WXHQ-LP
Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". WXHQ-LP (105.9 FM, "Radio Newport") is a non-commercial radio station licensed to the community of Newport, Rhode Island. The station serves Newport and the greater Providence, Rhode Island, area.[1] The station is owned and operated by the Newport Music Arts Association, a non-profit organization.[2] It airs a jazz and freeform format that, according to the station's website, includes "jazz, blues, r&b, bossa nova, Afro-Cuban, lounge, soul, funk, reggae, ska, electronic, downtempo, acid-jazz, surf, world, country, folk, and even occasionally some rock".[3][4] The music played is almost exclusively instrumental and the station has a policy against playing songs featuring English language vocals.[5]
The station has been assigned the WXHQ-LP call letters by the Federal Communications Commission since May 31, 2001.[6] This is the first FCC-licensed low-power FM station in the state of Rhode Island.[7] WXHQ-LP is also the first public radio station licensed to Newport.[8]
Community involvement
The WXHQ-LP studios are located on in a small office on Marlborough Street.[5] The station's transmitter is located atop the Hotel Viking on Bellvue Avenue in downtown Newport.[9] This transmitter site includes a rooftop container garden used to promote sustainable agriculture and green living by collecting rainwater and growing food.[10]
Other community involvement activities of WXHQ-LP include providing music programming for the annual Newport Island Moving Co. dance festival,[11] broadcasting the Newport Jazz Festival,[2] and serving as a contributing sponsor each year for the Newport International Film Festival.[12]
FCC actions
On October 29, 2007, the FCC issued a $250 Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture for WXHQ-LP to licensee Newport Music Arts Association.[13] The fine was levied because the station failed to file a timely license renewal application and did not provide an explanation for the late filing. The standard fine of $3,000 was reduced because the licensee did file a renewal application before the actual expiration of the broadcast license.
References
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External links
- WXHQ-LP studio building @ BostonRadio.org
- WXHQ-LP tower and antenna @ NECRAT
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