WBQK
Simulcast of WTYD
Broadcast areaVirginia Peninsula
Middle Peninsula
Frequency107.9 FM MHz
Branding107.9 & 92.3 The Tide
Programming
FormatAdult album alternative[1]
Ownership
Owner
  • Local Voice Media Group
  • (Davis Media, LLC)
WTYD, WXTG-FM
History
First air date
July 1991 (as WPTG)[2]
Former call signs
WPTG (1989-2000)
WWBR (2000-2005)
WTYD (2005-2005)
WBQK (2005-Present)[3]
Call sign meaning
play on the name "Bach" (former classical format)
Technical information[4]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID73906
ClassA
Power4,000 watts
HAAT100 meters (330 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
37°27′0.0″N 76°48′46.0″W / 37.450000°N 76.812778°W / 37.450000; -76.812778
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
WebsiteThe Tide 92.3 FM 107.9 FM

WBQK (107.9 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to West Point, Virginia, and serving the Virginia Peninsula and the Middle Peninsula.[1] WBQK is owned and operated by Davis Media, LLC.[5] It simulcasts the Adult Album Alternative (AAA) radio format originating on co-owned 92.3 WTYD Deltaville.

Along with WTYD, WBQK carries William & Mary Tribe football and basketball radio broadcasts, branded as the "William & Mary Bookstore Tribe Radio Network."[6][7]

History

The station became WBQK in December 2005, and began carrying a classical music format in May 2006. Prior to this, the station held the call letters WTYD.[8]

On June 1, 2019, WBQK changed from classical music to a simulcast of "All News 102" WXTG-FM.[9]

On June 5, 2020, WBQK flipped from a simulcast of "All News 102" WXTG-FM to a simulcast of adult album alternative-formatted WTYD, branded as "The Tide".[10]

References

  1. 1 2 "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  2. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-572. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WBQK". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  5. ↑ "WBQK Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Football on the Air". William & Mary. 29 August 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  7. ↑ "Basketball on the Air". The Tide 92.3 FM. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  8. ↑ Northern Neck/Middle Peninsula - Vartv.com
  9. ↑ All News 102 Expands to WBQK Williamsburg VA Radioinsight - May 30, 2019
  10. ↑ Virginia’s All News 102 Returns To WTYD Simulcast Radioinsight - June 5, 2020

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