WEBQ (AM)

{{Infobox radio station

| logo =

| name = WEBQ

| airdate = {{start date|1924|11|26}}"Station WEBQ At Harrisburg To Broadcast Tonight", Murphysboro (Illinois) Daily Independent, November 26, 1924, page 1.

| frequency = 1240 kHz

| translator = {{Radio Relay|93.7|W229CR|Harrisburg}}

| city = Harrisburg, Illinois

| country = US

| area = Southern Illinois

| format = Country music

| owner = Withers Broadcasting

| licensee = WEBQ, LLC

| power = 1,000 watts unlimited

| facility_id = 70348

| haat =

| branding = Real Country AM 1240

| class = C

| website = {{URL|http://www.webqradio.com/}}

| callsign_meaning =

| sister_stations = {{hlist|WEBQ-FM|WISH-FM}}

| licensing_authority= FCC

}}

WEBQ (1240 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Harrisburg, Illinois, the station serves Southern Illinois.[http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?list=0&facid=70348 WEBQ] FCC.gov. Accessed July 23, 2012

History

WEBQ's first license was granted on September 30, 1924,[https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=52065 FCC History Cards for WEBQ] (FCC.gov) to the Tate Radio Company in Harrisburg, Illinois.[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b3221817&view=1up&seq=417 "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.

Following the establishment of the Federal Radio Commission (FRC), stations were initially issued a series of temporary authorizations starting on May 3, 1927.[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiug.30112106763078&view=1up&seq=60 "List of broadcasting stations issued temporary permits"], Radio Service Bulletin, April 30, 1927, pages 6-14. In addition, they were informed that if they wanted to continue operating, they needed to file a formal license application by January 15, 1928, as the first step in determining whether they met the new "public interest, convenience, or necessity" standard.[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiug.30112106763078&view=1up&seq=205 "Extension of Broadcasting Station Licenses"], Radio Service Bulletin, December 31, 1927, page 7. On May 25, 1928, the FRC issued General Order 32, which notified 164 stations, including WEBQ, that "From an examination of your application for future license it does not find that public interest, convenience, or necessity would be served by granting it."[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015011384305&view=1up&seq=182 "Appendix F (2): Letter to and list of stations included in General Order No. 32, issued May 25, 1928"], Second Annual Report of the Federal Radio Commission for the Year Ended June 30, 1928, Together With Supplemental Report for the Period From July 1, 1928 to September 30, 1928, pages 146-149. However, the station successfully convinced the commission that it should remain licensed.

On November 11, 1928, the FRC implemented a major reallocation of stations under its General Order 40, and WEBQ was assigned to 1210 kHz, sharing time with KFVS in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015011384305&view=1up&seq=211 "Broadcasting Stations"], Second Annual Report of the Federal Radio Commission (June 30, 1928), page 175.

References

External links

[http://www.webqradio.com/ WEBQ's website]

[https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=52065 FCC History Cards for WEBQ] (covering 1927-1981)

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Category:Radio stations established in 1924

Category:1924 establishments in Illinois

Category:Country radio stations in the United States