| Broadcast area | Bangor and Down East, Maine |
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| Frequency | 106.5 MHz |
| Branding | Q-106.5 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Affiliations | Compass Media Networks Westwood One |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WBZN, WDEA, WEZQ, WWMJ | |
| History | |
First air date | January 28, 1986 |
Call sign meaning | W Quality Country for Bangor |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 9284 |
| Class | C |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 329 meters (1,079 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 45°03′25″N 69°11′24″W / 45.057°N 69.190°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | q1065.fm |
WQCB (106.5 FM, "Q-106.5") is a commercial radio station licensed to Brewer, Maine, and serving Bangor and Down East Maine. It airs a country radio format and is owned by Townsquare Media. The studios and offices are on Acme Road in Brewer.
WQCB is a Class C FM station, allowing it higher power and a wider coverage area than most stations in the Northeastern U.S., which are largely Class B. WQCB has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts.[2] The signal stretches from Greenville and Millinocket to the north, down to the Atlantic Ocean.[3] The transmitter is off Foss Hill Road in Garland.
This station features local disc jockeys during the daytime hours. After 7 p.m., WQCB carries syndicated country music shows, Taste of Country Nights and CMT After Midnite with Cody Allen.[4] On weekends, it airs American Country Countdown with Kix Brooks, Country Countdown USA with Lon Helton, Country Gold with Rowdy Yates and The Road with Steve Stewart. WQCB's main country competitor is WBFB in Bangor, owned by Blueberry Broadcasting.