WBMQ (FM)

WBMQ
Frequency103.7 MHz
Branding103.7 The Boomer
Programming
FormatClassic hits
AffiliationsWestwood One
Ownership
Owner
  • Dennis Jones
  • (RadioJones, LLC)
History
First air date
1971 (1971)
Former call signs
  • WHCG (1971–1985)
  • WQKK (1985-1988)
  • WHCG (1988–1998)
  • WHCG-FM (1998)
  • WBMZ (1998–2026)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
73247
ClassA
ERP3,000 watts
HAAT91 meters (299 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
32°23′56.6″N 82°2′35.4″W / 32.399056°N 82.043167°W / 32.399056; -82.043167
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Website1037theboomer.com

WBMQ (103.7 MHz) is a FM radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. Licensed to Metter, Georgia, United States, the station serves the Metter, Statesboro, and Swainsboro areas. The station is owned by Dennis Jones, through licensee RadioJones, LLC, and features programming from Westwood One.[2]

History

The station was first licensed August 26, 1971, as WHCG.[3] It changed its call sign to WQKK on July 4, 1985; back to WHCG on May 2, 1988; to WHCG-FM on June 12, 1998, to WBMZ on July 13, 1998;[4] and to WBMQ on March 1, 2026.[5]

Former logo

Between the fall of 2011 and the spring of 2013, and again since the fall of 2014, WBMZ has served as the official flagship radio station for Georgia Southern Eagles athletics, broadcasting football, men's and women's basketball and baseball games along with weekly coaches' shows.[6]

WBMQ is hosted locally by Trey Dixon in the mornings and by station program director Steve Lawson in the afternoons.

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WBMQ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "WBMQ Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ↑ "WHCG (WBMQ) history cards" (PDF). Retrieved April 12, 2026.
  4. ↑ "WBMZ Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  5. ↑ Jones, Dennis (February 2, 2026). "Form 380 - Change Request". Licensing and Managemnet System. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved April 12, 2026.
  6. ↑ "WBMZ Named Flagship for Georgia Southern Radio Network". Georgia Southern Eagles. July 5, 2011. Retrieved December 23, 2011.


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