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| slogan = ''The Seacoast's News/Talk Station''
| slogan = ''The Seacoast's News/Talk Station''
| frequency = 96.7 [[MHz]]
| frequency = 96.7 [[MHz]]
| airdate = {{start date|1979|10|21}}<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|format=PDF|accessdate=March 15, 2015}}</ref> (as WWNH-FM)
| airdate = 1987-12-18 (as WKOS-FM)
| format = [[News/Talk]]
| format = [[News/Talk]]
| erp = 3,000 [[watt]]s
| erp = 3,000 [[watt]]s
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| class = A
| class = A
| facility_id = 53388
| facility_id = 53388
| coordinates = {{coord|43|17|14.00|N| 70|56|49.00|W|region:US_type:city}}
| coordinates = {{coord|43|17|14.00|N| 70|56|49.00|W|region:US-NH_type:landmark}}
| callsign_meaning =
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns = WKOS-FM (1987-1990)<br>WWEM (1990-1995)<br>WSRI (1995-1997)
| former_callsigns = WWNH-FM (1979–1983)<br>WXKZ (1983–1986)<br>WCYT (1986–1987)<br>WKOS-FM (1987–1990)<br>WWEM (1990–1995)<br>WSRI (1995–1997)
| affiliations =
| affiliations = [[Fox News Radio]]
| owner = [[iHeartMedia, Inc.]]
| owner = [[iHeartMedia, Inc.]]
| licensee = Capstar TX
| licensee = Capstar TX
| sister_stations =
| sister_stations = [[WERZ]], [[WHEB]], [[WMYF]], [[WPKX (AM)|WPKX]], [[WTBU (FM)|WTBU]]
| webcast = [http://www.iheart.com/live/2885/?autoplay=true Listen Live]
| webcast = [http://www.iheart.com/live/2885/?autoplay=true Listen Live]
| website = [http://www.newsradio967.com newsradio967.com]
| website = [http://www.newsradio967.com newsradio967.com]
}}
}}


'''WQSO''' (96.7 [[FM broadcasting|FM]], "News Radio 96.7") is a [[radio station]] broadcasting a [[talk radio|news/talk]] format. Licensed to [[Rochester, New Hampshire]], USA, the station serves the Rochester-Portsmouth area. The station is currently 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> The biggest local programming is the station's morning show, the New Hampshire Insider with [[Paul Westcott]].
'''WQSO''' (96.7 [[FM broadcasting|FM]], "News Radio 96.7") is a [[radio station]] broadcasting a [[talk radio|news/talk]] format. Licensed to [[Rochester, New Hampshire]], USA, the station serves the Rochester-Portsmouth area. The station is currently 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>


==History==
==History==
The station signed on in 1979 as WWNH-FM. It changed its call letters 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|format=PDF}}</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|format=PDF}}</ref> to WKOS-FM on December 18, 1987, to WWEM on December 17, 1990, to WSRI on April 3, 1995, and to WQSO on September 29, 1997.<ref> {{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.


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On April 1, 2009 Clear Channel (now iHeartMedia) flipped WQSO from [[oldies]] to [[Talk radio|news/talk]] while keeping the “Wave” moniker. Most programs heard on WQSO were previously heard on WGIP (a simulcast of [[WGIR (AM)|WGIR]] in [[Manchester, New Hampshire|Manchester]]) before it was spun off by Clear Channel and became [[WXEX (AM)|WXEX]]. On February 27, 2013, WQSO rebranded as "News Radio 96.7" and began carrying an identical schedule to WGIR.<ref>http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/81068/wqso-rebrands-merges-with-wgir/</ref>
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>

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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 (a simulcast of [[WGIR_(AM)|WGIR]] in [[Manchester,_New_Hampshire|Manchester]]) before it was spun off by Clear Channel and became [[WXEX (AM)|WXEX]].

On February 27, 2013 WQSO rebranded as "News Radio 96.7".<ref>http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/81068/wqso-rebrands-merges-with-wgir/</ref>


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Revision as of 17:29, 15 March 2015

WQSO
Broadcast areaRochester-Portsmouth area
Frequency96.7 MHz
BrandingNews Radio 96.7
Programming
FormatNews/Talk
AffiliationsFox News Radio
Ownership
Owner
WERZ, WHEB, WMYF, WPKX, WTBU
History
First air date
October 21, 1979 (1979-10-21)[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
Facility ID53388
ClassA
ERP3,000 watts
HAAT100 meters
Transmitter coordinates
43°17′14.00″N 70°56′49.00″W / 43.2872222°N 70.9469444°W / 43.2872222; -70.9469444
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitenewsradio967.com

WQSO (96.7 FM, "News Radio 96.7") 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 iHeartMedia, Inc..[2]

History

The station signed on in 1979 as WWNH-FM. It changed its call letters to WXKZ in 1983,[3] to WCYT in 1986,[4] to WKOS-FM on December 18, 1987, to WWEM on December 17, 1990, to WSRI on April 3, 1995, and to WQSO on September 29, 1997.[5]

On April 1, 2009 Clear Channel (now iHeartMedia) flipped WQSO from oldies to news/talk while keeping the “Wave” moniker. Most programs heard on WQSO were previously heard on WGIP (a simulcast of WGIR in Manchester) before it was spun off by Clear Channel and became WXEX. On February 27, 2013, WQSO rebranded as "News Radio 96.7" and began carrying an identical schedule to WGIR.[6]

References

  1. ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-282. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
  2. ^ "WQSO Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ^ "For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. October 24, 1983. p. 80. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
  4. ^ "For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. March 31, 1986. p. 86. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
  5. ^ "WQSO Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  6. ^ http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/81068/wqso-rebrands-merges-with-wgir/


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