WXHQ-LP

Infobox Radio station
name = WXHQ-LP


city = Newport, Rhode Island
area = Newport and Providence, Rhode Island
branding = "Radio Newport"
slogan =
airdate = December 2001
frequency = 105.9 MHz
format = Jazz/Freeform
erp = 50 watts
haat = 42.3 meters
class = L1
facility_id = 123581
coordinates = coord|41|29|06|N|71|18|32|W
callsign_meaning = "X marks the spot for High Quality programming"
former_callsigns =
owner = Newport Music Arts Association
licensee =
sister_stations =
webcast =
website = http://www.radionewport.org/
affiliations =

WXHQ-LP (105.9 FM, "Radio Newport") is a non-commercial radio station licensed to the commnuity of Newport, Rhode Island. The station serves Newport and the greater Providence, Rhode Island, area.cite news |url=http://www.rbr.com/epaper/pages/02-30_stats.html |title=LPFM starts on a slow roll |work=Radio Business Report |first=Jim |last=Carnegie |date=2002-08-16] The station is owned and operated by the Newport Music Arts Association, a non-profit organization. It airs a Jazz/Freeform format that, according to the station's website, includes "jazz, blues, r&b, bossa nova, Afro-Cuban, lounge, soul, funk, reggae, ska, electronic, downtempo, acid-jazz, surf, world, country, folk, and even occasionally some rock".cite web |title=Welcome to the WXHQ Website |work=WXHQ 105.9 Low Power FM, Newport RI |url=http://www.radionewport.org/] cite web |title=Winter 2008 Station Information Profile |work=Arbitron |url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?srvy_id=WI08&surveyID=WI08&band=fm&callLetter=WXHQ] The music played is almost exclusively instrumental and the station has a policy against playing songs featuring English language vocals.

The station has been assigned the WXHQ-LP call letters by the Federal Communications Commission since May 31, 2001.cite web |title=Call Sign History |work=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=123581&Callsign=WXHQ-LP] This is the first FCC-licensed low-power FM station in the state of Rhode Island.cite news |url=http://www.fybush.com/nerw-yir2002.html |title=2002 Year In Review |work=NorthEast Radio Watch |first=Scott |last=Fybush |date=2003-01-01 |quote=WXHQ-LP (105.9 Newport), Rhode Island's first LPFM] WXHQ-LP is also the first public radio station licensed to Newport.cite news |url=http://www.newportdailynews.com/articles/2001/07/23/export656.txt |title=Low-power Newport radio station is fueled by high-powered hopes |work=The Newport Daily News |date=2001-07-23]

Community involvement

The WXHQ-LP studios are located on in a small office on Marlborough Street.cite news |url=http://www.newportmercury.com/articles/2006/03/22/off_the_lip/offthelip.txt |title=The little station that could |work=The Newport Mercury |date=2006-03-22 |first=Janine |last=Weisman] The station's transmitter is located atop the Hotel Viking on Bellvue Avenue in downtown Newport.cite news |title=July 1, 2002 - New 1610 Signs On in Montreal |url=http://www.bostonradio.org/nerw/nerw-020701.html |first=Scott |last=Fybush |date=2002-07-01 |work=NorthEast Radio Watch] This transmitter site includes a rooftop container garden used to promote sustainable agriculture and green living by collecting rainwater and growing food.cite news |url=http://rooftopgardens.ca/en/node/1354 |title=Rooftop Garden in Newport, Rhode Island, USA |work=The Rooftop Garden Project |date=2007-12-13]

Other community involvement activities of WXHQ-LP include providing music programming for the annual Newport Island Moving Co. dance festivalcite news |url=http://www.providencephoenix.com/supplements/fall_05/dance.asp |title=Fall Preview: Moving It - From Birds To Bach To Ballroom And Belly Dance |work=The Providence Phoenix |first=Johnette |last=Rodriguez |date=Fall 2005] , broadcasting the Newport Jazz Festivalcite web |url=http://www.newportarts.org/pages/sitepage.cfm?id=115&pname=Multimedia&purl=multimedia.cfm |title=Newport Musical Arts Association |work=Arts & Cultural Alliance of Newport County |quote=The Newport Musical Arts Association has been awarded a Low Power FM radio station license (WXHQ 105.9) by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). This license will enable the NMAA, a non-profit organization, to broadcast uniquely diverse programming to the city of Newport and its surrounding areas.] , and serving as a contributing sponsor each year for the Newport International Film Festival.cite web |title=Contributing Sponsors |work=Newport International Film Festival |url=http://www.newportfilmfestival.com/2007/sponsors/default.asp]

FCC actions

On October 29, 2007, the FCC issued a $250 Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture for WXHQ-LP to licensee Newport Music Arts Association.cite web |title=Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture DA 07-4457 |work=Federal Communications Commission |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-07-4457A1.txt] The fine was levied because the station failed to file a timely license renewal application and did not provide an explanation for the late filing. The standard fine of $3000 was reduced because the licensee did file a renewal application before the actual expiration of the broadcast license.

References

External links

* [http://www.radionewport.org/ WXHQ-LP official website]
* [http://gallery.bostonradio.org/2004-05/ri2/100-01837-med.html WXHQ-LP studio building @ BostonRadio.org]
* [http://www.necrat.com/wxhqlp_pro.html WXHQ-LP tower and antenna @ NECRAT]
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