WLCQ-LP

{{Infobox radio station

| name = WLCQ-LP

| logo = File:Q Logo-Standalone.png

| city = Feeding Hills, Massachusetts

| area = Springfield, Massachusetts

| branding = The Q 99.7

| airdate = October 29, 2006

| frequency = 99.7 MHz

| format = Christian contemporary

| erp = 100 watts, Stereo

| haat = {{convert|28.9|m|ft|sp=us}}

| class = L1

| facility_id = 133854

| licensing_authority = FCC

| coordinates = {{coord|42|04|59|N|72|38|47|W|region:US-MA_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

| callsign_meaning =

| former_callsigns =

| owner = Lighthouse Christian Center

| licensee =

| sister_stations =

| webcast = {{listenlive|http://www.theq997.com/livestream.html}}

| website = {{URL|http://www.theq997.com/}}

| affiliations =

}}

WLCQ-LP (99.7 FM, "The Q 99.7") is a radio station licensed to serve Feeding Hills, Massachusetts, United States.{{cite news |title=CC Cutbacks in Rochester Claim Five Jobs |url=http://www.fybush.com/NERW/2006/061030/nerw.html#ma |work=NorthEast Radio Watch |date=2006-10-30 |first=Scott |last=Fybush}} The station is owned by Lighthouse Christian Center.{{cite news |work=The Republican |first=William |last=Freebairn |date=2005-07-24 |url=http://oldsite.prometheusradio.org/republican_vfr_article.shtml |title=Radio volunteers set 'barn raising'}} It airs a Christian Contemporary music format.{{cite web |url=http://www.angelfire.com/nj2/piratejim/lpfm3.html |work=LPFM Database |accessdate=2008-06-17 |title=LPFM Massachusetts |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080318111605/http://www.angelfire.com/nj2/piratejim/lpfm3.html |archive-date=2008-03-18 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |title=Station Information Profile |work=Arbitron |url=http://www.arbitron.com/}}

The station was assigned the WLCQ-LP call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on June 18, 2005.{{cite web |title=Call Sign History |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=133854&Callsign=WLCQ-LP |work=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database}}

FCC troubles

In October 2015, Saga Communications filed a petition to revoke the license of WLCQ-LP under a claim of interference with their Northampton-licensed station WLZX-FM (99.3).{{Cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/comment.pl?Application_id=1158597&File_number=BLL-20061106AAA|title=Public Notice Comment}} Saga accused WLCQ-LP of several technical errors of their license, including operating their transmitter "more than a football field" from the licensed location, as well as changing antennas from a "one bay to a two bay" without prior notification to the commission, among other errors. WLCQ-LP filed to correct the errors with the FCC in November 2015.{{Cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1730133|title = Application Search Details}} The status of the objection, construction permit to correct facilities, and special temporary authority have been resolved with the commission as the FCC struck down Saga's complaints.{{Cite web|url=http://www.insideradio.com/free/fcc-strikes-down-saga-s-lpfm-interference-complaint/article_2def43f2-8962-11e7-b219-4b6a589cc1c3.html|title = FCC Strikes Down Saga's LPFM Interference Complaint| date=25 August 2017 }}

References

External links

{{official website|http://www.theq997.com/}}

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Category:Contemporary Christian radio stations in the United States

Category:Radio stations established in 2006

Category:Mass media in Hampden County, Massachusetts

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