WMRQ
 |
|
| City | Waterbury, Connecticut |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Greater Hartford |
| Branding | Radio 104.1 WMRQ |
| Slogan | CT's Alternative |
| Frequency | 104.1 MHz (also on HD Radio) |
| Translator(s) | See below |
| First air date | December 25, 1967 (as WWCO-FM) |
| Format | FM/HD1: Alternative rock HD2: Tropical music "Bomba FM" |
| ERP | 14,000 watts |
| HAAT | 255 meters (837 ft) |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 74279 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 41°33′40″N 72°50′38″W / 41.561°N 72.844°W |
| Callsign meaning | W Modern Rock Q |
| Former callsigns | WURH (12/20/07-5/15/09) WPHH (10/01/03-12/20/07) WMRQ (3/29/95-10/01/03) WYSR (9/04/92-3/29/95) WIOF (1970s-9/04/92) WWCO-FM (12/67-before 12/72) |
| Owner | Red Wolf Broadcasting |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www |
WMRQ-FM is an alternative rock radio station licensed to Waterbury, Connecticut and serving the Greater Hartford media market. WMRQ-FM is owned by Red Wolf Broadcasting and operates at 104.1 MHz with an effective radiated power of 14,000 watts from West Peak in Meriden (on a tower with former sister station WKSS). Its studios are located at 131 New London Turnpike, Suite 101, in Glastonbury.
The station broadcasts in HD Radio. Its HD-2 channel carries a Spanish tropical music radio format known as "Bomba FM," also heard on translator stations 97.1 W246CC in Bolton, 99.5 W258AL in Clinton and 104.5 W283BS in Bridgeport.
On December 25, 1967, the station began broadcasting as WWCO-FM, sister station to AM 1240 WWCO, and carrying a country music format. The station was acquired by entertainer and TV host Merv Griffin in 1972, with the station changing call letters to WIOF (standing for "1-0-Four", its dial position) and branded as "Nashville Connecticut, W-104".
...
Wikipedia