City Sterling, Illinois Branding Q94 First air date October 22, 1966 | Broadcast area Rock River Valley Frequency 94.3 MHz | |
Slogan Best of 80s, 90s & Today | ||
WSSQ (94.3 FM) – branded Q94 – is a commercial adult contemporary radio station licensed to Sterling, Illinois, United States, serving primarily Whiteside and Lee counties in the Rock River Valley. Owned by Withers Broadcasting Companies, WSSQ serves as the local affiliate for the Chicago Bulls Radio Network.
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History
WSSQ launched as WJVM on October 22, 1966; as of 1968, the station was transmitting at 3,000 watts. It was assigned the WSSQ call letters on August 8, 1988. The station was then owned by Seith-Serafin of Sterling, Illiniois, and the station callsign was chosen as an acronym for "Seith Serafin Quality". In July 1993, it was announced that WSSQ and its AM sister station WSDR were sold to LH&S Communications, a company owned by Larry Sales and Howard Murphy which owned radio properties throughout the state of Illinois. In 1998, WSSQ was acquired by the Withers Broadcasting Company.
Current programming
Radio personality Brian Zschiesche is employed by WSSQ, as well as sister stations WSDR and WZZT. In addition to its adult contemporary music format, WSSQ is a member of the Chicago Bulls Radio Network; WSSQ is one of the nearest network affiliates for the Quad Cities region.