WQBZ

WQBZ
Fort Valley, Georgia;
Broadcast area	Macon, Georgia
Frequency	106.3 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	Q 106.3
Programming
Format	Classic rock
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc.; (iHM Licenses, LLC);
Sister stations	WIBB-FM, WIHB, WIHB-FM, WRBV, WMGE
History
First air date	April 6, 1981
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	64641
Class	C2
ERP	50,000 watts
HAAT	150 meters (490 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	32°45′31.00″N 83°44′49.00″W / 32.7586111°N 83.7469444°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	q106.iheart.com

WQBZ (106.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic rock format. Licensed to Fort Valley, Georgia, United States, the station serves the Macon area.^[2] The station is currently owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. and licensed to iHM Licenses, LLC.^[3]

History

WQBZ-FM signed on the air on April 6, 1981, and it broadcast an Adult Contemporary format. The format lasted throughout the rest of the 1980s and into the earlier half of the 1990s. It was first known as "Z106" before becoming "Q106" in 1989. WQBZ is Macon's dominant affiliate for Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 and Dan Ingram's Top 40 Satellite Survey. It switched to its current mainstream rock format by the mid-to-late 1990s. It became Q106.3 in 2013.