WJBQ
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| City | Portland, Maine |
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| Broadcast area | Southern Maine |
| Branding | Q97.9 |
| Slogan | Portland's #1 Hit Music Station |
| Frequency | 97.9 MHz |
| Format | Top 40 (CHR) |
| ERP | 16,000 watts |
| HAAT | 271 meters |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 3134 |
| Former callsigns | WLOB-FM (1960-1971) WDCS (1971-1980) WJBQ-FM (1980-1986) WWGT (6/1986-8/1986) WWGT-FM (1986-1991) WCSO (1991-1997)[1] |
| Owner |
Townsquare Media (Townsquare Media Portland License, LLC) |
| Sister stations | WBLM, WCYY, WHOM, WPKQ |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wjbq.com |
WJBQ (FM 97.9; Q97 dot 9) is a radio station in Portland, Maine, United States, which airs a CHR/Top 40 format. It transmits its signal from Gray, Maine, and can be heard across southern Maine.
The station broadcasts 24 hours a day from studios located at One City Center in Monument Square. Q97.9 plays contemporary hit music, and features its own staff of local disc jockeys, as well as some syndicated national programming.
Weekday mornings feature the "Q Morning Show" with Lori Voornas, Jeff Parsons, and Kylie Queen. The witty "Q Morning Show" is among the most popular radio morning shows in the Portland area. Weekday middays are hosted by Ryan Gavin, and feature "The Q All Request Lunch". Rob "Steelzy" Steele handles weekday afternoons. Weeknights feature "Pop Crush Nights" hosted by Lisa Paige. Weekends feature a mix of local and nationally syndicated programs.
Annual features and events held by Q97.9 include the annual "Q Cans for a Cure" bottle drive, raising money for the Maine Cancer Foundation and the Cancer Community Center, as well as the Q's Halloween Party, both held in October each fall.
In June 1960, the station first signed on as WLOB-FM, simulcast with co-owned 1310 WLOB. Over time, WLOB-AM-FM became Portland's highest-rated Top 40 radio stations, although in those days, few people had FM radios and most were listening to 1310 WLOB-AM. WLOB-AM and FM were sold to Portland Broadcasting Corporation on March 3, 1965. The WLOB-AM and FM simulcast ended on March 1, 1971 when the two stations were acquired by separate companies. WLOB-AM went to Aurovideo Incorporated while still maintaining a Top 40 format. Meanwhile WLOB-FM went to Dirigo Communications Incorporation, changing call letters to WDCS-FM and switching to a classical music format.
WJBQ debuted on July 15, 1974, as a 3,000 watt Top 40 station at 106.3 FM licensed to Scarborough, Maine, just outside Portland. It was simulcast with 1440 AM in nearby Westbrook, Maine. The main competition for WJBQ-AM-FM was then Top 40 AM Station 1310 AM WLOB, which was one of the highest rated Contemporary Hits stations in the country for a market the size of Portland. In its first Arbitron ratings, WJBQ-AM-FM edged WLOB by about three points. As the audience shifted to FM from AM, it meant a gradual decline for WLOB.
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