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WQQB

Radio station in Rantoul, Illinois

Rantoul, Illinois

Broadcast areaChampaign-Urbana, IllinoisFrequency96.1 MHzBrandingQ96.1fmProgrammingFormatTop 40/CHROwnershipOwnerSJ Broadcasting LLCHistory

First air date

February 9, 1993Technical information^[1]

Licensing authority

FCCFacility ID73229ClassAERP3,800 wattsHAAT123 meters (404 ft)Links

Public license information

Public file
LMS

WebcastListen LiveWebsitewww.wqqb.com

WQQB (96.1 MHz) is a Top 40/CHR FM radio station licensed to Rantoul, Illinois and serving the Champaign/Urbana radio market. It is owned by SJ Broadcasting LLC, headed by Stevie Jay Khachaturian, with radio studios and offices on Boulder Drive in Urbana. WQQB calls itself "Q96.1 - All The Hits!" It airs two nationally syndicated shows on weekdays, "The Kidd Kraddick Morning Show" from KHKS Dallas and "Zach Sang and the Gang" on weekday evenings.

WQQB is a Class A station with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 3,800 watts. The transmitter is on County Road 2400 North at 900 East in Mahomet, Illinois.^[2]

History

WQQB was formerly WLTM (70s Hits - The Eagle) when it originated in 1993. The original owner was Rollings Communications. It was a predominantly automated radio station with a live morning show. In 1994, in order to target an untapped part of the market, the station switched to Urban Contemporary with the moniker Power 96. It kicked off on a Friday night with an entire weekend of looping the song "I Got The Power" by Snap, before going live on Monday morning.

In 1996, the station switched again to a regular CHR format when it was purchased by Liberty Radio II, Inc. The station (and its sister stations WGKC, WJEK, and WEBX) were sold to AAA Entertainment in 2000. The stations were subsequently purchased by one of the principals of Liberty Radio II, Jim Glassman, under his new company (RadioStar, Inc.) in 2006.

On May 21, 2010, it was announced that RadioStar, Inc. was in the process of selling WQQB to SJ Broadcasting LLC.

References

^ "Facility Technical Data for WQQB". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ Radio-Locator.com/WQQB

External links

Facility details for Facility ID 73229 (WQQB) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
WQQB in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

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Nearby regions: Bloomington; Decatur; Kankakee; Lafayette; Springfield; Terre Haute

See also: List of radio stations in Illinois

v t e CHR / Top 40 radio stations in the state of Illinois
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By callsign	KBEA-FM KGRC KSLZ KUUL WBNQ WCIL-FM WDBR WFAV WHPI WIVQ WKIB WKSC-FM WPIA WQQB WREZ WSOY-FM WSTQ WYDS WZOK
By city	Anna (Cape Girardeau, Missouri) Bloomington Carbondale Champaign-Urbana Chicago Decatur (WSOY-FM) Decatur (WYDS) Kankakee La Salle-Peru Metropolis (Paducah. Kentucky) Ottawa Peoria Quincy Quad Cities (KBEA-FM) Quad Cities (KUUL) Rockford St. Louis, Missouri Springfield
See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Illinois See also Contemporary Hit Radio Rhythmic KISS-FM MOVin