WQTK (92.7 FM) is a

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, and serving St. Lawrence County. Owned and operated by

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, WQTK broadcasts a

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, using the slogan "The North Country's News And Talk Authority." WQTK has an

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of 3,000

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s. The

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s and

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are on Knox Street near Champlain Street in Ogdensburg.Radio-Locator.com/WQTK-FM
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Programming

WQTK's schedule is largely made up of nationally syndicated

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shows. They include

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, "

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with

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" and " America in the Morning." Weekends include repeats of weekday shows, some religious programming, as well as " Bill Handel on the Law," " Sunday Nights with Bill Cunningham" and " The Weekend with Joe Pags." Most hours begin with world and national news from

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. The station is an affiliate of the

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Radio Network, and is the only American station affiliated with this network.

Station history

In June 1981, the station

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the air as WPAC playing

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hits. In 2001, the station changed formats to

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, calling itself "Adult Rock PAC 93." It was owned by The Wireless Works from the time of its 1981 launch until the early 2000s, when it was sold to Clancy-Mance Broadcasting of

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. Clancy-Mance changed formats to a Top 40

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WBDI 106.7 FM in

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. The two stations were known as "The Border." 92.7 changed its

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to WBDR. At 6 a.m. on Monday, December 3, 2007, the station became WQTK. That ushered in an all-talk format on the station, kicking off with "

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", a syndicated talk show from

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. The WQTK call letters previously belonged to AM 1580 and FM 92.1 in

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from 1981 to 1983.

References

External links

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