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City
  
Springville, New York

Branding
  
Classic Hits 1330 WSPQ

Frequency
  
1330 kHz

Broadcast area
  
Buffalo, New York

Slogan
  
"Great Hometown Radio"

First air date
  
1986

WSPQ (1330 AM), branded as Classic Hits 1330, is a radio station licensed to Springville, New York, and serves the Southtowns region of Western New York. It is privately owned through Biscuit Communications. It carries a full-service classic hits/oldies format with local news and sports.

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History

WSPQ was founded in 1986 by G. Robert Weigand as WFWC, but changed call signs shortly thereafter.

WSPQ was forced off the air in November 2015 due to what the station described as an "unanticipated, significant transmission failure."[1]

Programming

WSPQ airs a mix of music from the 1960s-1980s, along with special features such as The Country Classics Show, Breakfast with the Beatles and The Sunday Night Sock Hop. In 2007, with the transfer of ownership from Hawk Communications to Biscuit Communications, the talk format which was featured at the time was dropped and the station became a full-time classic hits outlet, taking listener requests during afternoon drive and all day during "Free for all Fridays".

Notable programs include:

  • Fun with Fred Haier Morning Show
  • Tradio
  • "Producer Glenn" Topolski, early afternoons
  • Jake Earl, late afternoons
  • The Classic Country Show with Fred Haier Saturday mornings.
  • Breakfast with the Beatles with Producer Glenn Saturday mornings
  • "Sunday Night Sock Hop" - 1950s music, including pop music, doo-wop and classic country.
  • "WSPQ Radio Theater" - Locally produced radio drama
  • "Q Up the Talent" - Music from local bands
  • National news is provided by ABC News Radio and CNN Radio, while weather forecasts are provided by the National Weather Service.

    Sports play by play

  • Buffalo Bills football via Buffalo Bills Radio Network
  • NASCAR Sprint Cup, Nationwide Series and Campingworld Truck Series from MRN
  • Indy car racing including the Indianapolis 500 and the Brickyard 400. (From the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network)
  • Springville Griffins football and Southtowns basketball
  • References

    WSPQ Wikipedia


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