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WIVQ

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WIVQ
Broadcast areaLa Salle-Peru
Frequency103.3 MHz
BrandingQ Hit Music 977 & 1033
Programming
FormatTop 40/CHR
AffiliationsPremiere Networks
Ownership
Owner
WALS, WBZG, WGLC-FM, WSTQ, WYYS
History
First air date
April 1994 (1994-04)
Former call signs
WAIV (1990–2001)[2]
Technical information[3]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID28312
ClassA
ERP4,900 watts
HAAT110 meters (360 feet)
Transmitter coordinates
41°18′09″N 89°14′11″W / 41.30250°N 89.23639°W / 41.30250; -89.23639
Repeater(s)97.7 WSTQ (Streator)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websiteqhitmusic.com

WIVQ (103.3 FM) is a radio station licensed to serve Spring Valley, Illinois, United States, serving the La Salle-Peru area. The station is owned by Shaw Media, through licensee Shaw Local Radio Co, after being previously owned by Studstill Media/Mendota Broadcasting Inc. until April 2023.[4]

WIVQ broadcasts a contemporary hit radio format as a simulcast with sister station WSTQ.[5]

The station was assigned the WIVQ call sign by the Federal Communications Commission on February 26, 2001.[2]

History

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WIVQ signed on in April 1994 as WAIV, carrying a talk radio format. In the spring of 1997, the station was sold along with co-owned WLRZ (now WBZG) from Crest Broadcasting to "The Radio Group" also known as Mendota Broadcasting. In July 1997, the station switched from all-talk to adult contemporary, using ABC Radio's Starstation format. It kept the AC format until March 6, 2000, at 9 p.m., when it began simulcasting a top 40 format with WSTQ.

On January 24, 2023, it was announced that Studstill Media had sold WIVQ, along with its sister stations, to Shaw Media in Crystal Lake, Illinois, for a total of $1.8 million. The sale was under FCC review for just under two months before being finalized on March 23, 2023.[6] Shaw Local Radio officially assumed ownership of WIVQ and its sister stations on April 3, 2023.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Barichello, David. "Shaw Local Radio completes purchase of 8 radio stations". Shaw Local. Shaw Media.
  2. ^ a b "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  3. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WIVQ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  4. ^ Barichello, David. "Shaw Local Radio completes purchase of 8 radio stations". Shaw Local. Shaw Media.
  5. ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  6. ^ Shaw Local News Network. "Studstill announces sale of 8 radio stations to Shaw Media". Shaw Local. Shaw Media Local.
  7. ^ Barichello, David. "Shaw Local Radio completes purchase of 8 radio stations". Shaw Local. Shaw Media.
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