WQQK
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| Facility ID | 52521 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 3,500 watts |
| HAAT | 133 meters (436 ft) |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | 92qnashville.com |
WQQK (92.1
History
On October 16, 1970, the station signed on as WHVT. The studios were at 361 Main Street in Hendersonville, Tennessee, with transmitter facilities on Campbell Road in Goodlettsville, Tennessee. Hendersonville Broadcasting Corporation was the licensee, according to FCC records. The transmitter facilities are in the same location today. In the 1970s, the station operated as WBYQ, branded as "92Q", and was the pioneering station of the "
On July 1, 1981, WBYQ changed its call letters to WMAK-FM, which lasted until January 1, 1984. On May 17, 1982, FCC records show the station's license was transferred from Hendersonville Broadcasting Corporation to Phoenix of Hendersonville, Inc.(Samuel H. Howard). On January 31, 1984, the station's call sign was changed to WQQK and relaunched with an
Today, WQQK carries "The Kenny Smoov Morning Show" (who replaced
On September 16, 2011, two of WQQK's sister stations, WRQQ and WNFN, were placed into an independent trust (Volt Radio, LLC) while Cumulus sought a buyer. The move was forced by FCC ownership limits following Cumulus' acquisition of Citadel Broadcasting, which resulted locally in WKDF and WGFX joining the Cumulus cluster. The FCC, as of 2011, allows a single company to own a maximum of five FM stations and two AM stations in any given market. To meet these guidelines in Nashville, Cumulus was forced to divest two of its seven FM stations, and the company chose WRQQ and WNFN, traditionally its two lowest-performing stations.
On November 14, 2011, Cumulus announced it was removing WRQQ from the Volt Radio trust, replacing it with WQQK.[4] WQQK itself was removed from the trust on April 30, 2013.
References
- ^ Call Sign was WHVT"1974 Broadcasting Yearbook, page B-195" (PDF). worldradiohistory.com.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WQQK". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Stations". HD Radio.
- ^ "Cumulus Takes Two Out Of Trusts, Puts One In". All Access.
External links
- 92-Q - Official Site
- WQQK in the FCC FM station database
- WQQK in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
36°17′50″N 86°45′11″W / 36.297278°N 86.753056°W
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