WCTQ (92.1
FM) is a
radio station
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broadcasting with a
classic country
Classic country is a music radio format that specializes in playing mainstream country and western music hits from past decades.
Repertoire
The radio format specializes in hits from the 1950s through the early 1980s, and focus primarily on innov ...
music format. Licensed to
Venice, Florida
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, United States, the station serves the Sarasota area. It is currently owned by
iHeartMedia.
History
Before the 2011 holiday season, the then-WLTQ-FM played music with a
hot AC
Adult contemporary music (AC) is a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul, R&B, quiet sto ...
format. On October 31, 2011, WLTQ-FM began playing Christmas music, branded as "Santa 92.1". Then, on December 26 at Midnight, the station changed to an adult contemporary format as "92.1 The Coast".
On February 24, 2016, WLTQ-FM changed its format to a simulcast of country-formatted
WCTQ 106.5 FM in preparation for a new
Spanish
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* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries
**Spanish cuisine
Other places
* Spanish, Ontario, Can ...
hits format on 106.5.
On February 29, 2016, WLTQ-FM changed callsigns to WCTQ, returning the country format and callsign to 92.1 after 17 years.
On September 7, 2022 WCTQ shifted its format from country to classic country.
WCTQ Moves to Classic Country
Radioinight - September 7, 2022
CTQ Alumni
* Dave McClure (GM)
* Jim Davis (GM)
* Sherri Carlson (GM)
* Kim Ashley (former PD)
* Ron Merritt (former PD)
* John Brooks (former PD)
* Ed Couzins (former PD)
* Rob Carpenter (former PD)
* Rich Stevens (former PD)
* Mark "The Shark" Wilson (former PD and PM Drive)
* Sammy Cruise (former PD)
* Tim Jones (former PD)
* Frank Benny & Del Potts
* Frank & Del - morning drive)
* Tim & Willy (mornings)
* Maverick Johnson (longtime morning host)
* Pam Grey (middays)
* Tracy Black (midday host, Public Files Director 1991–2005)
* Heidi Decker (middays)
* Sara Jacobs (middays)
* Wanda Myles (morning co-host)
* Morgan (morning co-host)
* Sammi Jo Austin (morning co-host)
* Lulu Krysz (morning co-host)
* Frank Benny (news)
* Martin Haire (news)
* Scott Marino (traffic, weather & weekends)
* Ryan Rafferdy (news & weekends)
* Stormi Summers (host, 1992–1994)
Translator
WCTQ also broadcasts on the following translator:
Previous logo
File:WLTQ-FM_myfm_logo.jpg, Previous logo under hot AC format
References
External links
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CTQ
Radio stations established in 1974
Classic country radio stations in the United States
IHeartMedia radio stations
1974 establishments in Florida
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