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| Broadcast area | Keene, New Hampshire/Brattleboro, Vermont |
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| Frequency | 98.7 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | 98.7 WINK Country |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Subchannels | HD2: Classic country "WINK Classic Country 103.1 FM" |
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| WINQ, WKBK, WKVT-FM, WKNE, WSNI, WZBK | |
| History | |
First air date | 1991 (as WKBK-FM) |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | "wink" |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 57228 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 2,150 watts |
| HAAT | 169 meters (554 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°54′57″N 72°19′48″W / 42.91583°N 72.33000°W |
| Translator(s) | HD2: 103.1 W276CB (Keene) |
| Repeater(s) | 1490 WINQ (Brattleboro, Vermont) |
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| Website | |
WINQ-FM (98.7 MHz, "WINK Country 98.7") is a radio station licensed to serve Winchester, New Hampshire. The station is owned by Saga Communications licensed to Saga Communications of New England, LLC, and operates as part of its Monadnock Broadcasting Group. It airs a country music format.[3]
The station first signed on as WKBK-FM offering the same programming as WKBK (1220 AM, now WZBK) until its sale. It then became oldies WXOD on October 1, 1991.
The station changed its call sign to WINQ on January 1, 2005. It changed its call sign to the current WINQ-FM on June 19, 2018.[1]