WCRQ (102.9

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, Border Country 102.9) is a

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. The station is owned by WQDY, Inc., which also owns 92.7

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and 95.3

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. WCRQ airs a

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. The studios and offices are at 637 Main Street in Calais. The

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is on Conant Hill Road in

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. Because its signal spans both the U.S. and

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, WCRQ calls itself "The Border." The

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stands for Calais Radio Quoddy, with the Q representing

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, a local attraction. Under proper weather conditions, the station's signal can reach as far east as

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, as far south as

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, as far north as

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, and as far west as

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History

WCRQ

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the air as a

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station in May 1998. It was first owned by Pilot Communications with studios at 115 Main Street in Calais, then later

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. The call letters WCRQ were previously used by FM stations in

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, and

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. In 2003, WQDY-FM acquired WCRQ and the station became a part of the WQDY, Inc. family of stations. On July 1, 2019, WCRQ changed its format from

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to country as "Border Country 102.9".Maine's Border Country
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Signal strength

WCRQ broadcasts at 51,000 watts.

WBLM WBLM (102.9 FM) is a classic rock radio station licensed to Portland, Maine. The station has a studio in One City Center, along with co-owned Townsquare Media stations WJBQ, WCYY and WHOM. The station also serves as the Portland market af ...

, a

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station in

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, broadcasts on the same frequency. WBLM's signal reaches as far east as

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. In areas like

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and Ellsworth, WBLM interferes with WCRQ. This is because WBLM broadcasts at 100,000 watts from one of Maine's tallest TV - radio towers.

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Border Country 102.9
CRQ Country radio stations in the United States Mass media in Washington County, Maine Radio stations established in 1998 {{Maine-radio-station-stub

History

Signal strength

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