WQDY-FM
Encyclopedia
WQDY-FM, on air as Classic Hits 92.7 & 95.3, is an American
radio station licensed to Calais
, Maine
. The station is simulcasted on WALZ-FM Machias, Maine (95.3 FM). The station carries a classic hits
format
, with a heavy emphasis on local sports, including Boston Red Sox
baseball. Previous to the station buying Hot AC
WCRQ
. WQDY also was carried on AM1230, also known as WQDY. It is also sister stationed along with WCRQ 102.9
.
United States
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radio station licensed to Calais
Calais, Maine
Calais is a city in Washington County, Maine, United States. The city has three United States border crossings or also known as a Port of entry with the busiest being on the St. Croix River bordering St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada...
, Maine
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
. The station is simulcasted on WALZ-FM Machias, Maine (95.3 FM). The station carries a classic hits
Classic hits
Classic hits is a radio format which generally includes rock and pop music from 1964 to 1989. The term is sometimes erroneously used as a synonym for the adult hits format, but is more accurately characterized as a contemporary style of the oldies format...
format
Radio format
A radio format or programming format not to be confused with broadcast programming describes the overall content broadcast on a radio station. Radio formats are frequently employed as a marketing tool, and constantly evolve...
, with a heavy emphasis on local sports, including Boston Red Sox
Boston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since . The "Red Sox"...
baseball. Previous to the station buying Hot AC
Adult contemporary music
Adult contemporary music is a broad style of popular music that ranges from lush 1950s and 1960s vocal music to predominantly ballad-heavy music with varying degrees of rock influence, as well as a radio format that plays such music....
WCRQ
WCRQ
WCRQ is a radio station on 102.9 MHz licensed in Dennysville, Maine. Its signal can be heard from Calais, Maine to St. Stephen, New Brunswick. The call letters WCRQ were originally used by an FM station in Arab, Alabama.-External links:*...
. WQDY also was carried on AM1230, also known as WQDY. It is also sister stationed along with WCRQ 102.9
WCRQ
WCRQ is a radio station on 102.9 MHz licensed in Dennysville, Maine. Its signal can be heard from Calais, Maine to St. Stephen, New Brunswick. The call letters WCRQ were originally used by an FM station in Arab, Alabama.-External links:*...
.