WYQQ
{{short description|Christian contemporary hit radio station in Charlton, Massachusetts}}
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = WYQQ
| logo = WYQQ Q90.1 logo.png
| city = Charlton, Massachusetts
| country = US
| area = South County
| branding = The Q 90.1
| frequency = 90.1 MHz
| repeater =
| airdate = 1976{{cite book|title=Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999|year=1999|page=D-209|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1999/D-Radio-AL-NE-BC-YB-1999..pdf|access-date=January 25, 2012}}
| language = English
| format = Christian contemporary hit radio
| power =
| erp = 250 watts
| haat = {{convert|178|m|sp=us}}
| class = A
| facility_id = 4102
| licensing_authority = FCC
| coordinates = {{coord|42|11|29|N|71|58|57.7|W|region:US-MA_type:landmark|name=WYQQ|display=inline,title}}
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns = {{ubl|WBPV (1976–2003)|WYCM (2003–2012)}}
| owner = Epic Light Network, Inc.
| licensee =
| sister_stations =
| webcast = {{listenlive|https://www.theq901.com/livestream.php}}
| website = {{URL|https://www.theq901.com/}}
| affiliations =
}}
WYQQ (90.1 FM; "The Q") is a radio station broadcasting a Christian contemporary hit radio format. Licensed to Charlton, Massachusetts, United States, the station serves Southern Worcester County. The station is owned by Epic Light Network, Inc.{{cite web |url=http://radio-locator.com/info/WYQQ-FM |title=WYQQ |author= |date= |publisher= |access-date=January 20, 2013}}
The station signed on in 1976, as WBPV, the high school radio station at Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School. It became WYCM when Christian Mix Radio bought the station in 2003, and introduced a contemporary Christian music format.{{cite news|last=Richards|first=Stephanie|title=Mortgage paid, local Christian radio station marks milestone|url=http://www.sturbridgetimes.com/images/april09.pdf|access-date=February 21, 2011|newspaper=The Sturbridge Times Magazine|date=April 2009}} On October 20, 2012, the station changed its call sign to the current WYQQ, when Epic Light purchased the station. WYQQ went on the air as "The Q 90.1 FM" in December.
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.theq901.com/}}
- {{FM station data|4102|WYQQ}}
{{Contemporary Hit Radio Stations in Massachusetts}}
{{Religious Radio Stations in Massachusetts}}
{{Worcester Radio}}
Category:1976 establishments in Massachusetts
Category:Charlton, Massachusetts
Category:Contemporary Christian radio stations in the United States
Category:Contemporary hit radio stations in the United States
Category:Mass media in Worcester County, Massachusetts
Category:Radio stations established in 1976
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