WPTQ

WPTQ
City Glasgow, Kentucky
Broadcast area Bowling Green, Kentucky
Branding 105.3 The Point
Frequency 105.3 MHz (also on HD Radio)
Translator(s) 98.3 W252CV (Bowling Green, relays HD2)
First air date 1972 (as WOVO)
Format Classic rock
HD2: Active Rock "98.3 The Edge"
ERP 15,000 watts
HAAT 132 meters
Class C3
Facility ID 70870
Transmitter coordinates 36°58′50.00″N 86°06′10.00″W / 36.9805556°N 86.1027778°W / 36.9805556; -86.1027778
Former callsigns WOVO (1972-1991)
WWWQ (1991-1996)
WOVO (1996-2012)
WHHT (2012)
Owner Newberry Broadcasting, Inc.
Sister stations WHHT, WOVO, WWKU
Webcast Listen Live
Listen Live (HD2)
Website 1053thepoint.com
983theedge.com (HD2)

WPTQ (105.3 FM) is a radio station licensed to serve Glasgow, Kentucky, USA. The station is owned by Newberry Broadcasting, Inc.

WPTQ broadcasts a classic rock music format to the Bowling Green, Kentucky, area.[1] The format features classic rock songs from the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, as well as select Active Rock songs from the 1990s and 2000s. In addition to its usual music programming, WPTQ-FM is an affiliate of the Tennessee Titans football radio network.[2] It is also the flagship radio station for WKU Hilltoppers football from the Hilltopper IMG Sports Network.

On October 22, 2012 WPTQ and its mainstream rock format moved from 103.7 FM Cave City, KY to 105.3 FM Glasgow, KY, while the 103.7 FM frequency has picked up the WHHT calls and switched its format to Country, and rebranded the Station as HOWDY 103.7.[3]

On February 16, 2014 WPTQ launched an active rock format on its HD2 sub channel, branded as "98.3 The Edge" (relayed on FM translator W252CV 98.3 FM Bowling Green, Kentucky).[4]

(WPTQ's logo under previous 103.7 frequency)

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