WSRQ (1220 kHz) is an AM radio station with a format that features oldies from the 60s, 70s, 80s. Licensed to Sarasota, Florida, the station is owned by Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Inc.

WSRQ
Broadcast areaSarasota, Bradenton, and Venice, FL
Frequency1220 kHz
BrandingThe New SRQ
Programming
FormatOldies
AffiliationsWWSB-TV, Tampa Bay Rays Baseball, Tampa Bay Lightning.
Ownership
OwnerLake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Inc.
WSRQ-FM, WVIJ
History
First air date
1961 (as WSAF)
Former call signs
WSAF (1961 through mid-1970s, at least)
WQSA (1980s to 2002)
WIBQ (2002–2007)
Call sign meaning
SRQ = IATA code for Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID27663
ClassD
Power770 watts day
15 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
27°19′26.40″N 82°29′45.60″W / 27.3240000°N 82.4960000°W / 27.3240000; -82.4960000
Translator(s)See § Translators
Repeater(s)91.7 WVIJ (Port Charlotte)
106.9 WSRQ-FM (Zolfo Springs)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitesrqfm.com

It was announced on July 14, 2011, that WSRQ would be acquired by Florida Talk Radio, LLC.[2] Prior to June 29, 2018, the station was branded as The Voice of Sarasota-Manatee and featured a talk show lineup. WSRQ is the official radio station of Tampa Bay Rays baseball.

WSRQ is also carried in northern and central Sarasota County and throughout Manatee County on their 250-watt FM translator W295BH on 106.9 FM in Sarasota and in southern Sarasota County as far south as North Port on their 250-watt FM translator W237FJ on 95.3 FM in Venice.

1220 AM is a Mexican clear-channel frequency. XEB is the only Class A station on this frequency; all other stations on this frequency in the United States and Mexico must reduce power or become directional during the nighttime in order to prevent interference to the skywave signal of XEB.

WSRQ has been granted an FCC construction permit to move to a different transmitter site and decrease day power to 770 watts and night power to 15 watts.[3]

The station, along with its translators, was sold by Florida Talk Radio to Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Inc. effective December 10, 2018 for $520,000.

Translators

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Broadcast translators for WSRQ (Main Programming)
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT Class Transmitter coordinates FCC info
W237FJ 95.3 FM Venice, Florida 201660 250 104 m (341 ft) D 27°9′3″N 82°27′51″W / 27.15083°N 82.46417°W / 27.15083; -82.46417 (W237FJ) LMS
W295BH 106.9 FM Sarasota, Florida 140532 250 137 m (449 ft) D 27°28′31″N 82°32′11″W / 27.47528°N 82.53639°W / 27.47528; -82.53639 (W268AN) LMS

Previous logos

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References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WSRQ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ BUSINESS BUZZ: WSRQ Radio gets new owners
  3. ^ "FCC Construction Permit". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

3. WSRQ Radio changing formats - https://www.heraldtribune.com/news/20180627/wsrq-radio-changing-formats-friday

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