WHQT

WHQT

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History
First air date	November 15, 1958 (as WVCG-FM)
Former call signs	WVCG-FM (1958–1968) WYOR (1968–1983) WEZI (1983–1985)
Call sign meaning	W HQT (Disambiguation of the word "Hot")
Technical information
Facility ID	72982
Class	C0
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	307 meters (1,007 ft)
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	hot105fm.com

WHQT (105.1

.

WHQT's studios and offices are located in Hollywood along with its

, branded as "Joy 105", on the HD2 channel.

"Hot 105" airs the

Morning Show from 6 to 10 a.m.

History

Early years

On November 15, 1958, 105.1 FM

. WYOR promoted itself using an FM radio dial card, listing WYOR at 105.1 along with the dial positions of other FM stations in the Miami radio market. The card was updated each year.

The station enjoyed a grandfathered license, allowing it to transmit with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 160,000 watts while most Miami FM stations ran with much less power. Its signal really wasn't much stronger than other stations because its antenna was under sixty meters (200 feet) height above average terrain (HAAT). The grandfathered power ended when the transmitter was relocated to a 600-foot tower in downtown Miami in the early 1970s. The station's power then dropped to 100,000 watts, similar to other Miami FM outlets.

In 1983, the station was sold to

format by reducing the instrumentals and adding more vocals. By the mid 1980s, the audience for the easy listening format was aging, while advertisers prefer younger to middle-aged listeners.

Hot 105

On January 10, 1985, at 6 a.m., the station changed to a hybrid

jockless radio.

With fierce competition from

demographic

until 1992, when WHQT evolved to Urban Adult Contemporary. Around that time, Cox purchased both stations, which led to the end of their competition.

For some time, Hot 105 was the only Adult R&B/Soul station in the market until October

.

Tom Joyner

Hot 105 was one of the original affiliates of the nationally syndicated Tom Joyner Morning Show when it debuted in 1994. The show now has about 100 affiliates around the U.S. Joyner announced he would retire from the show in 2019.

NAB Radio Award

WHQT has been committed to public service and excellence in the Miami community for over three decades. WHQT has won the prestigious

for "Urban Station of the Year" under Director of Branding and Programming Phil Michaels-Trueba, 4 times, starting in 2014, and then again in 2017, 2019, and most recently in 2023. Michaels-Trueba has been associated with Hot 105 on and off since 1991 when he started as an intern and rose through the ranks thru 1999 and returned as Program Director in March 2006. In 2023, Phil Michaels-Trueba was promoted to Director of Operations.

Former program directors

Previous program directors include Jeff Tyson, Bob McKay, Bill Tanner, Keith Isley, Hector Hannibal, Tony Kidd, Derrick Brown, Tony Fields and Duff Lindsey.

References

External links

• Hot 105 FM Website
• WHQT in the FCC FM station database
• WHQT in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

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