WMGQ

WMGQ

City	New Brunswick, New Jersey
Broadcast area	Central New Jersey
Branding	Magic 98.3
Slogan	Today's Hits, Yesterday's Favorites Jersey's Christmas Station (Nov.-Dec.)
Frequency	98.3 MHz
Format	Adult Contemporary Christmas music (Nov.-Dec.)
ERP	1,200 watts
HAAT	158 meters
Class	A
Facility ID	55179
Callsign meaning	"WMGQ" from "MaGic"
Owner	Beasley Broadcast Group (The Sentinel Publishing Co.)
Sister stations	WCTC, WDHA-FM, WMTR, WJRZ-FM, WRAT
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	magic983.com

WMGQ, known on-air as Magic 98.3, is a radio station broadcasting from Somerset, New Jersey (the site of both the studio and transmitter tower) and licensed to New Brunswick (less than a mile away). It is located at 98.3 FM. The station can be heard in Monmouth, Middlesex, Somerset, Mercer, Union, and Hunterdon counties and parts of Morris and Essex counties. WMGQ is programmed by Jeff Rafter.

The station plays mostly adult contemporary music from the 1970s through the present, and their slogan is "Today's Hits, Yesterday's Favorites". WMGQ is owned by Beasley Broadcast Group, along with its sister station, WCTC. The station plays core artists like Lady Gaga, Billy Joel, Elton John, John Mayer, Bon Jovi, Kelly Clarkson, Coldplay, Beyoncé, and Journey.

Traditionally, WMGQ starts playing Christmas music 24/7 from Thanksgiving Eve until Christmas Day is over. From 2005 to 2009, WMGQ played Christmas music on November 20 to the day after Christmas is over (which most radio stations do). Today, Magic 98.3 goes all Christmas the Friday before Thanksgiving.

On July 19, 2016, Beasley Media Group announced it would acquire Greater Media and its 21 stations (including WMGQ) for $240 million.^[1] The FCC approved the sale on October 6, and the sale closed on November 1.^[2]

References

External links

Magic 98.3

Query the FCC's FM station database for WMGQ

Radio-Locator information on WMGQ

Radio stations in Middlesex, Somerset and Union Counties, New Jersey

By FM frequency	88.7 90.3 98.3 99.1 100.7

By AM frequency	1070 1170 1450 1530

By callsign	WAWZ WCTC WJDM WKMB WMGQ WRSU-FM WVPH WWTR plus most New York City radio stations

New Jersey radio markets Atlantic City–Cape May Middlesex–Somerset–Union Monmouth–Ocean Morristown Sussex Trenton Other New Jersey radio regions Vineland–Millville–Bridgeton NYC Metro Markets Long Island Hudson Valley [partial] Poughkeepsie Middlesex-Somerset-Union Monmouth-Ocean Morristown Bridgeport Danbury New Haven Stamford-Norwalk See also List of radio stations in New Jersey

Adult Contemporary radio stations in the state of New Jersey

Stations	WFPG – Atlantic City WMGQ – New Brunswick WRNJ - Hackettstown WOBM – Toms River WSUS – Franklin

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in New Jersey

Beasley Broadcast Group

Radio stations

Delaware	WJBR-FM

Florida	WBRN-FM WHFS WHSR WJBX WJPT WLLD WQYK-FM WRBQ-FM WRXK-FM WSBR WWCN WWNN WXKB WYUU

Georgia	WAEC WCHZ-FM WDRR WGAC WGAC-FM WGUS-FM WHHD WKXC-FM WRDW WWWE

Massachusetts	WBOS WBQT WKLB WMJX WRCA WROR

Michigan	WCSX WMGC-FM WRIF

New Jersey	WCTC WDHA WJRZ WMGQ WMTR WRAT WTMR

Nevada	KCYE KDWN KKLZ KOAS KVGS

North Carolina	WAZZ WBAV-FM WBCN WFLB WFNZ WIKS WKML WKQC WMGV WNCT WNCT-FM WNKS WPEG WSFL-FM WSOC-FM WUKS WXNR WZFX

Pennsylvania	WBEN-FM WMGK WMMR WPEN WTEL WWDB

Coordinates: 40°28′37″N 74°29′31″W / 40.477°N 74.492°W / 40.477; -74.492

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