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Broadcast area | Rockford and Vicinity |
Frequency | 98.5 MHz |
Branding | Q98.5 |
Programming | |
Format | Country |
Affiliations | Compass Media Networks |
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WKGL-FM, WROK, WZOK | |
History | |
First air date | April 11, 1965 (as WFRL-FM)[1] |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 63137 |
Class | B1 |
ERP | 11,000 watts |
HAAT | 150 meters (490 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°16′48″N 89°19′59″W / 42.280017°N 89.333067°W |
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Webcast | Listen live |
Website | www |
WXXQ (98.5 FM, "Q98.5") is an American radio station serving the Rockford, Illinois, area with a country music format. WXXQ broadcasts on FM frequency 98.5 MHz and is owned by Townsquare Media.
WXXQ was originally WFRL-FM, with sister station WFRL, sharing studios that were located in Freeport, Illinois. Prior to country, the station ran a Top 40 format for a time.
On August 30, 2013, a deal was announced in which Townsquare would acquire 53 Cumulus Media stations, including WXXQ, for $238 million. The deal was part of Cumulus' acquisition of Dial Global; Townsquare and Dial Global were both controlled by Oaktree Capital Management.[3][4] The Cumulus transaction was completed in November 2013.
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