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Current weekday on-air personalities include ''[[Elvis Duran and the Morning Show]]'' on mornings, Dave Arwood on Middays, Damon Free on afternoon drive, and "Nudge at Night" on nights. Notable weekend personalities include Toni Free and "MJ". Current syndicated programming includes ''[[Open House Party]]'' hosted by [[John Garabedian]] on Saturday and Sunday nights, and ''[[American Top 40]]'' hosted by [[Ryan Seacrest]] on Sunday afternoons. |
Current weekday on-air personalities include ''[[Elvis Duran and the Morning Show]]'' on mornings, Dave Arwood on Middays, Damon Free on afternoon drive, and "Nudge at Night" on nights. Notable weekend personalities include Toni Free and "MJ". Current syndicated programming includes ''[[Open House Party]]'' hosted by [[John Garabedian]] on Saturday and Sunday nights, and ''[[American Top 40]]'' hosted by [[Ryan Seacrest]] on Sunday afternoons. |
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Notable former on-air personalities include Al Haynes (now programming sister station WRLD-FM), Lulu, Shelby Guest, Lee "Lee Baby" McCard, Dave Kelly, James Steele, Mark "Mark in the Dark" Ross, Brian Waters, Bear O'Bryan, Jeff Tate, Kris Kennedy aka [[Blaine Stewart]], Robert Cunningham, Rob Carter, Jeff Michaels, Alan Quin, Leo Davis, Mark Gunn, Andy Woods, and Stella (Joe Mclure). |
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==Ownership== |
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| Frequency | 107.3 MHz |
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| Branding | Q107.3 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Contemporary Hit Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | PMB Broadcasting |
| WRLD-FM, WKCN, WRCG | |
| History | |
Call sign meaning | "Columbus, Georgia's Q" |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 72089 |
| Class | C0 |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 308.0 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 32°28′0″N 85°3′20″W / 32.46667°N 85.05556°W |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.q1073.com |
WCGQ (107.3 FM, "Q107.3") is a radio station broadcasting a Contemporary Hit Radio music format.[1] WCGQ is licensed to serve the community of Columbus, Georgia, USA.
Programming
Current
Current weekday on-air personalities include Elvis Duran and the Morning Show on mornings, Dave Arwood on Middays, Damon Free on afternoon drive, and "Nudge at Night" on nights. Notable weekend personalities include Toni Free and "MJ". Current syndicated programming includes Open House Party hosted by John Garabedian on Saturday and Sunday nights, and American Top 40 hosted by Ryan Seacrest on Sunday afternoons.
Ownership
In December 2002, McClure Broadcasting, Inc., (Chuck McClure Jr., president) reached an agreement to sell this station to Archway Broadcasting Group (Al Vicente, president/CEO). This was part of a four-station deal, along with WRLD-FM, WRCG, and WKCN, for a reported combined sale price of $15 million.[2] At the time of the sale, WCGQ carried an adult contemporary music format.
On July 31, 2008, local investment group PMB Broadcasting LLC (headed up by Jim Martin) purchased this station along with Columbus-area sister stations WRLD-FM, WRCG, WCGQ, and WKCN from Archway Broadcasting Group LLC for a reported sale price of $7.2 million.[3] At the time of the sale, the station carried a contemporary hit radio music format.
References
- ^ "WCGQ Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "Changing Hands - 1/20/2003". Broadcasting & Cable. 2003-01-20.
- ^ "Deals - 8/18/2008". Broadcasting & Cable. 2008-08-18.
External links
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- WCGQ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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