WTBQ
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| City of license | Warwick, New York |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Orange County |
| Branding | AM 1110 WTBQ |
| Slogan | "Radio Worth Listening To" |
| First air date | July 29, 1969 |
| Frequency | 1110 kHz |
| Format | Full service |
| Power | 500 watts daytime |
| Class | D |
| Callsign meaning | See below |
| Affiliations | ABC, MRN |
| Owner | FST Broadcasting |
| Webcast | http://www.wtbq.com |
| Website | http://www.wtbq.com |
AM 1110 WTBQ is an independent radio station broadcasting from Warwick, New York, featuring oldies, local talk shows and specialty programming. It is the only locally-owned radio station left in Orange County, New York.
Local media mogul Ed Klein brought WTBQ to air July 27, 1969 with studios in the village of Warwick; the call letters came from Klein's young daughter's affection for her Teddy Bear. Originally, WTBQ had a "Beautiful Music" format, in contrast to Top 40 music, which Klein hated. In 1982 it was purchased by polka king Jimmy Sturr, who moved the studios to nearby Florida, New York. After another change in ownership, the station went silent in late 1992, but returned to the air under current owner Frank "Smokin'" Truatt on July 1, 1994.
Truatt and newsmen Rob McLean and Dick Wells co-host the morning show, which airs weekdays until 9:00 am Eastern Time. WTBQ personalities include popular talk show host John Moultrie, 30-year radio veteran Rich Ball, polka queen Nat "The Cat" Gubala, 15 time (and counting) Grammy winner Jimmy Sturr and the ever-popular Uncle Buck. Sunday morning features the wonderfully quirky "Hawkeye Show" and the eclectic music of "Anything Goes" with Frank Lowell. "A Drop of The Irish" with Paul Byrne is a locally produced program featuring the best of Irish music and interviews with local Irish artists, airing Sundays at Noon. Other personalities include attorney Gary Gauthier and Judy Battista of Jubilee Presents.
The station is also an affiliate of ABC and features broadcasting immortal Paul Harvey three times a day. National personalities Neal Boortz and Clark Howard anchor mid-mornings and mid-afternoons respectively. Sports programming is headlined by MRN Coverage of NASCAR racing, with Warwick Valley high school football airing Saturdays in the fall.
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