WAQE (AM)

For the FM radio station in Barron, Wisconsin, United States, see WAQE-FM.

WAQE (1090 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a sports format. The station had a classic country format until August 29, 2009, when it changed to Sports Talk 1090. The lineup includes Dan Patrick, Jim Rome, and Fox Sports Radio. Licensed to Rice Lake, Wisconsin, United States. The station is owned by TKC, Inc.^[2] WAQE formerly transmitted in C-QUAM AM stereo.

WAQE

Rice Lake, Wisconsin
Frequency	1090 kHz
Branding	Sports Talk 1090
Programming
Format	Sports
Affiliations	Fox Sports Radio
Ownership
Owner	TKC, Inc.
Sister stations	WJMC (AM), WJMC-FM, WAQE-FM, WKFX
History
First air date	August 6, 1979
Former call signs	WAQE (1979–1986) WMYD (1986–1992)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	55338
Class	D
Power	5,000 watts day
Transmitter coordinates	45°32′16.00″N 91°45′50.00″W
Translator(s)	107.7 W299CQ (Rice Lake)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	waqe.com

History

The station was assigned call sign WAQE on October 4, 1979. On June 1, 1986, the station changed its call sign to WMYD then back to WAQE on February 1, 1992.^[3]