WQLR

Infobox Radio station
name = WQLR


city = Kalamazoo, Michigan
area = [http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=WQLR&service=AM&status=L&hours=D] (Daytime)
[http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=WQLR&service=AM&status=L&hours=N] (Nighttime)
branding = "Kalamazoo's 1660 The Fan"
slogan =
airdate =
frequency = 1660 kHz
format = Sports
power = 10,000 watts (Daytime)
1,000 watts (Nighttime)
erp =
class = B
callsign_meaning =
former_callsigns = WQSN (?-3/26/07)
owner = Midwest Communications
sister_stations = WKZO, WNWN, WNWN-FM, WQLR, WVFM, WYZO
webcast =
website = [http://www.espn1660.com/ http://www.espn1660.com/]
affiliations = Fox Sports Radio

WQLR ("Kalamazoo's 1660 The Fan") is an American expanded band AM radio station licensed by the FCC to operate on 1660 kHz from facilities located in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The station was previously licensed to Fairfield Communications as WQSN, and was sold to Midwest Communications in 2006. The FCC approved a callsign change on March 26, 2007 to WQLR, the former callsign of WVFM, an existing FM music station owned by Midwest Communications in Kalamazoo.

WQLR Programming

WQLR is an affiliate of Fox Sports Radio, carrying the "First Team on Fox" with Steve Czaban, "Fox GameTime Live" with Andrew Siciliano and Krystal Fernandez, "Fox GameTime React" with JT The Brick, and "The Third Shift on Fox" with Ben Maller weekdays. The station has two local sports talk programs, The Dan Cash Show and The Huge Show. WQLR carries The Dan Patrick Show from Premiere Radio Networks on weekdays, as well. Prior to September 2008, WQLR was affiliated with ESPN Radio.

In addition to the station's local sports talk and play-by-play, WQLR carries Chicago Cubs radio play-by-play from WGN-AM in Chicago and Detroit Red Wings radio broadcasts from WXYT in Detroit.

External links

*AMQ|WQLR
*AML|WQLR

Sources

* [http://www.michiguide.com/dials/rad-p/wqlr.html Michiguide.com - WQLR History]