WQVR

{{Infobox radio station

| name = WQVR

| logo = WQVR 940 AM 99.3 FM logo.png

| logo_size =

| city = Webster, Massachusetts

| country = US

| area = {{ubl|Worcester County, Massachusetts|Northern Rhode Island|Northeastern Connecticut}}

| branding = 940 AM and 99.3 FM WQVR

| frequency = 940 kHz

| translator = {{Radio Relay|99.3|W257EH|Webster}}

| airdate = {{start date and age|1980|3|29}}{{cite web|title=WGFP reception verification|url=http://nationalradioclub.org/qsl/ERC_Veries/MA/WGFP-Webster-MA.pdf|accessdate=April 11, 2018|date=April 1, 1980}}

| format = Classic hits

| power = {{ubl|1,000 watts day|4 watts night}}

| class = D

| facility_id = 50232

| licensing_authority = FCC

| coordinates = {{coord|42|3|17.35|N|71|49|57.26|W|region:US-MA_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

| callsign_meaning = "Quinebaug Valley Radio"

| former_callsigns = WGFP (1979–2022)

| affiliations = CBS News Radio

| owner = Kurt Jackson

| licensee = Quinebaug Valley Broadcasting, LLC

| sister_stations = WQVD, WARE, WATR

| webcast = {{listenlive|1=https://stationplaylist.com/playstream.asp?mount=listen.aac&port=7172&autoplay=1&title=WQVR}}

| website = {{URL|https://wqvrradio.com/}}

}}

WQVR (940 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. Licensed to Webster, Massachusetts, United States, the station serves the Worcester area. The station is owned by Kurt Jackson, through licensee Quinebaug Valley Broadcasting, LLC.{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?call=WQVR |title=WQVR Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division }} Its programming is also heard on translator station W257EH (99.3 FM).

WQVR serves Southern Worcester County, Northern Rhode Island and Northeastern Connecticut. WQVR also provides the area with local high school sports coverage.

History

File:WGFP Lake 940 logo.jpg

Lakeview Broadcasting Company was granted a construction permit for a new station on 940{{nbsp}}kHz in Webster, Massachusetts, on March 5, 1979; two months later, on May 7, the call sign WGFP was issued.{{cite web |title=WQVR history cards |url=https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=52831 |website=CDBS Public Access |publisher=Federal Communications Commission |access-date=October 11, 2022}} The call sign stood for Gilbert Francis Perry, a relative of the original owner.

For several years now,{{when|date=May 2014}} WGFP had been operating from a long wire antenna instead of a tower.{{cite web|url=https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=33076|title=Just Because, Inc. - WGFP (AM), Webster, MA - Facility Identification Number: 50232 - Special Temporaiy Authority|access-date=2023-09-18}} On the site of the tower rests an experimental tower, WX1CFA, using a "crossed field" design.{{Cite web|url=http://www.broadcastengineering.info/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=3345|title = Crossed Field Antenna Test - the Virtual Engineer - Broadcast Engineering Forums}}

On December 29, 2017, WGFP changed formats to classic hits as “The Lake 940”.[http://lake940.com/webster-has-a-brand-new-radio-station/ Lake940.com, “Webster Has A Brand New Radio Station”; December 30, 2017. Retrieved December 30, 2017.] The station previously broadcast a country format as "Cool Country 940".{{cite news |last1=Venta |first1=Lance |title=WGFP Flips To Classic Hits The Lake 940 |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/122136/wgfp-flips-classic-hits-lake-940/ |access-date=March 16, 2023 |work=RadioInsight |date=January 1, 2018}}

Just Because, Inc. sold WGFP to Quinebaug Valley Broadcasting for $75,000 effective September 29, 2022; principal Kurt Jackson is a part-owner of WARE in nearby Ware.{{cite news |title=Deal Digest: Carpenter Broadcasting Jumps Into The Twin Cities. |url=https://www.insideradio.com/free/deal-digest-carpenter-broadcasting-jumps-into-the-twin-cities/article_8a697b82-e242-11ec-a991-bb7f32fbf247.html |access-date=October 11, 2022 |work=Inside Radio |date=June 2, 2022 |language=en}} On October 5, 2022, the new owners applied to change the call sign to WQVR, effective October 11.{{cite web |last1=Jackson |first1=Kurt |title=Form 380 - Change Request |url=https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/views/public/amDraftCopy?displayType=html&appKey=25076ff383a50a1a0183aa36d0770299&id=25076ff383a50a1a0183aa36d0770299&goBack=N |website=Licensing and Management System |publisher=Federal Communications Commission |access-date=October 11, 2022 |date=October 5, 2022}}