WSRQ
| City of license | Sarasota, Florida |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Sarasota, Bradenton, Venice, and South Pinellas area |
| Branding | Sarasota Talk Radio |
| Slogan | "The Voice of Sarasota-Manatee" |
| Frequency | 1220 kHz |
| Translator(s) | 106.9 W295BH (Sarasota) 98.3 W252DF (Sarasota) |
| First air date | 1961 (as WSAF) |
| Format | News/Talk |
| Power | 1,000 watts day 159 watts night |
| Class | D |
| Facility ID | 27663 |
| Transmitter coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Callsign meaning | WSRQ = IATA code for Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport |
| Former callsigns | WSAF (1961 through mid-1970s, at least) WQSA (1980s to 2002) WIBQ (2002-2007) |
| Affiliations | CBS WTSP News , WTSP Storm Tracker Weather, Tampa Bay Rays Baseball, Tampa Bay Lightning. |
| Owner | Florida Talk Radio, LLC. |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | sarasotatalkradio.com |
WSRQ (1220 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a News/Talk format. Licensed to Sarasota, Florida, the station is owned by Florida Talk Radio, LLC and features CBS News,. Current Weekday lineup include Imus in the Morning, Laura Ingraham, Thom Hartmann, Health Check with Heidi Godman, Marilu Henner, Free Talk Live, Loveline with Dr. Drew, America Tonight with Kate Delaney, and Talk Radio Countdown Show with Doug Stephan. WSRQ carries Tampa Bay Rays Baseball and Tampa Bay Lightning Hockey.
The Station also features live local programming on the weekends.
WSRQ is also carried in East Bradenton on 106.9 FM using FM translator W295BH and in Sarasota on 98.3 using translator W252DF.
It was announced on July 14, 2011 that WSRQ will be acquired by Florida Talk Radio, LLC.[1]
WSRQ has been granted an FCC construction permit to move to a different transmitter site and decrease night power to 4 watts.[2]
References
- ↑ BUSINESS BUZZ: WSRQ Radio gets new owners
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WSRQ
- Radio-Locator Information on WSRQ
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WSRQ
- Query the FCC's FM station database for W295BH
- Radio-Locator information on W295BH
- Query the FCC's FM station database for W252DF
- Radio-Locator information on W252DF
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