A brokered programming business model has kept the station on the air for 26 years
There are all kinds of shortwave radio stations in the world, but WBCQ seems unique.
Located in Monticello, Maine,
WBCQ is an up-to-500,000 watt shortwave powerhouse that covers
the world via 7.490 MHz, 9.330 MHz, 5.130 MHz, 3.265 MHz, and
6.160 MHz — depending on the time of day, to maximize signal
propagation by bouncing off the ionosphere.
“Then we have the classic side of WBCQ, which was built years earlier, that has older equipment,” Weiner continued. “Some of it belongs in the Smithsonian, but it’s very reliable and very repairable. This Collins/Gates/Harris transmitter farm uses much smaller log periodic antennas, curtain arrays and other antennas.”