WQLT-FM
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Branding | Q107 |
Programming | |
Format | Adult hits |
Affiliations | Fox News Radio Tennessee Titans Radio Network |
Ownership | |
Owner | Big River Broadcasting Corporation |
WSBM, WXFL, WLVS-FM | |
History | |
First air date | August 8, 1962 (as WOWL-FM) |
Former call signs | WOWL-FM (1962-1965) WJOI-FM (1965-1967) WQLT (1967-1978)[1] |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 5274 |
Class | C1 |
ERP | 93,000 watts |
HAAT | 310 meters (1017 feet) |
Transmitter coordinates | 34°40′24″N 87°42′56″W / 34.67333°N 87.71556°W |
Translator(s) | 106.9 W295AE (Trinity) |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | wqlt.com |
WQLT-FM (107.3
WQLT's transmitter is located off New Cut Road in Tuscumbia, Alabama.[2] With an effective radiated power (ERP) of 93,000 watts and a height above average terrain (HAAT) of 1,017 feet, WQLT's signal can be heard throughout Northwest Alabama, Northeast Mississippi, and South-Central Tennessee.
Programming
WQLT-FM broadcasts a wide range of
History
This station began regular broadcasting on August 8, 1962, with 4,600
On August 15, 1965, the station began broadcasting with 25,000 watts of effective radiated power as WJOI-FM.[6] Owned by WJOI Radio, Inc., it was the FM sister station of WJOI (1340 AM, now known as WSBM).[6] On May 29, 1967, the station's call letters were changed again, this time to WQLT.[7]
WQLT and its AM sister were acquired by Big River Broadcasting Corporation on February 21, 1973.[8] Big River Broadcasting is owned by the family of Sam Phillips, the legendary record producer and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member most notable for founding Sun Records and discovering Elvis Presley.[9][10]
The station's signal was boosted to 100,000 watts in 1978 and the station was assigned the current WQLT-FM call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on December 1, 1978.[1][8] This was the first regional top-40 station to serve the entirety of North Alabama and forced several AMs in the area to change format. Q-107's original line-up offered six-hour shifts featuring George Bryant 6 AM to Noon, Maury Buchanan Noon to 6PM, Steve Jefferies 6PM to Midnight, Kerry Mitchell Midnight to 6AM. Weekends Featured Booker T. Ken Maynor hosted Saturday Night at the Oldies for many years. Bill Reeves served as Operations Manager and Production Director. Al Hammond was news director.
Translators
WQLT-FM's programming is also carried on a
Call sign | Frequency | City of license | ERP (W) | Class | FCC info |
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W295AE | 106.9 FM | Trinity, Alabama | 250 | D | FMQ |
References
- ^ a b "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WQLT
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ^ "Titans Radio in Alabama". Titans Radio. Retrieved February 4, 2010.
- ^ a b "Directory of AM and FM Radio stations in the U.S.". 1965 Broadcasting Yearbook. Washington, D.C.: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1965. p. B-5.
- ^ a b "Directory of AM and FM Radio stations in the U.S.". 1968 Broadcasting Yearbook. Washington, D.C.: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1968. p. B-5.
- ^ "Directory of AM and FM Radio Stations in the U.S.". 1972 Broadcasting Yearbook. Washington, D.C.: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1972. p. B-6.
- ^ a b "Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada". Broadcasting Yearbook 1979. Washington, D.C.: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1979. p. C-3.
- ^ "Ownership Report for Commercial Broadcast Stations (BOA-19991130ABY)". Federal Communications Commission. December 10, 1999.
- ISBN 978-0-19-511671-7.
External links
- WQLT in the FCC FM station database
- WQLT in Nielsen Audio's FM station database