WQGN-FM
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WQGN-FM is a radio station broadcasting a Top 40 (CHR)
format. Licensed to the city of Groton, Connecticut
, it serves the New London, Connecticut
metropolitan area. The station is currently owned by Cumulus Media
.
Citadel Broadcasting
bought the station from locally owned Spring Broadcasting (who also owned WFHN
"Fun 107" in New Bedford, MA) around the turn of the century. WQGN and WFHN, because they were owned by the same company, shared some of its personalities and station features. Both stations had a "Winners Weekend" where listeners could win anything from concert tickets to free CDs. Contests such as "The Big Money Hi-Lo" (listeners had to guess the correct jackpot amount and were told if their guess was too high or too low) and "The Birthday Game" were also featured on both stations.
WQGN 105.5 has been a CHR station since the mid 1980s. Before that, an automated syndicated pop/rock format, TM "Stereo Rock", was broadcast on the 105.5 frequency. The station's on-air positioner is "True Hit Music." Former slogans include: "Music Power", "The Most Music," "Today's Best Music", "All of Today's Hit Music" and "True Hit Music."
Q105 used to hold several "Bash at the Base" concerts at the near-by Groton Sub Base in Groton, CT. Big artists of the day appeared such as Mya, Shaggy, LFO, Vitamin-C, and Blaque among others. Since 9/11/01, tighter security restrictions at the Groton Sub Base have prevented the station from hosting concerts there.
Notable past and present personalities of the station include: Kid Valentine, Al Levine, Franco, Danny Wright, Liz Jordan, Tom Timmons, Kevin Palana, Shawn Murphy, Rob Walker, Bryan Martinez, Erich Bachman, "Real Deal" Mike Neal, Julie Johnson, Double G, Tim Bourne, Nancy Hall, Nick Giuliano, Scotty Rhodes and John Stevens.
The station currently carries the syndicated "Kidd Kraddick in the Morning","Open House Party" and "American Top 40."
Citadel merged with Cumulus Media on September 16, 2011.
Contemporary hit radio
Contemporary hit radio is a radio format that is common in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts...
format. Licensed to the city of Groton, Connecticut
Groton, Connecticut
Groton is a town located on the Thames River in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 39,907 at the 2000 census....
, it serves the New London, Connecticut
New London, Connecticut
New London is a seaport city and a port of entry on the northeast coast of the United States.It is located at the mouth of the Thames River in New London County, southeastern Connecticut....
metropolitan area. The station is currently owned by Cumulus Media
Cumulus Media
Cumulus Media, Inc. is the second largest Owner and Operator of AM and FM radio stations in the United States, behind Clear Channel Communications, operating 570 stations in 150 markets as of September 16, 2011. The company also owns Cumulus Media Networks...
.
Citadel Broadcasting
Citadel Broadcasting
Citadel Broadcasting Corporation was a Las Vegas, Nevada-based broadcast holding company. Citadel owned 243 radio stations across the United States and was the third-largest radio station owner in the country...
bought the station from locally owned Spring Broadcasting (who also owned WFHN
WFHN
WFHN, better known as Fun 107, is a Contemporary Hit Radio radio station that serves the New Bedford-Fall River, Massachusetts market, broadcasting on the FM band at 107.1 MHz. The station is licensed in Fairhaven, Massachusetts to Cumulus Media. The studio and transmitter are both located in...
"Fun 107" in New Bedford, MA) around the turn of the century. WQGN and WFHN, because they were owned by the same company, shared some of its personalities and station features. Both stations had a "Winners Weekend" where listeners could win anything from concert tickets to free CDs. Contests such as "The Big Money Hi-Lo" (listeners had to guess the correct jackpot amount and were told if their guess was too high or too low) and "The Birthday Game" were also featured on both stations.
WQGN 105.5 has been a CHR station since the mid 1980s. Before that, an automated syndicated pop/rock format, TM "Stereo Rock", was broadcast on the 105.5 frequency. The station's on-air positioner is "True Hit Music." Former slogans include: "Music Power", "The Most Music," "Today's Best Music", "All of Today's Hit Music" and "True Hit Music."
Q105 used to hold several "Bash at the Base" concerts at the near-by Groton Sub Base in Groton, CT. Big artists of the day appeared such as Mya, Shaggy, LFO, Vitamin-C, and Blaque among others. Since 9/11/01, tighter security restrictions at the Groton Sub Base have prevented the station from hosting concerts there.
Notable past and present personalities of the station include: Kid Valentine, Al Levine, Franco, Danny Wright, Liz Jordan, Tom Timmons, Kevin Palana, Shawn Murphy, Rob Walker, Bryan Martinez, Erich Bachman, "Real Deal" Mike Neal, Julie Johnson, Double G, Tim Bourne, Nancy Hall, Nick Giuliano, Scotty Rhodes and John Stevens.
The station currently carries the syndicated "Kidd Kraddick in the Morning","Open House Party" and "American Top 40."
Citadel merged with Cumulus Media on September 16, 2011.