WPVQ

Infobox Radio station
name = WPVQ


city = Greenfield, Massachusetts
area =
branding = "Bear Country 95.3"
slogan =
airdate =
frequency = 95.3 MHz
format = Country
erp = 570 watts
haat = 232 meters (761 feet)
class = A
facility_id = 54780
coordinates = coord|42|41|50|N|72|36|20|W
callsign_meaning =
former_callsigns = WRSI
owner = Saga Communications
licensee = Saga Communications of New England, LLC
sister_stations = WRSI, WHAI
webcast =
website = http://bear953.com/
affiliations =

WPVQ (95.3 FM, "Bear Country 95.3") is a radio station licensed to serve Greenfield, Massachusetts. The station is owned by Saga Communications and licensed to Saga Communications of New England, LLC. It airs a Country music format.cite web |title=Station Information Profile |work=Arbitron |url=http://www.arbitron.com/]

History

In August, 1996, Dynacom purchased WRSI (95.3 FM) and WGAM from Radio Skutnik, Inc. (Ed Skutnik, owner) for a reported sale price of $650,000. [cite news |title=Entercom's Big Week |date=2006-08-28 |url=http://www.fybush.com/NERW/2006/060828/nerw.html |quote= |work=NorthEast Radio Watch |first=Scott |last=Fybush] In August 1999, Vox Media Corp. purchased Dynacom and all of its radio assets, including WRSI, for a reported $5.5 million. [cite news |title=Sales Galore |date=1999-08-06 |url=http://www.bostonradio.org/nerw/nerw-990806.html |work=NorthEast Radio Watch |first=Scott |last=Fybush]

In July, 2000, Vox purchased WPVQ (93.9 FM) from Cardwell Broadcasting for a reported sale price of $2.925 million. [cite news |url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA17837.html?q=WPVQ |work=Broadcasting & Cable |title=Changing Hands |date=2000-07-31]

In February, 2001, WPVQ swapped frequencies with WRSI so that WRSI now broadcasts on 93.9 MHz from Turners Falls, Massachusetts, and WPVQ broadcasts on its current 95.3 MHz. [cite news |date=2001-12-31 |url=http://www.fybush.com/nerw-yir2001.html |first=Scott |last=Fybush |title=2001: The Year in Review |work=NorthEast Radio Watch] The 95.3 FM station was assigned the WPVQ call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on February 1, 2001.cite web |work=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database |title=Call Sign History |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=54780&Callsign=WPVQ]

In December 2003, Saga Communications announced that it had reached an agreement to purchase WRSI (93.9 FM) and WPVQ (95.3 FM) plus WRSY (101.5 FM) from Vox. [cite news |title=Saga Adds in Pioneer Valley |date=2003-12-29 |url=http://www.fybush.com/nerw-031229.html |first=Scott |last=Fybush |work=NorthEast Radio Watch] The $7 million deal closed in April 2004. [cite news |url=http://www.fybush.com/NERW/2004/040412/nerw.html |title=Nassau Shakeup in Maine |date=2004-04-12 |work=NorthEast Radio Watch |first=Scott |last=Fybush]

References

External links

* [http://bear953.com/ WPVQ official website]
*FMQ|WPVQ
*FML|WPVQ
*FMARB|WPVQ