Kira Riskin

Communications Major | Quinnipiac University | VP and Social Media Manager of Quinnipiac University Powerlifting

Role: Show Host & Producer at Wqaq 98.1 Fm
Location: Hamden, CT, US
LinkedIn followers: 500 followers

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About Kira Riskin

As a Communications Major, and a Psychology minor at Quinnipiac University, I am working towards a balanced degree that I can apply in the workforce to lend competence, energy and commitment to a forward-thinking organization. I\'m a reliable and hard-working leader looking to join a team-oriented environment and further my areas of passion: Media studies, illustration, design, video production, editing, and writing.

Experience

Show Host & Producer
Wqaq 98.1 Fm
Sep 2024 — Present · Hamden, CT, US
Radio Show/Talk Show Host, Sequencer and On Air Experience

Education

Harwood UHSD #19
High School Diploma
Essex North Shore Agricultural & Technical School
Culinary Arts Major
Quinnipiac University
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Communication and Media Studies

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Current company

Wqaq 98.1 Fm

Broadcast Media Production and Distribution · 42 employees · Founded 1970 · Hamden, Connecticut, United States

WQAQ was founded at Quinnipiac in 1970. Students originally established the radio station as WQSV, an acronym for Quinnipiac Student Voice. Studios were built in the mid-1970s on the first floor of the Carl Hansen Student Center. The call sign was quickly changed to WQAQ, under the frequency 88.3 FM. The original antenna transmitter was based on 1960s technology and broadcasted 10 watts, it was located on top of the Student Center. In 1991, Quinnipiac renovated the Student Center and moved WQAQ to the second floor, creating separate rooms within the station. In 1996, the FCC changed WQAQ’s frequency from 88.3 FM to 98.1 FM, which remains the frequency to this day. WQAQ tried to upgrade to a 100 watt transmitter in order to become a Class A FM station, but it was not allowed. To this day, WQAQ is still a Class D FM station. Around 1996, a new antenna was put on top of the Student Center in order to broadcast WQAQ to the transmitter. In 2006, Quinnipiac University’s former President, John Lahey, had the antenna on top of the Student Center dismantled and WQAQ became an internet-only streaming radio station. After numerous meetings, a temporary transmitter was set up nearby in Westwoods. Eventually, a permanent transmitter was installed and it resides there to this day. For more information or to get involved, email WQAQ\'s current General Manager, Lindsey Franco at L••••••••@quinnipiac.edu.

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About Kira Riskin

Experience

Show Host & Producer

Education

Harwood UHSD #19

Essex North Shore Agricultural & Technical School

Quinnipiac University

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