WSRQ (AM)

WSRQ, broadcasting on 1220 AM is a radio station with a format that features Oldies from the 60s, 70s, 80s. Licensed to Sarasota, Florida, the station is owned by Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Inc..

WSRQ

Sarasota, Florida
Broadcast area	Sarasota, Bradenton, and Venice, FL
Frequency	1220 kHz
Branding	The New SRQ
Programming
Format	Oldies
Affiliations	WWSB-TV, Tampa Bay Rays Baseball, Tampa Bay Lightning.
Ownership
Owner	Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Inc.
History
First air date	1961 (as WSAF)
Former call signs	WSAF (1961 through mid-1970s, at least) WQSA (1980s to 2002) WIBQ (2002-2007)
Call sign meaning	SRQ = IATA code for Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport
Technical information
Facility ID	27663
Class	D
Power	770 watts day 15 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	27°19′26.40″N 82°29′45.60″W
Translator(s)	See § Translators
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	srqfm.com

It was announced on July 14, 2011, that WSRQ would be acquired by Florida Talk Radio, LLC.[1] Prior to June 29, 2018, the station was branded as The Voice of Sarasota-Manatee and featured a talk show lineup. WSRQ is the official radio station of Tampa Bay Rays baseball.

WSRQ is also carried in northern and central Sarasota County and throughout Manatee County on their 250-watt FM translator W295BH on 106.9 FM in Sarasota and in southern Sarasota County as far south as North Port on their 250-watt FM translator W237FJ on 95.9 FM in Venice.

1220 AM is a Mexican clear-channel frequency. XEB is the only Class A station on this frequency; all other stations on this frequency in the United States and Mexico must reduce power or become directional during the nighttime in order to prevent interference to the skywave signal of XEB.

WSRQ has been granted an FCC construction permit to move to a different transmitter site and decrease day power to 770 watts and night power to 15 watts.[2]

The station, along with its translators, was sold by Florida Talk Radio to Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Inc. effective December 10, 2018 for $520,000.