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This template displays an external link to the [[Federal Communications Commission]] FM Query database for the applicable United States FM broadcast radio station, including LPFM and translator stations.

== Usage ==

 <nowiki>{{FMQ|1=</nowiki>''callsign''<nowiki>|2=</nowiki>''URL text''<nowiki>}}</nowiki>

Parameters:
*1 - the station callsign, required
*2 - the URL text, optional

<small>Historical note: Prior to the URL text parameter being added, the URL text ''<nowiki>Query the FCC's FM station database for {{{1}}}}</nowiki>'' was hard-coded into this template.  When the URL text parameter was added, the previous text was left as the default.</small>

Examples:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Code !! Result !! URL
|-
| <code><nowiki>{{FMQ|WDRC}}</nowiki></code>
| {{FMQ|WDRC}}
| <kbd>https://<nowiki/>transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call={{hilite|WDRC}}</kbd>
|-
| <code><nowiki>{{FMQ|WDRC|WDRC-FM}}</nowiki></code>
| {{FMQ|WDRC|WDRC-FM}}
| same as prior example
|-
| <code><nowiki>{{FMQ|WLIX-LP}}</nowiki></code>
| {{FMQ|WLIX-LP}}
| <kbd>https://<nowiki/>transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call={{hilite|WLIX-LP}}</kbd>
|-
| <code><nowiki>{{FMQ|W245BA}}</nowiki></code>
| {{FMQ|W245BA}}
| <kbd>https://<nowiki/>transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call={{hilite|W245BA}}</kbd>
|}

== See also ==
* {{tl|AMQ}}
* {{tl|FCC-TV-Station-profile}}
* {{tl|TVQ}}

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