WBCQ (SW)
City | Monticello, Maine |
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Broadcast area | North America Europe & Asia |
Branding | WBCQ, The Planet |
Slogan | "Free Speech Radio" |
Frequency |
3.265 MHz 5.13 MHz 7.49 MHz 9.33 MHz |
First air date | September 8, 1998 |
Format | Variety |
Power | 50,000 Watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 46°20′28″N 67°48′53″W / 46.34111°N 67.81472°WCoordinates: 46°20′28″N 67°48′53″W / 46.34111°N 67.81472°W |
Callsign meaning | Weiner Broadcasting Company Q |
Owner | Allan Weiner |
Website | wbcq.com |
WBCQ is a shortwave radio station operating at Monticello, Maine, United States. The station is owned and operated by Allan Weiner, who also owns and operates WXME AM 780 kHz and WBCQ-FM 94.7 MHz at the shortwave site. WBCQ began operation in 1998 with just the WBCQ-1 transmitter on 7.415 MHz. WBCQ's shortwave antennas are all beamed directionally: primarily at 245 degrees, and secondarily at 65 degrees.
The station transmits numerous talk shows and other programs produced by commercial networks as well as former pirate radio broadcasters, such as Weiner himself and his erstwhile collaborators.
Unlike Weiner's former pirate radio stations, now relegated to well-documented history, WBCQ and its AM and FM sister stations are licensed by the FCC under his own name.
Frequencies
- WBCQ 1: 7.49 MHz (41m band)
- WBCQ 2: 3.265 MHz (90m band)
- WBCQ 3: 9.33 MHz (31m band)
- WBCQ 4: 5.13 MHz (60m band)
Former frequencies
- WBCQ-1: 7.415 MHz
- WBCQ-2: 15.42 & 17.495, 18.91 & 3.25 MHz
- WBCQ-3: 9.34 & 9.335 MHz
- WBCQ-4: 5.1, 5.105 & 5.11 MHz
Notable shows
- "Radio Newyork International".
- "Allan Weiner Worldwide".
- "Le Show" with Harry Shearer.
- "The Hal Turner Show".