WRQ
WRQ is now a Sports Talk AM station in Detroit, MI. Formerly a 24-hour all-news station. The station had employed Rod Cambridge, Russ Lindberg, Peter Handley, Tracy Burns, and Willie Barnman. WRQ is a CBS affiliate. Rod Cambridge’s late father previously worked at WRQ.
2017 Soundboard Hack
WRQ was the first Detroit station to be hacked by an unknown hacker on 27 Dec 2017 at 3:37 PM. Rod later reports all hacks at 10 pm later that night.
2019 Detroit Zombie Tradgey
WRQ on 30 July 2019 shortly before 9 pm was overrun by zombies. A security guard, a helicopter pilot, and Shawn Haws were attacked by zombies and later transitioned into zombie form. Rod Cambridge and Russ Lindberg escaped.
Rod Cambridge, along with the Black Phantoms Motorcycle Club regained control of WRQ and began broadcasting the next morning at around 6 am. Rod continued to broadcast until 1:30 pm with the station going to the CBS National Feed for a few days. Usual broadcasting returned on 4 August 2019.
Flip to Sports Talk
Sometime after the 2026 Zombie Attack in Detroit, WRQ ended it’s All-News format in favor of Sports Talk. The exact date is unknown. The station kept the fan favorite Rod Cambridge around, but he would soon be fired due to an altercation with a listener who went to the WRQ building to fight Rod.
Trivia
- WRQ is based on WWJ, an all-news station in Detroit.