STARadio Corporation
Encyclopedia
STARadio is a radio
broadcast company that owns several radio stations throughout the state of Illinois
, most of which reside in the Quincy
area.
Radio
Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
broadcast company that owns several radio stations throughout the state of Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, most of which reside in the Quincy
Quincy, Illinois
Quincy, known as Illinois' "Gem City," is a river city along the Mississippi River and the county seat of Adams County. As of the 2010 census the city held a population of 40,633. The city anchors its own micropolitan area and is the economic and regional hub of West-central Illinois, catering a...
area.
Radio stations
- KGRCKGRCKGRC is a CHR format radio station in the Quincy, Illinois, region owned by STARadio Corporation.- History :The station was started by STARadio Corporation in early 2004 to compete with KRRY , which was dominating the Quincy-Hannibal-Keokuk market. No other Top 40/Hot AC station was in the region...
- KINX (FM)KINX (FM)KINX is a private all news, talk formats radio station owned by STARadio Corporation and licensed to the town of Fairfield in Teton County, Montana, United States to cover Great Falls....
- KZZKKZZKKZZK is a regional Active rock format radio station in the Quincy, Illinois Region owned by STARadio Corporation. As with most STARadio stations the studio is in Quincy, but the transmitter is in Missouri, the KZZK transmitter is located in New London, Missouri...
- WCOYWCOYWCOY is a 100,000 watt country radio station based out of Quincy, Illinois. In 1998, the STARadio Corporation group purchased five stations in the Quincy, IL and Hannibal, MO area. In 1999, programming consultant, Keith Bansemer changed the station to a country hit music format known by the...
- WKANWKANWKAN is a radio station broadcasting a Talk/Personality format. Licensed to Kankakee, Illinois, USA. The station is currently owned by Staradio and features programing from AP Radio, Premiere Radio Networks and Westwood One....
- WQCYWQCYWQCY is a Classic rock radio station in Quincy, Illinois known as "103.9 The Fox". The Fox is currently owned by STARadio Corporation....
- WTADWTADWTAD 930 AM is a radio station broadcasting a news talk format. Licensed to Quincy, Illinois, the station is currently owned by STARadio.WTAD carries a variety of local programming, as well as nationally syndicated shows such as Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, Mark Levin, Dave Ramsey, and Coast to Coast...
- WYKT