WGHQ
| City | Kingston, New York |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Hudson Valley |
| Branding | Real Country |
| Frequency | 920 kHz |
| First air date | March 4, 1956 |
| Format |
Classic country Community radio (7 to 9 a.m. weekdays) |
| Power | 1,000 watts (day) 38 watts (night) |
| Class | D |
| Facility ID | 27396 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 41°53′10″N 73°58′16.5684″W / 41.88611°N 73.971269000°W |
| Callsign meaning | W General HeadQuarters |
| Former callsigns | WSKN (1955-1960) |
| Owner | Pamal Broadcasting |
| Sister stations | WBNR, WLNA |
| Webcast | Listen Live (via TuneIn) |
| Website |
Hudson Valley Radio Network Kingston Community Radio |
WGHQ (920 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Kingston, New York and serving the Hudson Valley. WGHQ is owned by Pamal Broadcasting and is part of a three-station simulcast along with sister stations 1260 WBNR in Beacon and 1420 WLNA in Peekskill. The stations air a classic country format known as "Real Country." WGHQ breaks away from the simulcast on weekday mornings from 7 to 9 a.m. to air "Kingston Community Radio."
WGHQ operates at 1000 watts daytime and 38 watts nighttime, non-directional, from a single tower located south of Port Ewen, New York.
WGHQ 920 kHz first signed on the air on March 4, 1956. The original call letters were WSKN licensed to Saugerties, New York with 1000 watts of power, for daytime broadcasting only. Its transmitter and studio were located on the Glasco Turnpike, in the Town of Saugerties. In March 1960 the call letters were changed to WGHQ, the City of License was changed to Kingston, the transmitter site was moved to Route 9W, just south of Port Ewen, NY. The station's operating power was increased to 5,000 watts, still as a daytimer.
WGHQ was the second radio station licensed to Kingston (after WKNY). In 1965, WGHQ-FM was licensed on (later the original WBPM, now WKXP) 94.3 MHz. It was a full-time simulcast the AM's programming for much of the next decade. From its inception, WGHQ aired a somewhat Kingston-centric full service middle of the road format which had a vast daytime advantage to WKNY, but WKNY was a full-time station.
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