| Broadcast area | Bangor andDown East,Maine |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 106.5MHz |
| 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 QualityCountry forBangor |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 9284 |
| Class | C |
| ERP | 100,000watts |
| HAAT | 329 meters (1,079 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 45°03′25″N69°11′24″W / 45.057°N 69.190°W /45.057; -69.190 |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | q1065.fm |
WQCB (106.5FM, "Q-106.5") is acommercialradio stationlicensed toBrewer, Maine, and servingBangor andDown EastMaine. It airs acountryradio format and is owned byTownsquare Media. Thestudios and offices are on Acme Road in Brewer.
WQCB is aClass C FM station, allowing it higher power and a wider coverage area than most stations in theNortheastern U.S., which are largely Class B. WQCB has aneffective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000watts.[2] The signal stretches fromGreenville andMillinocket to the north, down to theAtlantic Ocean.[3] Thetransmitter is off Foss Hill Road inGarland.
This station features localdisc jockeys during the daytime hours. After 7 p.m., WQCB carriessyndicated country music shows,Taste of Country Nights andCMT After Midnite with Cody Allen.[4] On weekends, it airsAmerican Country Countdown withKix Brooks,Country Countdown USA with Lon Helton,Country Gold withRowdy Yates andThe Road with Steve Stewart. WQCB's main country competitor isWBFB in Bangor, owned by Blueberry Broadcasting.
WQCBsigned on the air on January 28, 1986.[5] It was owned by Castle Broadcasting with Katherine Dolley as general manager, in an era where it was rare for women to be radio executives. The station has been playing country music throughout its three plus decades on the air.
WQCBdisc jockeys, along with localCBSaffiliateWABI-TV personalities, regularly participate in the Eastern Maine Pine Tree Camp Ride, a 20-milesnowmobile race to benefit the Pine Tree Society, which helps people in Maine with disabilities.
In 1998,Cumulus Media, one of America's largest radio station owners, bought WQCB andsister stationWBZN for $6.4 million.[6] In August 2013, Cumulus decided to leave Maine and sold the radio stations toTownsquare Media.
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