KQCJ
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Branding | Planet 93.9 |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English |
Format | Alternative rock |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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WJRE, WKEI | |
History | |
First air date | 2003 (as WYEC) |
Former call signs | WYEC (2003–2016) |
Call sign meaning | K Quad Cities Jack (previous format) |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 70277 |
Class | A |
ERP | 4,200 watts |
HAAT | 120 meters (390 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 41° 22' 56" N, 90° 10' 47" W |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | planet939 |
KQCJ (93.9
KQCJ has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 4,200 watts. The transmitter is located in Munson Township, Illinois, off North 1600th Avenue.[1]
History
WKEI-FM, WJRE, WYEC
The station began in May 1966 as WKEI-FM, licensed to of Kewanee, Illinois, broadcasting at 92.1 MHz.[2] It was co-owned with WKEI 1450 AM. At first, the simulcast the same programming. They were owned by J.F. McNaughton. The call sign later changed to WJRE in 1974, and the frequency moved to 93.9 in October 1996.
In 2007, the station received authorization to change its city of license to Cambridge, and to move its transmitter site to provide a rimshot signal to the Quad Cities radio market. WYEC had initially been an easy listening station (Your Easy cChoice). Over time, the format switched to oldies and classic hits, with a playlist spanning the mid-1960s through 1980s. WYEC was also the radio affiliate for the now-defunct Quad City Flames American Hockey League (AHL) team from October 2007 to April 2009. The station's major competition was KUUL (101.3 FM), whose playlist at the time focused on the 1960s and 1970s.
Upon
Competing oldies station
Jack FM as KQCJ (2016–2020)
On August 30, 2016, WYEC announced plans to drop its oldies format and move to adult hits under the "Jack FM" brand. It switched call letters KQCJ on September 1.
The initial playlist was set to be a mix of rock, country and pop and spanning the late 1960s through the late 2000s. Even though most Jack FM stations have no disc jockeys, an on-air staff of six was hired for KQCJ.[5][6]
Planet 93.9
On April 22, 2020, KQCJ flipped to a wide-ranging
References
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/KQCJ
- ^ Information from the Broadcasting Yearbook 1968 page B-53
- Quad City Times, March 3, 2012. Accessed 2012-06-25.[1]
- ^ "ESPN Radio coming to your local radio dial on KJOC," Quad-Cities Online, April 30, 2014. Accessed 2014-05-01. [2]
- ^ Hancock, Amanda, "Rewind 93.9 switches format to more than oldies," Quad-City Times, August 31, 2016. Accessed 2016-08-31.[3]
- ^ Venta, Lance (2016-08-30). "WYEC Quad Cities to Flip to Jack". RadioInsight.
- ^ "Dave Levora shares his story on his return to local radio". Archived from the original on 2020-05-21.
- ^ Venta, Lance (2020-04-23). "PLANET RETURNS TO THE QUAD CITIES TWO DECADES LATER". RadioInsight.
External links
- Official website
- KQCJ in the FCC FM station database
- KQCJ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database