City Freeport, Illinois Branding Q98.5 First air date 1965 | Broadcast area Rockford and Vicinity Frequency 98.5 MHz | |
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Slogan "Rockford's New Country." | ||
WXXQ (98.5 FM, "Q98.5") is a radio station serving the Rockford, Illinois, United States, area with a country music format. (Prior to country, the station ran a Top 40 format for a time). WXXQ broadcasts on FM frequency 98.5 MHz and is under ownership of Townsquare Media. WXXQ previously had the call letters WFRL-FM, and WELL with studios that were located in Freeport, Illinois.
On August 30, 2013, a deal was announced in which Townsquare would acquire 53 Cumulus Media stations, including WXXQ, for $238 million. The deal is part of Cumulus' acquisition of Dial Global; Townsquare and Dial Global are both controlled by Oaktree Capital Management. The Cumulus transaction was consummated effective November 14, 2013.
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