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| Broadcast area | Eau Claire–Chippewa Falls |
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| Frequency | 92.1MHz |
| Branding | Classic Rock 92.1 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic rock |
| Affiliations | Westwood One |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WATQ,WBIZ,WBIZ-FM,WMEQ-AM,WQRB | |
| History | |
First air date | July 19, 1967 (1967-07-19) (as WDMW) |
Former call signs | WDMW (1967–1975) WMFM (1975–1978) WMEQ (1978–1989) |
Call sign meaning | Menominie's Q92 ("Q" is a common FM station brand) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 52473 |
| Class | C2 |
| ERP | 17,500watts |
| HAAT | 219 m (719 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 44°54′59.00″N91°41′55.00″W / 44.9163889°N 91.6986111°W /44.9163889; -91.6986111 |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | rock921.iheart.com |
WMEQ-FM (92.1MHz, Classic Rock 92.1) is aradio station broadcasting aclassic rock format. Licensed toMenomonie, Wisconsin, United States, the station serves theEau Claire area. The station is owned byiHeartMedia, Inc.[2] and carries the nationallysyndicated radio programBob & Tom.[3]
The station signed on the air on July 17, 1967 as WDMW featuring a primarily stereo simulcast to its AM radio stationWMNE, but some of its programs were separated during its earlier years which featuredbeautiful music programs from the Triangle Program Service. Both WMNE and WDMW separated all of its programs apart in the early-1970s, and in 1975, WDMW changed its calls to WMFM. WMFM went under its branding "Stereo 92" and features aMOR music format.
In 1978, WMFM dropped its MOR format and flipped to aTop 40/CHR music format under the calls WMEQ and its longtime moniker branding "Q92", which would remain for more than a decade. Retaining its Q92 branding, its music format was downgraded toadult contemporary in 1988.
In September 1989, both WMNE and WMEQ attempted to swap formats due to major upgrades to both stations, but its format swap never happened. Instead, WMEQ retained its adult contemporary music format. In early 1991, WMEQ flipped to anoldies music format due to the January 1991 launch of then-adult contemporary stationWECL-FM. In April 1994, its oldies format was upgraded toclassic hits which focused on songs from the late-1960s to the early-1980s. Its current classic rock format was introduced in the early-2000s.
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