WESP

WESP
City Dothan, Alabama
Broadcast area Wiregrass Region
Branding 102.5 The Q
Slogan Dothan's Greatest Hits
Frequency 102.5 MHz
First air date 1990
Format Classic Hits
ERP 16,500 watts
HAAT 123 meters (404 feet)
Class C3
Facility ID 6891
Transmitter coordinates 31°15′48.00″N 85°18′24.00″W / 31.2633333°N 85.3066667°W / 31.2633333; -85.3066667
Owner Robert Holladay
(Alabama Media, LLC)
Sister stations WECB, WJRL-FM
Webcast Listen Live
Website 1025theq.com

WESP (102.5 FM, "The Q") is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits music format.[1] Licensed to Dothan, Alabama, USA, the station serves the Wiregrass Region. The station is currently owned by Robert Holladay and licensed to Alabama Media, LLC.[2]

History

The station's original construction permit was granted by the Federal Communications Commission on June 23, 1989.[3] The station was assigned the WESP call letters on June 3, 1989.[4] WESP received its license to cover on August 27, 1990.[5]

In June 1998, Broadcast Associates reached an agreement to sell WESP to Signal Enterprises, Inc.[6] The FCC approved the deal on June 29, 1998, and the transaction was consummated on July 15, 1998.[6]

In December 1998, Signal Enterprises reached an agreement to sell WESP to Gulf South Communications, Inc.[7] The deal was valued at a reported $1.4 million.[8] The FCC approved the deal on March 8, 1999, and the transaction was consummated on March 29, 1999.[7]

In November 2011, the station was sold to Georgia Edminston's Southeast Alabama Broadcasters, LLC. Edminston, in turn, sold the station to Robert Holladay's Alabama Media, LLC effective December 5, 2012, at a purchase price of $1.2 million.

In November 2012, WESP rebranded from "102.5 The Eagle" to "Retro Radio Q102". In December 2012 WESP rebranded to "102.5 The Q".

References

  1. "WESP Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  3. "Application Search Details (BPH-19870710MG)". FCC Media Bureau. 1989-06-23. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
  4. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  5. "Application Search Details (BLH-19890921KE)". FCC Media Bureau. 1990-08-27. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
  6. 1 2 "Application Search Details (BALH-19980618GH)". FCC Media Bureau. 1998-07-15. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
  7. 1 2 "Application Search Details (BALH-19981229GG)". FCC Media Bureau. 1999-03-29. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
  8. "Changing Hands - December 14, 1998". Broadcasting & Cable. 1998-12-14.
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