WBHQ

WBHQ (92.7 FM) is a radio station licensed to Beverly Beach, Florida, serving Flagler County.

For the television station in Sumter, South Carolina, which held the call sign WBHQ from June 2003 to July 2006, see WKTC.
WBHQ
CityBeverly Beach, Florida
Broadcast areaFlagler County, Florida
Frequency92.7 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingBeach 92.7
Slogan"Variety Hits, All The Time!"
Programming
FormatAdult hits
Subchannels
Ownership
OwnerFlagler County Broadcasting, LLC
History
First air date
1975
Former call signs
WPDQ (1987-1989)
WZAZ-FM (1989-1991)
WJBT (1991-2008)
WROO (2008-2009)[1]
Technical information
Facility ID68760
ClassA
ERP5,500 watts
HAAT104 meters
Translator(s)HD3: 100.9 W265CF (Palm Coast)
Links
WebcastWBHQ Webstream
WBHQ-HD3 Webstream
Websitebeach927.com
Kool 100.9 Online (HD3)

The station was assigned the WBHQ call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on February 20, 2009.[1]

History

92.7 moves to Flagler County

On January 25, 2008, it was announced that 92.7 FM is one of several Clear Channel radio stations to be sold, in order to remain under the ownership caps following the sale of Clear Channel to private investors.[2] On October 21, 2008, Flagler County Broadcasting, LLC, purchased the station from Aloha Station Trust for $350,000. As a result, on November 10, 2008, the station dropped the gospel music format and became a simulcast of WSOL-FM.[3] Flagler County Broadcasting moved the station to Flagler County which includes Palm Coast, Bunnell, Beverly Beach and Flagler Beach. Flagler County Broadcasting is owned by James Martin; & Gary Smithwick, a Washington communications lawyer. The stations owned by Flagler County Broadcasting, LLC, are managed by vice president David Ayres.

On April 9, 2009, WBHQ began program tests with its new facilities which include HD radio. The FCC granted the new license April 21, 2009. WBHQ operates with a "Variety Hits" format, playing rock music from the 1960s-90s with some current songs. There are no on-air personalities. The station serves the area from St. Augustine to Ormond Beach, with particular emphasis on Flagler County. WBHQ provides weather information utilizing a meteorologist. Sister station WNZF is also broadcast on WBHQ HD2. WBHQ also broadcasts a soft oldies format on its HD3 subchannel, which is rebroadcast at 100.9 MHz on an FM translator, W265CF, Palm Coast.

On May 23, 2012, Flagler County Broadcasting acquired the construction permit for WPLC(FM), 98.7 MHz, Palm Coast, Florida, from Joyner Radio, Inc. On May 25, 2012, the FCC granted Flagler County Broadcasting a construction permit to locate the station's transmitter at the same site where WBHQ is located.

References
  1. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. "Radio station deal affects 42 markets". Chicago Tribune. 2008-01-25. p. 2.
  3. http://news.jacksonville.com/justin/2008/10/21/wroo-sold-to-flagler-county-broadcasting-company/

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