WNYQ#History
{{for|the former holder of the WNYQ callsign|WQBK-FM}}
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = WNYQ
| logo = WNYQ logo.png
| logo_size = 200px
| city = Hudson Falls, New York
| country = US
| area = Glens Falls–Adirondack Mountains
| branding = Classic Hits Q101.7
| frequency = 101.7 MHz
| airdate = {{start date and age|1983|10|19}}
| format = Classic hits–classic rock
| erp = 4,600 watts
| haat = {{Convert|55|m|ft|sp=us}}
| class = A
| licensing_authority = FCC
| facility_id = 3158
| coordinates = {{coord|43|22|40.2|N|73|39|54.4|W|region:US-NY_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns = {{ubl|WENU (1983–2000)|WENU-FM (2000–2006)|WQYQ (2006)}}
| owner = Pamal Broadcasting
| licensee = 6 Johnson Road Licenses, Inc.
| sister_stations = WENU, WFFG-FM, WKBE, WMML
| webcast = {{listen live|https://www.classichitswnyq.com/player}}
| website = {{url|https://www.classichitswnyq.com}}
}}
WNYQ (101.7 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Hudson Falls, New York, and serving the Glens Falls area of the Adirondack Mountains.{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WNYQ |title=WNYQ Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division }}{{cite web|url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=SU08&band=fm&callLetter=WNYQ|title=WNYQ Station Information Profile|publisher=Arbitron}} It is owned by Pamal Broadcasting and airs a rock-leaning classic hits radio format. WNYQ has local air talent including "Rockin" Rick Harrington, John Lawrence, Chad O'Hara, Ken Edwards, and Mark "Mongo" Wilson. Former air talent includes John "Killer" Clark, previously an air personality at classic rock stations WPYX and WQBK-FM in nearby Albany.
WNYQ has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 4,600 watts. Its transmitter is off Route 149 in Lake George, New York.[https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?sr=Y&s=C&call=Wnyq&nav=home Radio-Locator.com/WNYQ]
History
File:WENU (1983-2006) logo.png
The station signed on as WENU on October 19, 1983. It changed its call sign to WQYQ in September 2006, and the following month, became WNYQ.
References
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External links
- {{FM station data|741508|WNYQ}}
{{Saratoga radio}}
{{Classic Hits Radio Stations in New York}}
{{Pamal Broadcasting}}
Category:1983 establishments in New York (state)
Category:Classic hits radio stations in the United States