WKRQ

WKRQ, known on-air as Q102, is a radio station located in the Cincinnati, Ohio area and broadcasts at 101.9 FM. Its transmitter is located in Cincinnati. It carries an adult-oriented Top 40 (CHR) format and is owned by Hubbard Broadcasting. Its studios and transmitter are located just northeast of Downtown Cincinnati separately.

History

WKRQ signed on the air in 1947 as WCTS which aired a classical format. WCTS would change its call letters to WKRC-FM in 1950 and for 20 years. WKRC-FM would air a classical music format. In 1970, WKRC-FM would become a top 40 station as "Stereo 102" as an automated Drake-Chenault station. In 1972, WKRC-FM became WKRQ and became a live DJ Top 40 station using "102 KRQ" as its primary logo and "Q102" and "the Q" as secondary logos. The station adopted "Q102" as its primary logo in 1975. WKRQ switched to an AOR format briefly for approximately 6 months between June 1973 and December 1973. WKRQ's CHR format has been in place since 1974, making Q102 one of the longest-running currently broadcasting Top 40 stations in the United States, despite its shift towards an adult top 40 format most recently, leaving rival CHR/Top 40 WKFS to take the younger audience by default. Even though Q102 plays more CHR/mainstream top 40 than most hot AC/adult top 40 stations, WKRQ is reported by Mediabase & Nielsen BDS as a hot adult contemporary station.