Monday, October 12, 2026

Questions Circulate on the Future of WBCQ

 


The National Association of Shortwave Broadcasters posted on Facebook:

10 October 2026

WBCQ is a commercial shortwave radio station in Maine, USA. The station is selling its 500-kilowatt Continental transmitter, its 360-degree rotatable antenna, a 2-megawatt generator, 3000 square foot transmitter and studio building, and 100 acres of land near Monticello, Maine -- all for US$2 million. The price includes these assets, but if the buyer would like to operate the station in this location, he/she would have to obtain a new license from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission. Or the buyer could take the equipment and move it to another location. WBCQ will continue to operate an adjacent lower-power shortwave facility under its license, and that portion of the station is not for sale. 

Inquiries may be made to Allan Weiner at wbcq@wbcq.com

https://www.facebook.com/nasbshortwave