weiner)
History
First air date
September 8, 1998;
26 years ago (1998-09-08)[1]
Call sign meaning
Weiner Broadcasting Company Q
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID77261
Power500000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
46°20′28″N 67°48′53″W / 46.34111°N 67.81472°W / 46.34111; -67.81472
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitewww.wbcq.com

WBCQ is a shortwave radio station operating at Monticello, Maine, United States. The station is owned and operated by Allan Weiner,[1][3]: 828  who also owns and operates WXME AM 780 kHz and WBCQ-FM 94.7 MHz at the shortwave site. WBCQ began operation on September 8, 1998, on 7.415 MHz.[1] The station transmits talk shows and other programs produced by commercial networks as well as former pirate radio broadcasters, including Weiner himself.[1][4]: 24, 371, 383 

  1. ^ a b c d Brown, Dan (September 2008). "WBCQ. The Planet" (PDF). Monitoring Times. Vol. 27, no. 9. pp. 10–13. ISSN 0889-5341. LCCN 91649214. OCLC 13943620. Retrieved 27 June 2019 – via americanradiohistory.com.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WBCQ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
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