CKLQ-FM

CKLQ-FM (Q Country 91.5) is an FM radio station serving Brandon, Manitoba, Canada and the surrounding area. It currently broadcasts at 91.5 MHz with a nested rebroadcaster at 880 kHz (a United States clear-channel frequency) with a power of 10,000 watts, airing a country music format, along with radio coverage of Brandon Wheat Kings junior ice hockey. Q Country 91.5 is owned and operated by Westman Radio Ltd., a subsidiary of Westman Communications Group.

CKLQ-FM
CityBrandon, Manitoba
Broadcast areaWestman Region
BrandingQ Country 91.5 FM
SloganToday's Best Country
Frequency91.5 FM
880 AM
First air date1977
FormatCountry
Power10,000 watts
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT630.4 m
ClassB (AM)
C (FM)
OwnerWestman Radio Ltd.
Sister stationsCKLF-FM
WebcastQ Country 91.5- Listen Live
Websiteqcountryfm.ca

Q Country 91.5 started broadcasting in 1977 at a frequency of 1570 kHz and moved to its 880 frequency in 1985.[1] It is housed, with its sister station CKLF-FM, at 624 14th Street East, on Brandon's northeast side.

On January 6, 2016, the CRTC approved Riding Mountain's application to convert CKLQ from 880 kHz on the AM band to 91.5 MHz (channel 218C) with an effective radiated power of 100,000 watts (non-directional antenna with an effective height of antenna above average terrain of 325.6 metres). Riding Mountain also received approval for an AM rebroadcasting transmitter which would operate on CKLQ's current frequency and technical parameters, at 880 kHz (class B) with a daytime and nighttime transmitter power of 10,000 watts.[2]

880 AM is United States clear-channel frequency, on which WCBS in New York City is the sole Class A station.

CKLQ-FM signed on Thursday, April 27, 2017 at 4:15 p.m., rebranding as Q Country 91.5 FM.[3]

References
  1. Decision CRTC 85-45
  2. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2017-2, CRTC, January 6, 2017
  3. Brandon Sun


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