WXXQ
| City of license | Freeport, Illinois |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Rockford and Vicinity |
| Branding | Q98.5 |
| Slogan | "Rockford's New Country." |
| Frequency | 98.5 MHz |
| First air date | 1965 |
| Format | Country |
| ERP | 11,000 watts |
| HAAT | 150 meters |
| Class | B1 |
| Former callsigns | WFRL-FM, WELL |
| Owner | Townsquare Media (Townsquare Media Rockford License, LLC) |
| Sister stations | WKGL, WROK, WZOK |
| Website | q985online.com |
WXXQ (98.5 FM, "Q98.5") is a radio station serving the Rockford, Illinois, USA area with a country music format. (Prior to country, the station ran a Top 40 format for a time). WXXQ broadcasts on FM frequency 98.5 MHz and is under ownership of Townsquare Media. WXXQ previously had the call letters WFRL-FM, and WELL with studios that were located in Freeport, Illinois.
On August 30, 2013, a deal was announced in which Townsquare would acquire 53 Cumulus Media stations, including WXXQ, for $238 million. The deal is part of Cumulus' acquisition of Dial Global; Townsquare and Dial Global are both controlled by Oaktree Capital Management.[1][2] The Cumulus transaction was consummated effective November 14, 2013.
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- Query the FCC's FM station database for WXXQ
- Radio-Locator information on WXXQ
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WXXQ
- Q98.5 - Official Website
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