WBCQ is a

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operating at Monticello, Maine, United States. The station is owned and operated by Allan Weiner, who also owns and operates

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AM 780 kHz and WBCQ-FM 94.7

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at the shortwave site. WBCQ began operation on September 8, 1998, on 7.415 MHz. The station transmits talk shows and other programs produced by commercial networks as well as former

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broadcasters, including Weiner himself.

Rotatable antenna and 500kW transmitter

In 2018, WBCQ applied for a transmitter license associated with a rotatable antenna, later revealed to be a 500 kW transmitter for an Ampegon rotatable curtain antenna on a single mast.WBCQ reveals organization behind their new 500 kW transmitter
The SWLing Post, 2018-05-15, accessed 2020-02-18

Acquisition of World Harvest Radio International

In August 2020, it was reported that pending FCC approval, Weiner planned to purchase

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, the shortwave arm of the

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Frequencies

As of 2023, WBCQ broadcasts on 7.49 MHz (41m band) from noon until midnight (as

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is licensed the frequency during morning hoursWWCR transmitter schedule
summer 2023, retrieved September 7, 2023), including original programming in the late-afternoon and evening hours (Eastern time zone); the remaining time is leased to R.G. Stair's Overcomer Ministry. WBCQ also broadcasts on 3.265 MHz (mostly dormant), 6.16 MHz (a secondary frequency that operates evenings), 5.13 MHz ("Radio Angela," a two-hour evening service with eclectic music and spoken word entertainment), and 9.33 MHz (a full-time lease-out to World's Last Chance, a flat-Earth evangelistic society.)Video: WBCQ/World's Last Chance Radio – Technical Notes
The SWLing Post, 2021-04-18, accessed 2021-09-14

Notable shows

* '' Radio Newyork International'' * '' Le Show'' with Harry Shearer * '' The Hal Turner Show''

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wbcq (Sw) Shortwave radio stations in the United States BCQ Radio stations established in 1998 Monticello, Maine