WQSO
FCC | |
| Facility ID | 53388 |
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| Class | A |
| ERP | 3,000 watts |
| HAAT | 100 meters (330 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 43°17′14.3″N 70°56′47.2″W / 43.287306°N 70.946444°W |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast |
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| Website | newsradio967 |
WQSO (96.7
The transmitter is on Rochester Hill Road (New Hampshire Route 108) in Rochester.[4] It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 3,000 watts. WQSO broadcasts in the HD Radio hybrid format. The HD2 subchannel carries an adult hits format known as "The River".
Programming
Nearly all programming heard on WQSO comes from
Weekend feature programs on money, health, law, technology and the Paul Parent Garden Club, as well as best-of editions of weekday programming. Some weekend shows are paid brokered programming. Syndicated weekend shows include The Tech Guy with Leo Laporte, Sunday Night Live with Bill Cunningham and Somewhere in Time with Art Bell. Most hours begin with world and national news from Fox News Radio, followed by New Hampshire news from local reporters.
WQSO is co-flagship of the
History
On October 29, 1979, the station
In March 1994, the station adjusted its format slightly from
On April 1, 2009, Clear Channel (now iHeartMedia) flipped WQSO from oldies to talk radio while keeping the “Wave” name. Most programs heard on WQSO were previously heard on WGIP (1540 AM) in Exeter, New Hampshire (a simulcast of WGIR in Manchester), before it was spun off by Clear Channel. On February 27, 2013, WQSO was rebranded as "News Radio 96.7" and began carrying a nearly identical schedule to WGIR.[9]
References
- ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-282. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WQSO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WQSO Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "WQSO-FM 96.7 MHz - Rochester, NH". radio-locator.com.
- ^ "Chris Ryan Named Host Of WGIR-A/Manchester-WQSO/Portsmouth, NH's 'New Hampshire Today'". All Access. December 30, 2020. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
- ^ "For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. October 24, 1983. p. 80. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
- ^ "For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. March 31, 1986. p. 86. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
- ^ a b c "WQSO Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "WQSO Rebrands; Merges With WGIR". radioinsight.com.
External links
- WQSO in the FCC FM station database
- WQSO in Nielsen Audio's FM station database