Broadcast area | Downeast Maine, Southern New Brunswick |
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Frequency | 102.9 MHz |
Branding | Border Country 102.9 |
Programming | |
Format | Country music |
Ownership | |
Owner | WQDY, Inc. |
WALZ, WQDY-FM | |
History | |
First air date | May 1998 |
Call sign meaning | W Calais Radio Quoddy |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 6782 |
Class | C1 |
ERP | 51,000 watts |
HAAT | 139 meters (456 ft) |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Website | www.wqdy.fm |
WCRQ (102.9 MHz, Border Country 102.9) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Dennysville, Maine. The station is owned by WQDY, Inc., which also owns 92.7 WQDY-FM Calais and 95.3 WALZ Machias. WCRQ airs a country music format.
The studios and offices are at 637 Main Street in Calais. The transmitter is on Conant Hill Road in Charlotte.[2] Because its signal spans both the U.S. and Canada, WCRQ calls itself "The Border." The call sign stands for Calais Radio Quoddy, with the Q representing Quoddy Head State Park, a local attraction. Under proper weather conditions, the station's signal can reach as far east as Saint John, New Brunswick, as far south as Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, as far north as Fredericton, New Brunswick, and as far west as Bangor, Maine.