Broadcast area |
Virginia Peninsula Middle Peninsula |
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Frequency | 107.9 FM MHz |
Branding | Cannon Country 107.9 |
Programming | |
Format | Country [1] |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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WTYD, WXTG-FM | |
History | |
First air date | July 1991 (as WPTG) [2] |
Former call signs | WPTG (1989-2000) WWBR (2000-2005) WTYD (2005-2005) WBQK (2005-Present) [3] |
Call sign meaning | play on the name "Bach" (former classical format) |
Technical information [4] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 73906 |
Class | A |
Power | 4,000 watts |
HAAT | 100 meters (330 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°27′0.0″N 76°48′46.0″W / 37.450000°N 76.812778°W |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | cannoncountry1079.com |
WBQK (107.9 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to West Point, Virginia, and serving the Virginia Peninsula and the Middle Peninsula. [1] WBQK is owned and operated by Davis Media, LLC. [5]
The station became WBQK in December 2005, and began carrying a classical music format in May 2006. Prior to this, the station held the call letters WTYD. [6]
On June 1, 2019, WBQK changed from classical music to a simulcast of "All News 102" WXTG-FM. [7]
On June 5, 2020, WBQK flipped from a simulcast of "All News 102" WXTG-FM to a simulcast of adult album alternative-formatted WTYD, branded as "The Tide". [8]
On March 17, 2024, WBQK broke away from the simulcast and flipped to country music as "Cannon Country", launching with 10,000 songs in a row. [9]