WSPQ

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WSPQ

City	Springville, New York
Broadcast area	Buffalo, New York
Branding	Classic Hits 1330 WSPQ
Slogan	"Great Hometown Radio"
Frequency	1330 kHz
First air date	1986
Format	Classic hits
Power	1,000 watts
Class	B
Facility ID	26452
Callsign meaning	SPringsville
Former callsigns	WFWC
Affiliations	ABC News Radio CNN Radio Buffalo Bills Radio Network Motor Racing Network
Owner	Biscuit Communications
Website	wspq1330.com

WSPQ (1330 AM), branded as Classic Hits 1330, is a radio station licensed to Springville, New York, and serves the Southtowns region of Western New York. It is privately owned through Biscuit Communications. It carries a full-service classic hits/oldies format with local news and sports.

History

WSPQ was founded in 1986 by G. Robert Weigand as WFWC, but changed call signs shortly thereafter.

WSPQ was forced off the air in November 2015 due to what the station described as an "unanticipated, significant transmission failure."

Programming

WSPQ airs a mix of music from the 1960s-1980s, along with special features such as The Country Classics Show, Breakfast with the Beatles and The Sunday Night Sock Hop. In 2007, with the transfer of ownership from Hawk Communications to Biscuit Communications, the talk format which was featured at the time was dropped and the station became a full-time classic hits outlet, taking listener requests during afternoon drive and all day during "Free for all Fridays".

Notable programs include:

Fun with Fred Haier Morning Show
Tradio
"Producer Glenn" Topolski, early afternoons
Jake Earl, late afternoons
The Classic Country Show with Fred Haier Saturday mornings.
Breakfast with the Beatles with Producer Glenn Saturday mornings
"Sunday Night Sock Hop" - 1950s music, including pop music, doo-wop and classic country.
"WSPQ Radio Theater" - Locally produced radio drama
"Q Up the Talent" - Music from local bands

National news is provided by ABC News Radio and CNN Radio, while weather forecasts are provided by the National Weather Service.

Sports play by play

Buffalo Bills football via Buffalo Bills Radio Network
NASCAR Sprint Cup, Nationwide Series and Campingworld Truck Series from MRN
Indy car racing including the Indianapolis 500 and the Brickyard 400. (From the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network)
Springville Griffins football and Southtowns basketball

External links

Official website

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Radio-Locator Information on WSPQ

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Radio stations in Buffalo–Niagara Falls market

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See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in New York See also Oldies Classic Hits

Coordinates: 42°29′53″N 78°41′10″W / 42.49806°N 78.68611°W / 42.49806; -78.68611

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