WQLR

WQLR ("Kalamazoo's 1660 The Fan") is an American expanded band AM radio station licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to operate on 1660 kHz from facilities located in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The station had been licensed to Fairfield Broadcasting as WQSN, and was sold to Midwest Communications in 2006. The FCC approved a callsign change on March 26, 2007 to WQLR, the former callsign of WVFM, an existing FM music station owned by Midwest Communications in Kalamazoo.

For the Kalamazoo, Michigan radio station located at 106.5 FM, see WVFM.
WQLR
CityKalamazoo, Michigan
Broadcast area (Daytime)
(Nighttime)
BrandingKalamazoo's 1660 The Fan
Frequency1660 kHz C-QUAM AM stereo
First air date1998
FormatSports
Power10,000 watts (Daytime)
1,000 watts (Nighttime)
ClassB
Facility ID87325
Former call signsWQSN (?-3/26/07)
AffiliationsFox Sports Radio
Michigan IMG Sports Network
OwnerDuke E. Wright
(Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Sister stationsWKZO, WTOU, WNWN, WVFM, WZOX, WFAT
Website1660thefan.com

WQLR Started out as a Clear music Station. Elevator music for some. It was located on the 3rd floor of what was the ISB Building (now the Comerica Building) in downtown Kalamazoo.

Logo for WQLR when the station was affiliated with ESPN Radio.

Bronco Radio Network

In the fall of 2010, WQLR signed a five-year contract to become the flagship station of Western Michigan University women's basketball. The station continues to be the home of WMU women's basketball.

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