of 2012, WQKE received the Vice President of Student Affairs Community Service Award after the station participated in numerous community service endeavors over the course of the 2011–2012 academic year, headlined of their most successful Starve-a-thon can drives in the history of the event. The event also garnered the station an Outstanding Community Service Outreach Program award from the Plattsburgh State Student Association Clubs and Organization Affairs Board at their annual club awards. In the fall of 2014, WQKE had a member go the distance in what is known now as The Randomness The Long Haul. DJ Buddy Beast aka Anthony Gallina's a student of SUNY Plattsburgh and member of WQKE. Anthony stayed on the radio 57 hours to break the original record of 27 hours. WQKE's license was cancelled on June 2, 2022. It was one of several State University of New York-owned student radio stations whose licenses were allowed to lapse that day, without filing for renewal. WQKE continues to exist as an online streaming station. See also SUNY Plattsburgh Plattsburgh State Television References External links QKE QKE Radio stations established in 1966 1966 establishments in New York (state) Radio stations disestablished in 2022 2022 disestablishments in New York (state) Defunct radio stations in the United States QKE State University of New York at Plattsburgh