WQAC

Radio station in Alma, Michigan

43°22′46″N 84°40′25″W / 43.3795°N 84.6736°W / 43.3795; -84.6736

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

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

Michiguide.com - WQAC History

External links

WQAC in the FCC FM station database
WQAC in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

Radio stations in North Central Michigan, including Alma, Mount Pleasant and Big Rapids

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Radio stations in Central Michigan: Flint; Lansing-East Lansing; North Central Michigan; Saginaw-Bay City-Midland; South Central Michigan; Thumb of Michigan

Other nearby regions: Alpena-Tawas City; Grand Rapids; Ludington-Manistee; Muskegon; Traverse City-Petoskey-Cadillac

See also: List of radio stations in Michigan

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Michigan college radio stations

WCBN (University of Michigan – Ann Arbor)
WCKS (Grand Valley State University)
WDBM (Michigan State University)
WEMU (Eastern Michigan University)
WHFR (Henry Ford Community College)
WIDR (Western Michigan University)
WKUF (Kettering University)
WLSO (Lake Superior State University)
WMTU (Michigan Technological University)
WOCR (Olivet College)
WQAC (Alma College)
WRFH-LP (Hillsdale College)
WTHS (Hope College)
WUDM (University Of Detroit Mercy)
WUMD (University of Michigan – Dearborn)
WUPX (Northern Michigan University)
WXOU (Oakland University)

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