First air date July 20, 1970 | Branding 99-9 The Q Frequency 99.9 MHz | |
City Barnstable, Massachusetts | ||
WQRC (99.9 FM; "99-9 The Q") is a radio station broadcasting a Hot Adult Contemporary format. Licensed to Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA, the station serves the Cape Cod area. The station is currently owned by Sandab Communications Limited Partnership II, doing business as CCB Media (Cape Cod Broadcasting Media) and features programming from AP Radio.
History
99-9 The Q serves the adult population in the Cape Cod radio market, and has done so since 1970. The Q features hot adult contemporary music. The current air staff line-up includes "The Karen and Ralphie Morning Show", featuring Karen Blake and Ralphie Marino; Loren Petisce; Cheryl Park; Sean Doherty; plus weekend host Steve Marcus. Prior to 2014, the station was known for decades as "99.9 WQRC" before gradually phasing it out in favor of the current "99-9 The Q" branding.
Some of the former on-air staff include: Janet Birchfield, Dave Read, Michelle Lorraine (Dodd), John Tesh, Troy Smith, Shailene Jackson, Rick Beeman, Ben Runnels (RIP Ben) Some of the former News Reporters include: Sara Mannal, Katharine Eident, Rob Woodard, Carrie Tobey, Jay Grandmont, Tracy James