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{{Infobox radio station
{{Infobox radio station
| name = WQSO
| name = WQSO
| image = WQSO 2013 logo.png
| image = WQSO 2013 logo.png
| image_size = 200px
| image_size = 200px
| city = [[Rochester, New Hampshire]]
| city = [[Rochester, New Hampshire]]
| area = [[Seacoast Region (New Hampshire)|Seacoast Region]]
| area = [[Seacoast Region (New Hampshire)|Seacoast Region]]
| branding = ''News Radio 96.7''
| branding = ''News Radio 96.7''
| slogan = ''The Seacoast's News/Talk Station''
| slogan = The Seacoast's News/Talk Station
| frequency = {{Frequency|96.7|MHz}} {{HD Radio}}
| frequency = {{Frequency|96.7|MHz}} {{HD Radio}}
| 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 = {{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)
| format = [[Talk radio]]<br>HD2: [[Adult contemporary|AC]] (The River)
| format = FM/HD1: [[Talk radio|News/Talk]]<br>HD2: [[Adult hits|Variety hits]] "The River"
| erp = 3,000 [[watt]]s
| erp = 3,000 [[watt]]s
| haat = 100 meters
| haat = 100 meters
| class = A
| class = A
| facility_id = 53388
| facility_id = 53388
| coordinates = {{coord|43|17|14|N| 70|56|49|W|region:US-NH_type:landmark}}
| coordinates = {{coord|43|17|14|N| 70|56|49|W|region:US-NH_type:landmark}}
| callsign_meaning =
| callsign_meaning =
| 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)
| 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 = [[Premiere Networks]]<br>[[Westwood One (current)|Westwood One]]<br>[[TheBlaze]] Network<br>[[Fox News Radio]]
| affiliations = [[Premiere Networks]]<br>[[Westwood One (current)|Westwood One]]<br>[[TheBlaze]] Network<br>[[Fox News Radio]]
| owner = [[iHeartMedia, Inc.]]
| owner = [[iHeartMedia, Inc.]]
| licensee = Capstar TX LLC
| licensee = Capstar TX LLC
| sister_stations = [[WERZ]], [[WHEB]], [[WPLA (AM)|WPLA]], [[WPKX (AM)|WPKX]], [[WTBU (FM)|WTBU]]
| sister_stations = [[WERZ]], [[WHEB]], [[WPLA (AM)|WPLA]], [[WPKX (AM)|WPKX]], [[WTBU (FM)|WTBU]]
| webcast = [https://www.iheart.com/live/news-radio-967-2885/ Listen Live]<br>[https://www.iheart.com/live/the-river-7403/ Listen Live (HD2)]
| webcast = [https://www.iheart.com/live/news-radio-967-2885/ Listen Live]<br>[https://www.iheart.com/live/the-river-7403/ Listen Live (HD2)]
| website = [https://newsradio967.iheart.com/ https://newsradio967.iheart.com/]
| website = [https://newsradio967.iheart.com/ newsradio967.iheart.com]
}}
}}


'''WQSO''' (96.7 [[Hertz|MHz]]) is a commercial [[FM broadcasting|FM]] [[radio station]] [[City of license|licensed]] to [[Rochester, New Hampshire]]. 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 [[Talk radio]] [[Radio format|format]] serving the [[Portsmouth, New Hampshire|Portsmouth]]-[[Dover, New Hampshire|Dover]]-Rochester [[media market]] which also includes part of Southern [[Maine]].
'''WQSO''' (96.7 [[Hertz|MHz]]) is a commercial [[FM broadcasting|FM]] [[radio station]] [[City of license|licensed]] to [[Rochester, New Hampshire]]. 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 [[Talk radio|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]].


==Programming==
==Programming==
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Revision as of 05:16, 10 January 2020

WQSO
Broadcast areaSeacoast Region
Frequency96.7 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingNews Radio 96.7
Programming
FormatFM/HD1: News/Talk
HD2: Variety hits "The River"
AffiliationsPremiere Networks
Westwood One
TheBlaze Network
Fox News Radio
Ownership
Owner
WERZ, WHEB, WPLA, 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″N 70°56′49″W / 43.28722°N 70.94694°W / 43.28722; -70.94694
Links
WebcastListen Live
Listen Live (HD2)
Websitenewsradio967.iheart.com

WQSO (96.7 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Rochester, New Hampshire. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc.[2] and airs a news/talk format serving the Portsmouth-Dover-Rochester media market which also includes part of Southern Maine.

Programming

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. After a New Hampshire-based morning show, the rest of the weekday programming is nationally syndicated, largely from Premiere Networks, a subsidiary of iHeartMedia. WQSO carries Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Dave Ramsey and Coast to Coast AM with George Noory. Local news is supplied from WGIR's news staff and most hours begin with national news from Fox News Radio.

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. 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. Calls were changed to WSRI on April 3, 1995 coinciding with a format flip to adult album alternative. The call letters were then changed to WQSO on September 29, 1997[5] 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 in Exeter, New Hampshire (a simulcast of WGIR in Manchester) before it was spun off by Clear Channel and the call sign was switched to WXEX. On February 27, 2013, WQSO was rebranded as "News Radio 96.7" and began carrying a nearly 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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