WINQ-FM

For the station on 97.7 FM that held the WINQ and WINQ-FM call signs from 1982 to 2005, see WSNI.
WINQ-FM
Broadcast area
Frequency98.7 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding98.7 WINK Country
Programming
FormatCountry
SubchannelsHD2: Classic country "WINK Classic Country 103.1 FM"
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
  • Saga Communications
  • (Saga Communications of New England, LLC)
WINQ, WKBK, WKVT-FM, WKNE, WSNI, WZBK
History
First air date
1991; 33 years ago (1991) (as WKBK-FM)
Former call signs
  • WKBK-FM (1991)
  • WXOD (1991–2002)
  • WOQL (2002–2005)
  • WINQ (2005–2018)[1]
Call sign meaning
"Wink"
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID57228
ClassA
ERP2,150 watts
HAAT169 meters (554 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
42°54′57.3″N 72°19′51.3″W / 42.915917°N 72.330917°W / 42.915917; -72.330917
Translator(s)HD2: 103.1 W276CB (Keene)
Repeater(s)1490 WINQ (Brattleboro, Vermont)
Links
Public license information
Webcast
Website

WINQ-FM (98.7 MHz, "WINK Country 98.7") is a radio station licensed to serve Winchester, New Hampshire. The station is owned by Saga Communications licensed to Saga Communications of New England, LLC, and operates as part of its Monadnock Broadcasting Group. It airs a country music format.[3]

The station first signed on as WKBK-FM offering the same programming as WKBK (1220 AM, now WZBK) until its sale. It then became oldies WXOD on October 1, 1991.

The station changed its call sign to WINQ on January 1, 2005. It changed its call sign to the current WINQ-FM on June 19, 2018.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WINQ-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ "Winter 2008 Station Information Profile". Arbitron.