WQEL
Coordinates: 40°45′49.00″N 82°56′0.00″W / 40.7636111°N 82.9333333°W
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| City | Bucyrus, Ohio |
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| Broadcast area | Mid-Ohio |
| Branding | Q92.7 |
| Slogan | North Central Ohio's Greatest Hits |
| Frequency | 92.7 MHz |
| First air date | 1964 (as WBCO-FM) |
| Format | Classic Hits |
| ERP | 3,000 watts |
| HAAT | 93 meters |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 7112 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 40°45′49.00″N 82°56′0.00″W / 40.7636111°N 82.9333333°W |
| Former callsigns |
WBCO-FM (1964-1978) WBCQ (1978-1987) |
| Affiliations |
Dial Global Ohio State IMG Sports Network |
| Owner | Franklin Communications |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wqel.com |
WQEL (92.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Classic Hits format. Licensed to Bucyrus, Ohio, USA, the station serves the Mid-Ohio area. The station is currently owned by Franklin Communications and features programming from Westwood One.[1][2]
History
92.7 FM went on the air in 1964 as WBCO-FM, the sister station to WBCO. WBCO was founded in 1962 by Thomas P. & J. LaVonne Moore and Orville J. Sather as Brokensword Broadcasting Co. When the Moores and Sathers bought out the investors, it became Sa-Mor Stations. Full ownership was assumed by Tom and LaVonne following Orville's death. The stations were sold to Mike and Donna Laipply in 1991. In 1996, both stations were sold to the Ohio Radio Group, based in Ashland Ohio, who also owned stations WQIO and WMVO in Mount Vernon, Ohio, WNCO & WNCO-FM in Ashland, Ohio, WMAN-FM in Fredericktown, Ohio, WFXN-FM in Galion, Ohio and WXXF in Loudonville, Ohio. They would later add local WYNT in Upper Sandusky, Ohio to the group making it the largest radio ownership company in Ohio. In 2001, Ohio Radio Group was purchased by Clear Channel Communications, which had to sell two stations—WBCO and WQEL—that were purchased by Scantland Broadcasting, then current Saga Communications.
The station was assigned call sign WBCQ on October 26, 1978. On August 16, 1987, the station changed its call sign to the current WQEL.[3]
References
- ↑ "WQEL Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ↑ "WQEL Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ↑ "WQEL Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
External links
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WQEL
- Radio-Locator information on WQEL
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WQEL