WDZQ

Radio station in Decatur, Illinois

39°37′40.00″N 89°4′51.00″W / 39.6277778°N 89.0808333°W / 39.6277778; -89.0808333LinksWebcastListen LiveWebsitenowdecatur.com/95q

WDZQ (95.1 FM 95Q) is a commercial radio station in Decatur, Illinois, serving Central Illinois. The station broadcasts a country radio format and is currently owned by Neuhoff Corp., through licensee Neuhoff Media Decatur, LLC. Current weekday programming includes the Morning Wakeup with Robert Urbanek, Middays with Scott Chapman, The Afternoon Drive with Josh Roberts and the Night Shift with Rachel D.

WDZQ has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 50,000 watts, the maximum for Illinois FM stations. The transmitter is on North 2400 East Road at East 1900 North Road in Moweaqua.^[1]

History

On November 1, 1976; 47 years ago (1976-11-01), the station first signed on the air. It was owned by the Mumbles Corporation. Then, as now, it had a country music format, although originally it was largely automated.

WDZQ began streaming its broadcasts over the internet via its website www.95q.com in February 2008.

The station was awarded Medium Market Station of the Year by the Illinois Broadcasters Association in 2015 and 2016.^[2]

On February 1, 2024, Neuhoff Media sold radio stations in Danville and Decatur IL to Champaign Multimedia Group for $2 million and has since closed on May 2024.^[3]

References

^ Radio-Locator.com/WDZQ
^ "WDZQ Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
^ Neuhoff Media Sells Danville & Decatur IL Clusters; Intends To Sell Remainder Of Radio Holdings

External links

WDZQ in the FCC FM station database
WDZQ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

Radio stations in Decatur, Illinois (Macon County)

By AM frequency

870
1050
1340

By FM frequency

88.1
88.9
89.5
93.1
95.1
95.9
99.3
100.9
102.9
105.1
106.7
107.3

LPFM	107.9
Translators	88.5 90.5 91.3 93.5 95.5 96.5 98.1 100.1 102.3

Digital radio
by frequency & subchannel

By call sign

W203BD
W213BI
W217BB
W228CK
W238CH
W243DF
W251BN
W261CQ
W272CB
WDCR
WDKR
WDZ
WDZQ
WEJT
WEZC
WJMU
WLLU-LP
WNLD
WSOY
WSOY-FM
WTIM
WXFM
WYDS
- HD2
- HD3
- HD4
WZNX
WZUS

Nearby regions: Bloomington; Champaign; Chicago; Peoria; St. Louis; Springfield; Terre Haute

See also: List of radio stations in Illinois

v t e Country radio stations in the state of Illinois
By AM frequency	750 910 920 980 1060 1230 1240 1330 1350 1360 1440 1510 1520 1530 1540 1550 1570
By FM frequency	92.1 92.1 92.9 93.7 94.1 94.3 94.3 94.9 95.1 95.3 95.7 95.7 95.9 96.3 96.5 96.9 97.3 97.3 97.5 97.7 98.3 98.3 98.5 99.1 99.3 99.5 99.5 99.9 100.1 100.3 100.3 100.5 100.9 101.3 101.7 101.7 101.9 102.1 102.1 102.3 102.3 102.3 102.5 102.7 103.7 103.7 104.1 104.5 104.9 105.5 105.9 105.9 106.1 106.5 107.3 107.7
By callsign	KSGM – Chester WAAG – Galesburg WAKO - Lawrenceville WALS – Oglesby WAUR - Somonauk WBBA-FM – Pittsfield WBWN – Le Roy WCAZ – Macomb WCCI – Savanna WCCQ – Crest Hill WCOY – Quincy WCRC – Effingham WDDD-FM – Johnston City WDUK – Havana WDZQ – Decatur WEBQ – Harrisburg WFMB-FM – Springfield WFPS – Freeport WFRL – Freeport WFYR – Elmwood WGEL – Greenville WGKC – Mahomet WGLC-FM – Mendota WHCO – Sparta WHET – West Frankfort WHPO – Hoopeston WIBH – Anna WIBK - Watseka WIBL – Fairbury WIBV – Mount Vernon WIXY – Champaign WJBC-FM – Pontiac WJDK-FM – Seneca WJRE – Galva WJVO – South Jacksonville WKJT – Teutopolis WLCN – Atlanta WLFZ – Springfield WLIQ – Quincy WLLR-FM – Davenport, Iowa WLUV – Loves Park WLWF – Marseilles WMCI – Mattoon WMCL – McLeansboro WMIX-FM – Mount Vernon WMKR – Pana WMOK – Metropolis WNLF - Macomb WOKZ – Fairfield WOOZ-FM – Harrisburg WRAM – Monmouth WRCV – Dixon WRIK – Brookport WRMJ – Aledo WRMS-FM – Beardstown WRUL – Carmi WRTB – Winnebago WRVY-FM – Henry WSEI – Olney WSIQ - Salem WSMI – Litchfield WSMI-FM – Litchfield WSVZ – Tower Hill WUSN – Chicago WXCL – Pekin WXNU – Saint Anne WXXQ – Freeport WYOT – Rochelle WYUR – Gilman WYXY – Savoy WZUS – Macon WZZT - Morrison
Defunct	WQQW - Highland (1510 AM)
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