WQAC

WQAC
Broadcast areaAlma, Michigan
Frequency90.9 MHz
Branding"The Duck"
Programming
FormatDefunct (formerly Modern Rock/Variety; College student station)
Ownership
OwnerAlma College
History
First air date
March 27, 1993 (1993-03-27)
Last air date
February 12, 2018 (2018-02-12)
(date of license surrender)
Call sign meaning
Alma College and Quack (referencing station branding)
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
ClassA
ERP100 watts
Transmitter coordinates
43°22′46″N 84°40′25″W / 43.3795°N 84.6736°W / 43.3795; -84.6736
Links
Public license information

WQAC (90.9 FM; "The Duck") was a campus radio station located in Alma, Michigan and operated by Alma College. The station primarily played the music of up-and-coming modern rock bands. WQAC also had a large collection of evening student specialty shows. Over its history, these shows covered everything from world music to classic rock to talk shows.

The station signed on March 27, 1993.[1] In 2016, Alma College announced that WQAC would go silent; it would be replaced by "Pirate Media", a digital media service that incorporates photography and video in addition to radio programming.[2] The WQAC license was surrendered on February 12, 2018, and cancelled by the Federal Communications Commission on February 22, 2018.[3]

References

  1. ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-215. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  2. ^ Bourne, Alexandria (Fall 2016). "Media convergence: WQAC becomes Pirate Media" (PDF). The Tarjan. Alma College. pp. 16–19. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  3. ^ Rishe, Karl (February 12, 2018). "Re: Surrender of License" (PDF). CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved February 25, 2018.


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