| City of license | Cheboygan, Michigan |
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| Branding | Easy 97-7 |
| Slogan | "Soft and Easy Favorites" |
| Frequency | 97.7 MHz |
| First air date | November 5, 2011 |
| Format | Soft AC |
| Language | English |
| ERP | 3,400 watts |
| HAAT | 152 meters (499 ft) |
| Class | C3 |
| Facility ID | 189567 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 45°39′01″N 84°20′37″W / 45.65028°N 84.34361°W |
| Callsign meaning | EZ = "Easy" |
| Owner | Del M. Reynolds |
WQEZ (97.7 FM, "Easy 97-7" ) is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Cheboygan, the county seat of Cheboygan County, Michigan. The station, established in November 2011, is owned and operated by Del M. Reynolds.
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Programming [link]
WQEZ broadcasts a soft adult contemporary format to Michigan's Upper Peninsula and Northern Lower Michigan.[1]
History [link]
In June 2011, broadcast veteran Del Reynolds applied to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for a construction permit for a new broadcast radio station. The FCC granted this permit on August 8, 2011, with a scheduled expiration date of August 8, 2014.[2] The new station was assigned call sign "WQEZ" on August 16, 2011.[3]
After construction and testing were completed, the station began broadcasting on November 5, 2011, with a Christmas music format, stunting as "Santa 97-7".[4] The station was granted its broadcast license on December 6, 2011.[5] On December 26, 2011, the station debuted its regular soft adult contemporary music format, branded as "Easy 97-7".[6]
References [link]
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. https://www.arbitron.com/radio_stations/station_information.htm. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
- ^ "Application Search Details (BNPH-20110613ABM)". FCC Media Bureau. August 8, 2011. https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1433591. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
- ^ "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access Database. FCC Media Bureau. https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=189567&Callsign=WQEZ. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
- ^ "97.7 FM Cheboygan signs on as 'Santa 97.7'". Michigan's Radio & TV Broadcast Guide. November 6, 2011. https://www.michiguide.com/archives2011/2011/11/newsmakers-and-links-nov-6-201.html. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
- ^ "Application Search Details (BLH-20111108AHH)". FCC Media Bureau. December 6, 2011. https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1459712. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
- ^ "Northern Lower Peninsula gets new soft rock station". Michigan's Radio & TV Broadcast Guide. December 29, 2011. https://www.michiguide.com/archives2011/2011/12/newsmakers-and-links-dec-29-20.html. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
External links [link]
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WQEZ
- Radio-Locator information on WQEZ
- Query Arbitron's FM station database for WQEZ
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