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WPTQ

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City
  
Glasgow, Kentucky

First air date
  
1972 (as WOVO)

Branding
  
105.3 The Point

Broadcast area
  
Bowling Green, Kentucky

Frequency
  
105.3 MHz (also on HD Radio)

Translator(s)
  
98.3 W252CV (Bowling Green, relays HD2)

WPTQ (105.3 FM) is a radio station licensed to serve Glasgow, Kentucky, United States. The station is owned by Newberry Broadcasting, Inc.

WPTQ broadcasts a classic rock music format to the Bowling Green, Kentucky, area. The format features classic rock songs from the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, as well as select Active Rock songs from the 1990s and 2000s. In addition to its usual music programming, WPTQ-FM is an affiliate of the Tennessee Titans football radio network. It is also the flagship radio station for WKU Hilltoppers football from the Hilltopper IMG Sports Network.

On October 22, 2012 WPTQ and its mainstream rock format moved from 103.7 FM Cave City, KY to 105.3 FM Glasgow, KY, while the 103.7 FM frequency has picked up the WHHT calls and switched its format to Country, and rebranded the Station as HOWDY 103.7.

On February 16, 2014 WPTQ launched an active rock format on its HD2 sub channel, branded as "98.3 The Edge" (relayed on FM translator W252CV 98.3 FM Bowling Green, Kentucky).

(WPTQ's logo under previous 103.7 frequency)

References

WPTQ Wikipedia