KZQQ (1560 AM) is a

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with a

news/talk Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues and consisting entirely or almost entirely of original spoken word content rather than outside music. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often featur ...

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licensed to and serving the area around

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 ...

. On March 29, 2010, KZQQ dropped the

sports Sport pertains to any form of competitive physical activity or game that aims to use, maintain, or improve physical ability and skills while providing enjoyment to participants and, in some cases, entertainment to spectators. Sports can, th ...

format for

classic rock Classic rock is a US radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock (AOR) format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format comprises rock music ranging generally from the mid-1960s through the mid 1990s, primar ...

. The format flip brought in Dave Andrews for mornings, and Ben “Candy Man” Gonzalez hosting afternoons. On December 28, 2010 KZQQ changed their format back to sports. In 2022, Canfin Enterprises reached a deal to sell its Abilene radio cluster to WesTex Telco, LLC, owner of

KTJK KTJK (101.7 FM, "The Raider") is a variety hits radio station serving the area around Abilene, Texas and licensed to nearby Hawley. History KTJK began airing content under a new commercial license in late winter 2018, adopting its current ...

(101.7 FM). As of October 1, KZQQ was playing solid gold oldies in advance of a transition to a reworked news-talk format previously found on sister

KWKC KWKC (1340 AM) is a sports radio station in Abilene, Texas, United States. The station is owned by WesTex Telco, LLC, and originates from studios in northeast Abilene and a transmitter on the city's south side. KWKC is the second-oldest radio st ...

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News and talk radio stations in the United States ZQQ Radio stations established in 1973 1973 establishments in Texas {{Texas-radio-station-stub