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WBHQ (92.7 FM) is a radio station licensed to Beverly Beach, Florida, serving Flagler County. The station was assigned the WBHQ call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on February 20, 2009.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=68760&Callsign=WBHQ )〕 On January 25, 2008, it was announced that 92.7 FM is one of several Clear Channel radio stations to be sold, in order to remain under the ownership caps following the sale of Clear Channel to private investors. On October 21, 2008, Flagler County Broadcasting, LLC, purchased the station from Aloha Station Trust for $350,000. As a result, on November 10, 2008, the station dropped the gospel music format and became a simulcast of WSOL-FM.〔http://news.jacksonville.com/justin/2008/10/21/wroo-sold-to-flagler-county-broadcasting-company/〕 Flagler County Broadcasting moved the station to Flagler County which includes Palm Coast, Bunnell, Beverly Beach and Flagler Beach. Flagler County Broadcasting is owned by James Martin, who has owned and developed more than 20 radio stations, including stations in the Miami, Orlando, West Palm Beach and Naples-Fort Myers, markets, and Gary Smithwick, a Washington communications lawyer, who has participated in the ownership of five Florida stations with Mr. Martin. The stations owned by Flagler County Broadcasting, LLC, are managed by vice president David Ayres. On April 9, 2009, WBHQ began program tests with its new facilities which includes HD radio. The FCC granted the new license April 21, 2009. WBHQ operates with a "Variety Hits" format, playing rock music from the 1960s-90s with some current songs. There are no on-air personalities. The station serves the area from St. Augustine to Ormond Beach, with particular emphasis on Flagler County. WBHQ provides weather information utilizing a meteorologist. Sister station WNZF is also broadcast on WBHQ HD2. WBHQ also broadcasts a soft oldies format on its HD3 subchannel, which is rebroadcast at 100.9 MHz on an FM translator, W265CF, Palm Coast. On May 23, 2012, Flagler County Broadcasting acquired the construction permit for WPLC(FM), 98.7 MHz, Palm Coast, Florida, from Joyner Radio, Inc. On May 25, 2012, the FCC granted Flagler County Broadcasting a construction permit to locate the station's transmitter at the same site where WBHQ is located. This will permit both stations to remain operational in the event of a weather emergency, as the transmitter site is equipped with a backup generator. The owners of the station expect WPLC to begin operation in August 2012. The format has not yet been announced. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「WBHQ」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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