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{{Infobox Radio station
{{Infobox radio station
| name = WQSO
| name = WQSO
| logo = WQSO 2013 logo.png
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| city = [[Rochester, New Hampshire|Rochester]], [[New Hampshire]]
| logo_size = 200px
| area = [[Template:Portsmouth Radio|Rochester-Portsmouth area]]
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| city = [[Rochester, New Hampshire]]
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| branding = ''967 The Wave''
| country = US
| slogan = ''The Seacoast's News/Talk Station''
| area = [[Seacoast Region (New Hampshire)|Seacoast Region]]
| airdate = [[1987-12-18]] (as WKOS-FM)
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| branding = ''News Radio 96.7''
| frequency = 96.7 [[MHz]]
| frequency = {{Frequency|96.7|MHz}} {{HD Radio}}
| format = [[News/Talk]]
| airdate = October 21, [[1979 in radio|1979]]<ref name=by1999>{{cite book|title=Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999|year=1999|page=D-282|url=http://americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1999/D-Radio-NE-Ter-BC-YB-1999..pdf|accessdate=March 15, 2015}}</ref> (as WWNH-FM)
| power =
| erp = 3,000 [[watt]]s
| format = [[News/talk]]
| subchannels = HD2: "Pop Drive" ([[adult hits]])
| haat = 100.0 [[meter]]s
| erp = 3,000 watts
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| class = A
| haat = {{convert|100|m|ft|sp=us}}
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| facility_id = 53388
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| class = A
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| coordinates = {{coord|43|17|14.00|N| 70|56|49.00|W|region:US_type:city}}
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| facility_id = 53388
| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
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| coordinates = {{coord|43|17|14.3|N|70|56|47.2|W|region:US-NH_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| callsign_meaning =
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns = WKOS-FM (1987-1990)<br />WWEM (1990-1995)<br />WSRI (1995-1997)
| former_callsigns = {{ubl|WWNH-FM (1979–1983)|WXKZ (1983–1986)|WCYT (1986–1987)|WKOS-FM (1987–1990)|WWEM (1990–1995)|WSRI (1995–1997)}}
| affiliations = {{ubl|[[Fox News Radio]]|[[Compass Media Networks]]|[[Premiere Networks]]}}
| owner = [[Clear Channel Communications]]
| owner = [[iHeartMedia, Inc.]]
| licensee = Capstar TX
| licensee = iHM Licenses, LLC
| sister_stations =
| sister_stations = [[WERZ]], [[WHEB]], [[WPKX]], [[WTBU (FM)|WTBU]]
| webcast = [http://www.wqso.com/cc-common/streaming_new/index.html listen live]
| webcast = {{ubl|{{iHeartRadio|news-radio-967-2885}}|HD2: {{iHeartRadio|the-river-7403}}}}
| website = [http://www.wqsofm.com wqsofm.com]
| website = {{URL|https://newsradio967.iheart.com/}}
| affiliations =
}}
}}

'''WQSO''' (96.7 [[FM broadcasting|FM]]) is a [[radio station]] broadcasting a [[News Talk]] format. Licensed to [[Rochester, New Hampshire]], USA, the station serves the Rochester-Portsmouth area. The station is currently owned by [[Clear Channel Communications]].<ref> {{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WQSO |title=WQSO Facility Record |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division }}</ref>
'''WQSO''' (96.7 [[FM broadcasting|FM]]) is a [[Commercial radio|commercial]] radio station [[City of license|licensed]] to [[Rochester, New Hampshire]], United States. The station is owned by [[iHeartMedia, Inc.]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WQSO |title=WQSO Facility Record |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division }}</ref> and airs a [[news/talk]] [[Radio format|format]] serving the [[Portsmouth, New Hampshire|Portsmouth]]-[[Dover, New Hampshire|Dover]]-Rochester [[media market]] which also includes part of Southern [[Maine]].

The [[transmitter]] is on Rochester Hill Road ([[New Hampshire Route 108]]) in Rochester.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?call=wqso&x=0&y=0&sr=Y&s=C|title=WQSO-FM 96.7 MHz - Rochester, NH|website=radio-locator.com}}</ref> 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 "Pop Drive".

==Programming==
Nearly all programming heard on WQSO comes from [[sister station]] [[WGIR (AM)|WGIR]] in [[Manchester, New Hampshire]]. WQSO separates from WGIR for its own local commercials and some weekend paid [[brokered programming]]. Weekdays begin with a news and interview show, ''New Hampshire Today'', hosted by Chris Ryan, also heard on several other stations in the state.<ref name="aa-nhtoday">{{cite news |title=Chris Ryan Named Host Of WGIR-A/Manchester-WQSO/Portsmouth, NH's 'New Hampshire Today' |url=https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/203066/chris-ryan-named-host-of-wgir-a-manchester-wqso-po |access-date=October 17, 2022 |work=All Access |date=December 30, 2020 |language=en}}</ref> The rest of the schedule consists of [[radio syndication|nationally syndicated]] shows, including ''[[The Glenn Beck Program]]'', ''[[The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show]]'', ''[[The Sean Hannity Show]]'', ''[[The Dave Ramsey Show]]'', ''Ground Zero Radio with [[Clyde Lewis]]'', ''[[Coast to Coast AM]] with [[George Noory]]'' and ''[[This Morning, America's First News with Gordon Deal]]''.

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 (talk show host)|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 [[Wildcat Sports Network]] along with sister stations [[WPKX]] and WGIR. The network airs [[college football]], [[ice hockey|hockey]] and basketball from the [[University of New Hampshire]].


==History==
==History==
On October 29, 1979, the station [[sign-on|signed on]] as WWNH-FM. It changed its [[call sign]] to WXKZ in 1983,<ref name=b-wwnhfmtowxkz>{{cite news|title=For the Record|url=http://americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1983/BC-1983-10-24.pdf|accessdate=March 15, 2015|work=[[Broadcasting & Cable|Broadcasting]]|date=October 24, 1983|page=80}}</ref> to WCYT in 1986,<ref name=b-wxkztowcyt>{{cite news|title=For the Record|url=http://americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1986/BC-1986-03-31.pdf|accessdate=March 15, 2015|work=[[Broadcasting & Cable|Broadcasting]]|date=March 31, 1986|page=86}}</ref> to WKOS-FM on December 18, 1987, and to WWEM on December 17, 1990.<ref name="fcc-callsigns">{{cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=53388&Callsign=WQSO |title=WQSO Call Sign History |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division }}</ref>
The station signed on in 1979 as WWNH. Then in 1983 the calls were changed to WXKZ and to WCYT in 1986 and within a year to WKOS by 1987.


In March 1994, the station adjusted its format slightly from [[adult contemporary]] to "The Perfect Mix of Soft Rock", playing [[soft rock]] and [[Americana (music)|Americana]] music. The call sign was changed to WSRI on April 3, 1995,<ref name="fcc-callsigns"/> coinciding with a format flip to [[adult album alternative]]. The call letters were then changed to WQSO on September 29, 1997,<ref name="fcc-callsigns"/> coinciding with a format flip to [[oldies]], mirroring [[sister station]] [[WJZ-FM|WQSR]] in Baltimore, also owned by [[American Radio Systems]] at that time. In the two weeks prior, the station had [[Stunting (broadcasting)|stunted]] by simulcasting its sister stations in Boston at different times of the day. The following spring, the stations of Precision Media were sold to Capstar Broadcasting.
The station went on the air as WKOS-FM on [[1987-12-18]]. On [[1990-12-17]], the station changed its call sign to WWEM, on [[1995-04-03]] to WSRI and on [[1997-09-29]] to the current WQSO.<ref> {{cite web|url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=53388&Callsign=WQSO |title=WQSO Call Sign History |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division }}</ref>


On April 1, 2009 Clear Channel flipped WQSO from Oldies to News/Talk while keeping the “Wave” moniker. Most programs heard on WQSO were previously heard on WGIP before it was spun off by Clear Channel and became local talk [[WXEX]].<gallery>
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 [[WPKC (AM)|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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/81068/wqso-rebrands-merges-with-wgir/|title=WQSO Rebrands; Merges With WGIR|website=radioinsight.com}}</ref>
File:WQSO-logo.png|previous logo as Classic Hits format
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{FMQ|WQSO}}
*{{FM station data|53388|WQSO}}
* {{FML|WQSO}}
* {{FMARB|WQSO}}

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Latest revision as of 20:17, 18 November 2024

WQSO
Broadcast areaSeacoast Region
Frequency96.7 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingNews Radio 96.7
Programming
FormatNews/talk
SubchannelsHD2: "Pop Drive" (adult hits)
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
WERZ, WHEB, WPKX, WTBU
History
First air date
October 21, 1979[1] (as WWNH-FM)
Former call signs
  • WWNH-FM (1979–1983)
  • WXKZ (1983–1986)
  • WCYT (1986–1987)
  • WKOS-FM (1987–1990)
  • WWEM (1990–1995)
  • WSRI (1995–1997)
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID53388
ClassA
ERP3,000 watts
HAAT100 meters (330 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
43°17′14.3″N 70°56′47.2″W / 43.287306°N 70.946444°W / 43.287306; -70.946444
Links
Public license information
Webcast
Websitenewsradio967.iheart.com

WQSO (96.7 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Rochester, New Hampshire, United States. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc.[3] and airs a news/talk format serving the Portsmouth-Dover-Rochester media market which also includes part of Southern Maine.

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 "Pop Drive".

Programming

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Nearly all programming heard on WQSO comes from sister station WGIR in Manchester, New Hampshire. WQSO separates from WGIR for its own local commercials and some weekend paid brokered programming. Weekdays begin with a news and interview show, New Hampshire Today, hosted by Chris Ryan, also heard on several other stations in the state.[5] The rest of the schedule consists of nationally syndicated shows, including The Glenn Beck Program, The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show, The Sean Hannity Show, The Dave Ramsey Show, Ground Zero Radio with Clyde Lewis, Coast to Coast AM with George Noory and This Morning, America's First News with Gordon Deal.

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 Wildcat Sports Network along with sister stations WPKX and WGIR. The network airs college football, hockey and basketball from the University of New Hampshire.

History

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On October 29, 1979, the station signed on as WWNH-FM. It changed its call sign to WXKZ in 1983,[6] to WCYT in 1986,[7] to WKOS-FM on December 18, 1987, and to WWEM on December 17, 1990.[8]

In March 1994, the station adjusted its format slightly from adult contemporary to "The Perfect Mix of Soft Rock", playing soft rock and Americana music. The call sign was changed to WSRI on April 3, 1995,[8] coinciding with a format flip to adult album alternative. The call letters were then changed to WQSO on September 29, 1997,[8] coinciding with a format flip to oldies, mirroring sister station WQSR in Baltimore, also owned by American Radio Systems at that time. In the two weeks prior, the station had stunted by simulcasting its sister stations in Boston at different times of the day. The following spring, the stations of Precision Media were sold to Capstar Broadcasting.

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

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  1. ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-282. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WQSO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ "WQSO Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. ^ "WQSO-FM 96.7 MHz - Rochester, NH". radio-locator.com.
  5. ^ "Chris Ryan Named Host Of WGIR-A/Manchester-WQSO/Portsmouth, NH's 'New Hampshire Today'". All Access. December 30, 2020. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
  6. ^ "For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. October 24, 1983. p. 80. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
  7. ^ "For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. March 31, 1986. p. 86. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
  8. ^ a b c "WQSO Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  9. ^ "WQSO Rebrands; Merges With WGIR". radioinsight.com.
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