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| Broadcast area | Flagler County |
| Frequency | 92.7MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | Beach 92.7 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Adult hits |
| Subchannels | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Flagler County Broadcasting, LLC |
| History | |
First air date | 1975 |
Former call signs |
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| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 68760 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 5,500 watts |
| HAAT | 104 meters (341 ft) |
| Translator(s) | HD3: 100.9 W265CF (Palm Coast) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live Listen Live (HD3) |
| Website | beach927.com |
WBHQ (92.7FM) is acommercial radio stationlicensed toBeverly Beach, Florida, and servingFlagler County. It is owned by Flagler County Broadcasting and broadcasts anadult hitsradio format known as "Beach 92.7". Unlike other adult hits stations that mainly playclassic rock and classicalternative rock hits of the 1980s and 1990s, WBHQ includes a good deal of the pop hits in itsplaylist. Like most adult hits stations, it uses no disc jockeys, but it does not have a voice making sarcastic or ironic quips, as heard onJack FM andBob FM stations. It was assigned the WBHQcall sign by theFederal Communications Commission on February 20, 2009.[1]
WBHQ has aneffective radiated power (ERP) of 5,500 watts.[3] WBHQ broadcasts usingHD Radio technology. Its HD2digital subchannelsimulcasts thetalk radio format ofsister stationWNZF (1550 AM_. The HD3 subchannel has anoldies format known as "Kool 100.9". That subchannel feedsFM translatorW265CF at 100.9 MHz inPalm Coast.[4]
On January 25, 2008, it was announced that 92.7 FM would be one of severalClear Channel Communications radio stations to be sold, in order to remain under the ownership caps following the sale of Clear Channel to private investors.[5] On October 21, 2008, Flagler County Broadcasting, LLC, purchased the station from Aloha Station Trust for $350,000. As a result, on November 10, 2008, the station dropped the gospel music format and became a simulcast of WSOL-FM.[6] Flagler County Broadcasting moved the station to Flagler County which includes Palm Coast, Bunnell, Beverly Beach and Flagler Beach. Flagler County Broadcasting is owned by James Martin; & Gary Smithwick, a Washington communications lawyer. The stations owned by Flagler County Broadcasting, LLC, are managed by vice president David Ayres.
On April 9, 2009, WBHQ began program tests with its new facilities, includingHD radio technology. The FCC granted the new license April 21, 2009. The station serves the area fromSt. Augustine toOrmond Beach, but primarily focuses on Flagler County.
On May 23, 2012, Flagler County Broadcasting acquired theconstruction permit for a new radio station at 98.7 MHz inPalm Coast, Florida, from Joyner Radio, Inc. On May 25, 2012, the FCC granted Flagler County Broadcasting a construction permit to locate the station's transmitter at the same site where WBHQ is located, but the permit expired without the station being built.
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