WINQ (AM)

WINQ
Simulcasting WINQ-FM, Winchester, New Hampshire
Frequency1490 kHz
BrandingWINK Country
Programming
FormatCountry
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
  • Saga Communications
  • (Saga Communications of New England, LLC)
History
First air date
November 29, 1959 (1959-11-29) (as WKVT)
Former call signs
WKVT (1959–2018)
Call sign meaning
"wink"
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID57781
ClassC
Power1,000 watts unlimited
Transmitter coordinates
42°50′51.3″N 72°34′54.3″W / 42.847583°N 72.581750°W / 42.847583; -72.581750
Translator(s)106.9 W295CO (Brattleboro)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Website987wink.com

WINQ (1490 kHz; "WINK Country") is an AM radio station licensed to serve Brattleboro, Vermont. The station is owned by Saga Communications and licensed to Saga Communications of New England, LLC; it operates as part of its Monadnock Broadcasting Group. WINQ simulcasts the country music programming of WINQ-FM, a sister station in Keene, New Hampshire.