CJQC-FM, branded as Queens County Community Radio or (QCCR) is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts at 99.3 FM in Liverpool, Nova Scotia.
The studios are located atop of the post office building at 176 Main Street in downtown Liverpool.
History
The station was officially launched on June 19, 2008 under a temporary special events licence. Its business plan was to operate throughout the summer of 2008 in order to gauge community support for the station and complete its formal application for a permanent licence. A radio station for Queens County, novanewsnow.com, Archived from the original on February 11, 2008 QCCR FM About us
On September 15, 2009, the station received CRTC approval for a full-time licence to operate at 99.3 MHz.Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2009-580, Community radio station in Liverpool, CRTC, September 15, 2009 The general manager at that time was the Canadian broadcaster Alex J. Walling.
In March 2011, Walling suffered a stroke, which led to the deterioration of the station's operations and the verge of bankruptcy. In June 2012, Walling sold the assets of the station to the CJQC Radio Society, a non-profit community organization. In November 2012, the CJQC Radio Society applied for a new licence, for a station which operates at the same frequency of 99.3 MHz at the same parameters as the old licence. 22. CJQC Radio Society, Inc. Liverpool, Nova Scotia Application 2012-1618-5 AppNo=201216185 The CRTC approved CJQC Radio's application to operate a low-power, English-language community FM radio station in Liverpool on July 29, 2014. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2014-393, Low-power community radio station in Liverpool, CRTC, July 29, 2014
References
External links Queens County Community Radio CJQC-FM at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation