KWIQ-FM

For the AM radio station in Moses Lake North, Washington, United States, see KWIQ (AM).

KWIQ-FM (100.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Moses Lake, Washington, United States, the station serves the Moses Lake area. The station is owned by Connoisseur Media.^[2]

KWIQ-FM

Moses Lake, Washington United States
Broadcast area	Moses Lake, Washington
Frequency	100.5 MHz
Branding	Q Country
Programming
Format	Country music
Ownership
Owner	Connoisseur Media (Alpha Media Licensee LLC)
Sister stations	KWIQ
History
First air date	1968 (1968) (at 100.3)
Former call signs	KWIQ-FM (1968–1978) KFMT (1978–1980)
Former frequencies	100.3 MHz (1968–2013)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	35887
Class	C2
ERP	50,000 watts
HAAT	50 meters (160 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	47°6′8.5″N 119°14′28.1″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	www.kwiq.com

History

KWIQ-FM was first licensed on August 2, 1968. On July 17, 1978, the call sign was changed to KFMT; it went back to KWIQ-FM on March 31, 1980.^[3][4] On August 20, 2013, KWIQ-FM moved from 100.3 MHz to 100.5 MHz and dropped power from 100,000 watts to 50,000 watts, although the license for these changes was not issued by the Federal Communications Commission until September 10, 2013.