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| Broadcast area | St. Clair County[1] |
| Frequency | 107.1MHz |
| Branding | Q-Country 107 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Radio First |
| History | |
First air date | August 7, 1964 |
Former call signs | WHLS-FM |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 73074 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 6,000watts |
| HAAT | 91 meters |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | [1] |
| Website | wsaq |
WSAQ (107.1FM) is acountry musicradio station licensed toPort Huron, Michigan, with aneffective radiated power of 6,000 watts. WSAQ coversSt. Clair County, Michigan andLambton County,Ontario as well as portions ofMacomb,Lapeer, andSanilac counties. The station is owned byRadio First and broadcasts from studios on Huron Avenue in Downtown Port Huron.[3]
WSAQ has been broadcasting a mainstreamcountry music format since 1982. The station features a heavy rotation of pop-country artists while also mixing in hits from the 1980s through the 2000s. Matt Markham is the station's program director and hosts the weekday morning show, which also includes local news and sports.[4] Longtime Detroit radio personality Chuck Santoni hosts an afternoon show on WSAQ,[5] with various other local personalities heard nights and weekends. On Sunday mornings, the station airs aclassic country format. Leslie James hosts the "Sunday Morning Classics" in which she plays request from the past seven decades of country music.[6]
In 1964, the station signed on for the first time asWHLS-FM. Featuring a simulcast of the AM station and then later abeautiful music format, it was soon renamed WSAQ, and adopted a country music format in spring 1982.[7]
In 1999, original owner John Wismer died, and both WHLS and WSAQ were sold to Liggett Communications as part of Wismer's estate. Liggett also acquired then competitor Hanson Communications, owner of 1590WHLX, 1380WPHM, and 96.9WBTI. Wismer's original studios at 808 Huron Avenue in Downtown Port Huron were expanded to accommodate all five stations. All of the Port Huron Liggett stations now operate under the brand name ofRadio First.
In late 2009, WSAQ started broadcastingRadio Data System information (RDS)
On December 26, 2019Sarnia radio stationCHOK flipped back to country, giving WSAQ a local competitor.CHOK has a focus onSarnia Lambton, while WSAQ has a focus onPort Huron.
Every spring in April Q Country hosts the annual Spring Anniversary Show, where the tickets are given away and won by listeners. The event is hosted by Q Country at theMcMorran Place Arena. The event has seen people likeBlake Shelton,Craig Campbell, andLee Brice.
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42°58′37″N82°27′50″W / 42.977°N 82.464°W /42.977; -82.464
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