WPWQ (106.7 FM) is a radio station licensed to Mount Sterling, Illinois, covering Western Illinois, including Quincy, Pittsfield, and Hannibal, Missouri. The station airs an oldies format and is owned by Larry Bostwick, through licensee LB Sports Productions LLC.About Us, WPWQ. Retrieved August 4, 2018.FM Query Results: WPWQ, fcc.gov. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
History WBRJ The station began broadcasting in September 1995, holding the call sign WBRJ, and airing a classic rock format as "The Bridge"."Format Changes & Updates", The M Street Journal. Vol. 12 No. 38. September 20, 1995. p. 1. Retrieved August 4, 2018. It was originally owned by Magnum Broadcasting."New Stations: Applications", The M Street Journal. Vol. 11 No. 30. July 27, 1994. p. 2. Retrieved August 4, 2018. In 1997, the station was sold to Tele-Media Broadcasting for $218,364,"Transactions", Radio & Records, February 14, 1997. p. 6. Retrieved August 4, 2018. and it began to simulcast the talk programming of 930 WTAD."Format Changes & Updates", The M Street Journal. Vol. 14 No. 14. April 9, 1997. p. 1. Retrieved August 4, 2018. Later that year, Tele-Media Broadcasting was purchased by Citadel."Citadel Sitting Pretty With Tele-Media Buy", Radio & Records, April 4, 1997. p. 6. Retrieved August 4, 2018. In 1998, the station was sold to STARadio Corporation."Elsewhere", The M Street Journal. Vol. 15 No. 26. July 1, 1998. p. 9. Retrieved August 4, 2018. Later that year, the station was sold to Larry and Cathy Price,"Proposed Station Transfers", The M Street Journal. Vol. 15 No. 48. December 2, 1998. p. 7. Retrieved August 4, 2018. and the station's call sign was changed to WLRT.
Oldies format
In 1999, the station adopted an oldies format, branded "Golden 106.7"."Format Changes & Updates", The M Street Journal. Vol. 16 No. 20. May 19, 1999. p. 2. Retrieved August 4, 2018. Later that year, the station was sold to WPW Communications for $550,000."Changing Hands", Broadcasting & Cable, November 1, 1999. p. 76. Retrieved August 4, 2018. In 2000, the station's call sign was changed to WPWQ, and the station was branded "Q 106", with the slogan "Good Times and Great Oldies". By 2008, the station had begun to be simulcast on 107.5 KWBZ in Monroe City, Missouri, and the station was branded "The Oldies Superstation". In 2014, the station was sold to Larry Bostwick, along with KWBZ, for $175,000.Asset Purchase Agreement, fcc.gov. Retrieved August 4, 2018. In 2017, KWBZ switched to a country music format, ending the simulcast.
References
External links WPWQ's website