WXHQ-LP

WXHQ-LP (105.9 FM, "Radio Newport") is a non-commercial radio station licensed to the community of Newport, Rhode Island. The station serves Newport and the greater Providence, Rhode Island, area.[2] The station is owned and operated by the Newport Music Arts Association, a non-profit organization.[3] It airs a Jazz/Freeform format that, according to the station's website, includes "jazz, blues, r&b, bossa nova, Afro-Cuban, lounge, soul, funk, reggae, ska, electronic, downtempo, acid-jazz, surf, world, country, folk, and even occasionally some rock".[4][5] The music played is almost exclusively instrumental and the station has a policy against playing songs featuring English language vocals.[1]

WXHQ-LP
CityNewport, Rhode Island
Broadcast areaNewport and Providence, Rhode Island
BrandingRadio Newport
Frequency105.9 MHz
First air dateDecember 2001[1]
FormatJazz/Freeform
ERP50 watts
HAAT42.3 meters
ClassL1
Facility ID123581
Transmitter coordinates41°29′06″N 71°18′32″W
Call sign meaning"X marks the spot for High Quality programming"[1]
OwnerNewport Music Arts Association
Websitenone

The station has been assigned the WXHQ-LP call letters by the Federal Communications Commission since May 31, 2001.[6] This is the first FCC-licensed low-power FM station in the state of Rhode Island.[7] WXHQ-LP is also the first public radio station licensed to Newport.[8]

Community involvement

The WXHQ-LP studios are located on in a small office on Marlborough Street.[1] The station's transmitter is located atop the Hotel Viking on Bellvue Avenue in downtown Newport.[9] This transmitter site includes a rooftop container garden used to promote sustainable agriculture and green living by collecting rainwater and growing food.[10]

Other community involvement activities of WXHQ-LP include providing music programming for the annual Newport Island Moving Co. dance festival,[11] broadcasting the Newport Jazz Festival,[3] and serving as a contributing sponsor each year for the Newport International Film Festival.[12]

FCC actions

On October 29, 2007, the FCC issued a $250 Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture for WXHQ-LP to licensee Newport Music Arts Association.[13] The fine was levied because the station failed to file a timely license renewal application and did not provide an explanation for the late filing. The standard fine of $3,000 was reduced because the licensee did file a renewal application before the actual expiration of the broadcast license.

References
  1. Weisman, Janine (2006-03-22). "The little station that could". The Newport Mercury.
  2. Carnegie, Jim (2002-08-16). "LPFM starts on a slow roll". Radio Business Report.
  3. "Newport Musical Arts Association". Arts & Cultural Alliance of Newport County. Archived from the original on 2007-08-31. The Newport Musical Arts Association has been awarded a Low Power FM radio station license (WXHQ 105.9) by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). This license will enable the NMAA, a non-profit organization, to broadcast uniquely diverse programming to the city of Newport and its surrounding areas.
  4. "Welcome to the WXHQ Website". WXHQ 105.9 Low Power FM, Newport RI.
  5. "Winter 2008 Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  6. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  7. Fybush, Scott (2003-01-01). "2002 Year In Review". NorthEast Radio Watch. WXHQ-LP (105.9 Newport), Rhode Island's first LPFM
  8. "Low-power Newport radio station is fueled by high-powered hopes". The Newport Daily News. 2001-07-23.
  9. Fybush, Scott (2002-07-01). "July 1, 2002 - New 1610 Signs On in Montreal". NorthEast Radio Watch.
  10. "Rooftop Garden in Newport, Rhode Island, USA". The Rooftop Garden Project. 2007-12-13.
  11. Rodriguez, Johnette (Fall 2005). "Fall Preview: Moving It - From Birds To Bach To Ballroom And Belly Dance". The Providence Phoenix.
  12. "Contributing Sponsors". Newport International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2008-02-25.
  13. "Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture DA 07-4457". Federal Communications Commission.
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