WQTK
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WQTK is a 3,000 watt radio station
licensed to Ogdensburg, New York
. Owned and operated by Community Broadcasters, LLC
, it broadcasts a news and talk radio format. Referred to as "The North Country's News And Talk Authority," it carries a national news feed from CBS Radio News at the top of each hour.
The WQTK call letters previously belonged to AM 1580 and FM 92.1 in Saint Johns, Michigan from 1981 to 1983. Charles McLravy purchased the stations, then WRBJ AM and FM, in August 1981, and flipped both to a Country music
format as WQTK-AM/FM. WQTK-FM split off from the simulcast in November 1981, programming a Beautiful Music
format.
McLravy initially dropped the WQTK calls from both stations in November 1982, when AM 1580 switched to an MOR format as WKZY, and FM 92.1, while keeping its Country music
format, changed call letters to WCXK. The MOR format on WKZY-AM was short-lived, and the station switched format back to Country in May 1983, bringing back the calls WQTK-AM. AM-1580 picked up Al Ham's Music of Your Life
format in November 1983, and dropped the WQTK calls for the second and final time (call letters were changed to WVGO). The WQTK call letters never again surfaced in Mid-Michigan.
1400 in Ogdensburg
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Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
licensed to Ogdensburg, New York
Ogdensburg, New York
Ogdensburg is a city in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States. The population was 11,128 at the 2010 census. In the late 18th century, European-American settlers named the community after American land owner and developer Samuel Ogden....
. Owned and operated by Community Broadcasters, LLC
Community Broadcasters, LLC
Community Broadcasters, LLC is a Watertown, New York based radio holding group that owns radio stations in its own market and surrounding areas. It was founded by media executives Bruce Mittman and Jim Leven, and started out in 2006 by buying stations owned by Clancy-Mance Communications, Inc.Each...
, it broadcasts a news and talk radio format. Referred to as "The North Country's News And Talk Authority," it carries a national news feed from CBS Radio News at the top of each hour.
Station history
WQTK signed on in June 1981 as Top-40 station WPAC. In 2001, the station changed formats to classic rock, now calling itself "Adult Rock PAC 93." It was owned by The Wireless Works from the time of its 1981 launch until earlier this decade when it was sold to Clancy-Mance Broadcasting of Watertown, NY. Clancy-Mance changed formats to a CHR simulcast of sister station WBDI (106.7 Copenhagen), as "The Border," with the WBDB calls to match. This changed at 6 a.m. on Monday, December 3, 2007, when the station became WQTK, kicking off with the new "Imus In The Morning" show.The WQTK call letters previously belonged to AM 1580 and FM 92.1 in Saint Johns, Michigan from 1981 to 1983. Charles McLravy purchased the stations, then WRBJ AM and FM, in August 1981, and flipped both to a Country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
format as WQTK-AM/FM. WQTK-FM split off from the simulcast in November 1981, programming a Beautiful Music
Beautiful music
Beautiful music is a mostly instrumental music format that was prominent in American radio from the 1960s through the 1980s...
format.
McLravy initially dropped the WQTK calls from both stations in November 1982, when AM 1580 switched to an MOR format as WKZY, and FM 92.1, while keeping its Country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
format, changed call letters to WCXK. The MOR format on WKZY-AM was short-lived, and the station switched format back to Country in May 1983, bringing back the calls WQTK-AM. AM-1580 picked up Al Ham's Music of Your Life
Music of Your Life
Music of Your Life is a satellite-delivered radio network featuring the Adult Standards music format. Created by record executive and jingle writer Al Ham, and now under the direction of Marc Angell, Music of Your Life has more than 50 AM, FM and HD-2 radio station affiliates, and has been in...
format in November 1983, and dropped the WQTK calls for the second and final time (call letters were changed to WVGO). The WQTK call letters never again surfaced in Mid-Michigan.
Weekday programming
WQTK, although not owned by Clear Channel, broadcasts a weekday conservative lineup similar to most of Clear Channel's news talkers. These shows were formerly heard on sister station WSLBWSLB
WSLB is an all-sports radio station, operating from Ogdensburg, New York, United States. Prior to switching to an all-sports format, WSLB was an oldies radio station. WSLB is the affiliate of ESPN Radio for the St. Lawrence County area.-History:...
1400 in Ogdensburg
Ogdensburg, New York
Ogdensburg is a city in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States. The population was 11,128 at the 2010 census. In the late 18th century, European-American settlers named the community after American land owner and developer Samuel Ogden....
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