KORQ (96.1 FM) is a commercial

radio station Radio broadcasting is transmission of audio (sound), sometimes with related metadata, by radio waves to radio receivers belonging to a public audience. In terrestrial radio broadcasting the radio waves are broadcast by a land-based radio ...

broadcasting to the

Abilene, Texas Abilene ( ) is a city in Taylor and Jones Counties in Texas, United States. Its population was 125,182 at the 2020 census, making it the 27th-most populous city in the state of Texas. It is the principal city of the Abilene metropolitan statis ...

, area. KORQ airs a

farm A farm (also called an agricultural holding) is an area of land that is devoted primarily to agricultural processes with the primary objective of producing food and other crops; it is the basic facility in food production. The name is used fo ...

classic country Classic country is a music radio format that specializes in playing mainstream country and western music hits from past decades. Repertoire The radio format specializes in hits from the 1950s through the early 1980s, and focus primarily on innov ...

format branded as "Q Country 96.1".

History

On September 11, 2012, the format of 96.1 FM was changed from news/talk "Fox News Abilene" to contemporary hits. The format was moved from KORQ's sister station on 95.1 in Baird, Texas, now

KABW KABW is a country music radio station on 95.1 FM, licensed to Baird, Texas, a town near Abilene, Texas. KABW's on-air personalities include Wolf Mornings with Kate & Kaden, Lisa Thomas, Randy Brooks. History On September 11, 2012, KORQ's Callsign ...

"The Wolf". On June 3, 2020, KORQ changed their format from top 40/CHR to farm/classic country, branded as "Q Country 96.1".96Q Abilene Flips To Farm/Classic Country
Radioinsight - June 3, 2020

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ORQ Radio stations established in 1999 1999 establishments in Texas Classic country radio stations in the United States {{Texas-radio-station-stub