WQGR
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Broadcast area | |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 93.7 MHz |
| Branding | Gold 93.7 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Oldies |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Music Express Broadcasting Corp. |
| WKKY | |
| History | |
First air date | August 1, 2013 |
Call sign meaning | Former "Cougar" branding |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 61162 | |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 6,000 watts |
| HAAT | 79 meters (259 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°44′48.80″N 81°04′48.80″W / 41.7468889°N 81.0802222°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | gold937fm.com |
WQGR (93.7 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to North Madison, Ohio, featuring an oldies format. It is one of five stations in Media One Radio Group's Ashtabula cluster, the others being WFUN, WFXJ-FM, WREO-FM, WYBL, and WZOO-FM.
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WQGR went on the air August 1, 2013.[2] WQGR’s studios are off Mentor Avenue in Mentor, while the transmitter resides off I-90 in Madison Township. WQGR shares its studios with sister station WREO-FM.[2]
On December 10, 2018 at 6:00 AM, WQGR (as Cougar 93.7 FM) flipped formats from Hot Adult Contemporary to oldies as “Gold 93.7” with legendary Cleveland broadcaster Ted Alexander II serving as Program Director.
WQGR was sold to Music Express Broadcasting, owner of WKKY/Geneva OH, August 2025. Ted retired November 30, 2025.
January 5, 2026, WQGR relaunched under new Program Director Chuck Matthews with it's main branding as "Fun Music of the 60s, 70s and Beyond!" and "Greatest Hits of the 60s and 70s". TM Studios Overture jingles added, as well as 35+ year market veteran Mark Allen, who previously spent 23 years at WREO/Mix 97.1, added for mornings and as Operations Manager. Allen, like many, was a COVID casualty and off air since 2020. WQGR's new imaging voice is Jeff Laurence. Matthews worked at WMJI/Cleveland in the '90s. Classic Hits/Oldies programming, on air and imaging experience includes WTRG/Raleigh, WOMC/Detroit, WLCL/Atlanta, WRQN/Toledo, WAKR/Akron, and host/writer/producer of DMX Primestar Satellite's "Good Time Oldies" channel. DMX the precursor to DirecTV. He hosts the nationally syndicated classic hits radio show Greatest Hits USA, which is carried on WQGR. Additional syndicated programming added; The Wolfman Jack Show, Blue Suede Connection (Elvis), History of Rock and Roll with Wink Martindale, MG Kelly's Back to the 70s, American Hit List, Beatle Brunch, Jumpin' Joe's Basement Show hosted by Cleveland native Joe Madigan, Sunday Matinee Radio, and Into the 60s with The Real Don Steele.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WQGR". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- 1 2 DeBus, Bill (September 3, 2013). "Lake County's First Commercial FM Station Begins Programming". The News-Herald. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
- ↑ "Cougar 93.7 Mentor Going Gold".
External links
[edit]- Media One Radio Group Website
- Facility details for Facility ID 61162 (WQGR) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WQGR in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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