WEBQ (1240
AM) is a
radio station
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broadcasting a
country music
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format. Licensed to
Harrisburg, Illinois
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, the station serves
Southern Illinois
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.
History
WEBQ's first license was granted on September 30, 1924, to the Tate Radio Company in Harrisburg, Illinois.
"New Stations"
''Radio Service Bulletin'', October 1, 1924, page 3. The call letters were randomly assigned from a sequential roster of available call signs. It made its debut broadcast on the evening of November 26, 1924.[
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References
External links
WEBQ's website
FCC History Cards for WEBQ
(covering 1927-1981)
EBQ
Radio stations established in 1924
1924 establishments in Illinois
Country radio stations in the United States
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