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| Broadcast area | Downeast Maine,Southern New Brunswick |
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| Frequency | 102.9MHz |
| Branding | Border Country 102.9 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country music |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | WQDY, Inc. |
| WALZ,WQDY-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | May 1998 (1998-05) |
Call sign meaning | WCalaisRadioQuoddy |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 6782 |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 51,000watts |
| HAAT | 139 meters (456 ft) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | www.wqdy.fm |
WCRQ (102.9MHz,Border Country 102.9) is acommercialFMradio stationlicensed toDennysville, Maine. The station is owned by WQDY, Inc., which also owns 92.7WQDY-FMCalais and 95.3WALZMachias. WCRQ airs acountry musicformat.
The studios and offices are at 637 Main Street in Calais. Thetransmitter is on Conant Hill Road inCharlotte.[2] Because its signal spans both the U.S. andCanada, WCRQ calls itself "The Border." Thecall sign stands forCalaisRadioQuoddy, with the Q representingQuoddy Head State Park, a local attraction. Under proper weather conditions, the station's signal can reach as far east asSaint John, New Brunswick, as far south asYarmouth, Nova Scotia, as far north asFredericton, New Brunswick, and as far west asBangor, Maine.
WCRQsigned on the air as arock station in May 1998.[3][4] It was first owned by Pilot Communications with studios at 115 Main Street in Calais, then laterCitadel Broadcasting. The call letters WCRQ were previously used by FM stations inArab, Alabama, andProvidence, Rhode Island. In 2003, WQDY-FM acquired WCRQ and the station became a part of the WQDY, Inc. family of stations.
On July 1, 2019, WCRQ changed its format fromcontemporary hit radio to country as "Border Country 102.9".[5]
WCRQ broadcasts at 51,000 watts.WBLM, aclassic rock station inPortland, Maine, broadcasts on the same frequency. WBLM's signal reaches as far east asAcadia National Park. In areas likeBar Harbor andEllsworth, WBLM interferes with WCRQ. This is because WBLM broadcasts at 100,000 watts from one of Maine's tallestTV - radio towers.
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