WQGN-FM

WQGN-FM (105.5 MHz "Q105") is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Groton, Connecticut, and serving the New London - Groton area. It broadcasts a CHR/Top 40 radio format and is owned by Cumulus Media. WQGN carries several nationally syndicated shows including "The Kidd Kraddick Morning Show", "Zach Sang and the Gang" and the "Carson Daly Top 30". The radio studios and offices are on Governor Winthrop Boulevard in New London.
WQGN-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 3,000 watts. The transmitter is on Briar Hill Road near Gungywamp Road. It shares the same tower as sister station WXLM 980 AM.
History.
In 1971, the station signed on as WSUB-FM. It was the FM counterpart to WSUB [[AM 980]] (now [[WXLM]]). Both stations were owned by the Southeastern Connecticut Broadcasting Company. Because shipbuilding is a major industry in the area, the two stations used the call letters SUB, which stood for "[[submarine]]." 
At first, WSUB-FM [[simulcast]] the [[middle of the road (music)|Middle of the Road]] (MOR) programming heard on the AM station. But after a few years, it began playing [[Top 40]] music separate from WSUB 980 AM. To give it a different identity, the [[call sign]] was changed to WQGN, when the station called itself Q 105.
In the early 2000s, WQGN and WSUB were owned by Citadel. Citadel merged with [[Cumulus Media]] on September 16, 2011.
External links.
[[Category:Radio stations in Connecticut|QGN-FM]]
[[Category:New London, Connecticut]]
[[Category:Mass media in New London County, Connecticut]]
[[Category:Contemporary hit radio stations in the United States]]
[[Category:Cumulus Media radio stations]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1981]]