WMRQ-FM

WMRQ-FM (104.1 MHz) is an alternative rock radio station licensed to Waterbury, Connecticut, and serving Greater Hartford and New Haven.

Its HD2 digital subchannel carries a Spanish tropical music and contemporary hit radio format known as "Bomba FM", also heard on translator stations 97.1 W246CC in Bolton, 99.5 W258AL in Clinton and 104.5 W283BS in Bridgeport.

[4] Most radios at the time did not receive FM signals, so the station was largely automated, with pre-recorded announcements.

It was acquired by entertainer and TV host Merv Griffin in 1972, changing its call letters to WIOF (standing for "1-0-Four", its dial position).

In 1978, the station dropped country to become soft adult contemporary-formatted "Magic 104" using the syndicated "TM Beautiful Rock" service.

During the switch to "Magic", WIOF upgraded its signal by moving its transmitter from near its studios in Prospect to West Peak in Meriden.

DJs on "Star" included Brett Provo in mornings, then afternoons (later becoming afternoon drive/production director at WMAS in Springfield); Paul DeFrancisco in afternoons; Jay Hanson (later at WFMX in Skowhegan, Maine) and Long John on weekends; Jim Severine; Rich Kilbourne (also known as Big Rich Baker) on news; Cathy Foxx in middays; Neil Jackson in mornings; Lee Gordon as Production Director; and Race Bannon, who later stayed on the station after the flip to modern rock.

Star 104.1 was competing with other AC stations in the Hartford radio market and was unable to capture a sizable audience.

Spank Buda served as Assistant Program Director and night host for the entire duration of WPHH.

On February 19, 2009, Ledyard-based Red Wolf Broadcasting Corp. (doing business as Full Power Radio) who owns WBMW and WWRX in the New London area, announced that it had agreed to buy WURH for $8,000,000.

Red Wolf later moved the translator to 97.1 FM (which forced a change of call letters to W246CC) to provide more coverage and increase signal strength.

On January 15, the translator immediately ceased simulcasting WPLR-HD2, the alternative format known as "Mod", and began carrying "Bomba".