WQRC

WQRC

City	Barnstable, Massachusetts
Broadcast area	Cape Cod
Branding	99-9 The Q
Slogan	"Cape Cod's Fresh Mix"
Frequency	99.9 MHz
First air date	July 20, 1970^[1]
Format	Hot adult contemporary
ERP	50,000 watts
HAAT	116 meters
Class	B
Facility ID	58948
Transmitter coordinates	41°41′19.00″N 70°20′49.00″W / 41.6886111°N 70.3469444°W / 41.6886111; -70.3469444 (WQRC)
Callsign meaning	Quality Radio for the Cape^[2]^[3]
Affiliations	AP Radio
Owner	CCB Media (Sandab Communications Limited Partnership II)
Sister stations	WOCN-FM, WFCC-FM, WKPE-FM
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	www.999theq.com

WQRC (99.9 FM; "99-9 The Q") is a radio station broadcasting a Hot Adult Contemporary format. Licensed to Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA, the station serves the Cape Cod area. The station is currently owned by Sandab Communications Limited Partnership II, doing business as CCB Media (Cape Cod Broadcasting Media) and features programming from AP Radio.^[4]^[5]

History

99-9 The Q serves the adult population in the Cape Cod radio market, and has done so since 1970. The Q features hot adult contemporary music. The current air staff line up includes "The Karen and Ralphie Morning Show", featuring Karen Blake and Ralphie Marino; Loren Petisce; Cheryl Park; Sean Doherty; plus weekend host Steve Marcus. Prior to 2014, the station was known for decades as "99.9 WQRC" before gradually phasing it out in favor of the current "99-9 The Q" branding.

References

↑ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-208. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
↑ Myers, K.C. (April 19, 2009). "Tuning into the Golden years". Cape Cod Times. Retrieved March 15, 2011.
↑ Watters, John (June 9, 2005). "Early Files 6-10-05". The Barnstable Patriot. Retrieved March 15, 2011.
↑ "WQRC Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
↑ "WQRC Station Information Profile". Arbitron.

External links

Query the FCC's FM station database for WQRC

Radio-Locator information on WQRC

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WQRC

Radio stations in the Cape Cod market

By AM frequency	1170 1240

By FM frequency	88.3 88.7 89.1 89.5 90.1 90.1 90.3 90.7 91.1 91.3 91.5 91.9 92.1 92.7 93.5 93.9 94.3 95.1 96.3 96.7 (WRYP) 96.7 (WVVY-LP) 97.7 98.7 99.5 99.9 100.5 101.1 101.9 102.3 102.9 103.9 104.7 106.1 106.5 107.5 107.9

Via FM subcarrier	67 kHz Talking Information Center (radio reading service)

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.55

Digital radio by frequency & subchannel	90.1-1 90.1-2 102.9-1 102.9-2 102.9-3

By callsign	KEC73 WAZK WBAS WBUA WBUH WCAI WCCT-FM WCIB WCOD-FM WEII WFCC-FM WFMR WFPB WFPB-FM WFRQ WGTX WHYA WKFY WKKL WKPE-FM WMVY WNAN WNCK WOCN-FM WOMR WPXC WQRC WRYP WSDH WVVY-LP WXTK WYZX WZAI

Defunct stations	WXLJ-LP/97.7

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