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licensed to Oakland, Maryland. Due to the high altitude of its tower, WKTQ's signal covers most of
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, most of neighboring Preston County, West Virginia, and parts of
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Counties in West Virginia. WKTQ is owned and operated by Broadcast Communications II, Inc.


History

WKTQ began as a simulcast of sister station
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in 1966. WMSG split from the simulcast in 1978 and became WXIE. The first format on WXIE was a soft adult contemporary format. In 1991, WXIE moved from 92.1 to 92.3 and became "92X" and began running a classic hits format. WXIE went dark in 1994. In 1995, the frequency was acquired by Oakland Media Group, changed call letters to WWHC and began playing
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with the branding "Hot Country 92". Around 2000, 92.3 went through another name change, switching to "The Train" in reference to the railroad heritage that is found all over the region it serves. On September 25, 2013, WWHC changed its callsign to WWHQ.Call Sign History of WKTQ
/ref> On July 7, 2016, the station changed its call sign from WWHQ to WKTQ-FM; the "-FM" suffix was dropped on August 8, 2016.


Studios/tower

left, Studio in Loch Lynn Heights, Maryland WKTQ's studios are on Lothian Street in
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co-located with sister stations WMSG and WKHJ-FM and their tower is located above West Virginia Route 7 near
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Station sold

In July 2009, then-WWHC and sisters WKHJ and
WMSG WMSG is a Classic Hits formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Oakland, Maryland, serving Oakland and Garrett County, Maryland. WMSG is owned and operated by Broadcast Communications II, Inc. Transmitter and antenna in Oakland, Maryland ...
were sold for $830,000 to Radiowerks Broadcasting. In May 2011, WWHC and its sister stations were ordered into receivership by the Garrett County MD Circuit Court. John Culp was appointed as receiver. The Federal Communications Commission approved the transfer of the license on May 19, 2011. The receivership sold WWHC and sister stations WKHJ and WMSG to Broadcast Communications II, Inc. The sale was effective July 1, 2013 at a purchase price of $775,000.


See also


WKTQ's Studios on Google StreetView

WKTQ's Tower on Google StreetView


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