WDBQ-FM

Galena, Illinois
Broadcast area	Dubuque, Iowa and Vicinity
Frequency	107.5 MHz
Branding	Q107.5
Programming
Format	Classic hits
Ownership
Owner	Townsquare Media (Townsquare License, LLC)
Sister stations	KLYV, KXGE, WDBQ-AM, WJOD
History
First air date	1989 (as WJOD)
Former call signs	WJOD (1988-1999)
Call sign meaning	We are DuBuQue FM
Technical information
Facility ID	30617
Class	A
ERP	6,000 watts
HAAT	100 meters
Transmitter coordinates	42°24′2.00″N 90°23′55.00″W / 42.4005556°N 90.3986111°W / 42.4005556; -90.3986111
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	myq1075.com

WDBQ-FM (107.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. Located near Galena, Illinois, United States, the station serves the Dubuque, Iowa area. The station is owned by Townsquare Media and licensed to Townsquare License, LLC.^[1]

History

The station went on the air as WJOD on 1988-05-06. On 1999-02-08, the station changed its call sign to the current WDBQ-FM^[2] As WJOD the station broadcast a country music format, which is now located at 103.3 MHz.

WDBQ-FM changed formats from oldies (60s and 70s) to the more modern classic hits format, which focuses more on music from the 1970s and 1980s, on November 14, 2008. The "Oldies 107.5" moniker was also replaced, WDBQ-FM now goes as "Q107.5".

On August 30, 2013, a deal was announced in which Cumulus Media would swap its stations in Dubuque (including WDBQ-FM) and Poughkeepsie, New York to Townsquare Media in exchange for Peak Broadcasting's Fresno, California stations. The deal was part of Cumulus' acquisition of Dial Global; Townsquare, Peak, and Dial Global are all controlled by Oaktree Capital Management.^[3][4] The sale to Townsquare was completed on November 14, 2013.^[5]