WPWQ (106.7 FM) is a radio station licensed to

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, covering Western Illinois, including Quincy,

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, and

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. The station airs an

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format and is owned by Larry Bostwick, through licensee LB Sports Productions LLC.

History

WBRJ

The station began broadcasting in September 1995, holding the call sign WBRJ, and airing a

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format as "The Bridge". It was originally owned by Magnum Broadcasting. In 1997, the station was sold to Tele-Media Broadcasting for $218,364, and it began to simulcast the

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programming of 930

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. Later that year, Tele-Media Broadcasting was purchased by

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. In 1998, the station was sold to STARadio Corporation. Later that year, the station was sold to Larry and Cathy Price, and the station's call sign was changed to WLRT.

Oldies format

In 1999, the station adopted an oldies format, branded "Golden 106.7". Later that year, the station was sold to WPW Communications for $550,000. In 2000, the station's call sign was changed to WPWQ, and the station was branded "Q 106", with the slogan "Good Times and Great Oldies". By 2008, the station had begun to be simulcast on 107.5

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, and the station was branded "The Oldies Superstation". In 2014, the station was sold to Larry Bostwick, along with KWBZ, for $175,000.Asset Purchase Agreement
fcc.gov. Retrieved August 4, 2018. In 2017, KWBZ switched to a

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format, ending the simulcast.

References

External links

WPWQ's website
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