WHQC
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| City | Shelby, North Carolina |
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| Broadcast area | Charlotte/Metrolina |
| Branding | Channel 96.1 |
| Slogan | Charlotte's #1 For New Music |
| Frequency | 96.1 MHz(also on HD Radio) |
| First air date | 1948 (as WOHS-FM) |
| Format | Top 40 (CHR) |
| Language(s) | English |
| ERP | 99,000 watts |
| HAAT | 530 meters (1,740 ft) |
| Class | C |
| Facility ID | 74194 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 35°21′44″N 81°09′19″W / 35.36222°N 81.15528°W |
| Callsign meaning | W Hits Queen City |
| Former callsigns | WOHS-FM (1948-1978) WXIK (1978-1987) WWMG (1987-2004) WIBT (2004-2011) |
| Owner |
iHeartMedia, Inc. (Clear Channel Broadcasting Licenses, Inc.) |
| Sister stations | WEND, WKKT, WLKO, WRFX |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | channel961.com |
WHQC (96.1 FM, "Channel 96-1") is an American radio station in Charlotte, North Carolina. Licensed to serve the suburb of Shelby, North Carolina, it is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc.. WHQC broadcasts a Top 40 (CHR) Format branded as "Channel 96.1." Its transmitter is located in Dallas, North Carolina, and its studios are located along with the rest of iHeartMedia's Charlotte stations in the Wood Ridge Center office complex off Billy Graham Parkway in south Charlotte.
WHQC is licensed to broadcast in the HD Radio format.HD 1 is a simulcast of the analog "All the Hits" broadcast signal, while HD-2 signal is known as "Beso 96.1" which programs Spanish music.
The station was established in 1948 as WOHS-FM, which complemented its AM sister station WOHS out of Shelby, North Carolina. In 1978, the station increased its signal power to cover the far western portion of Charlotte and expanded its coverage as WXIK, adopting a top 40 format as "K-96" that was heavy on "deep cut" rock hits. Air staff at WXIK included longtime PD/MD Jeffrey Owens, longtime Shelby personality Andy Foster, Vince Goolio, J. Worthington Smith, Eddie Bridges, Dawne Conrad, Don Richards, Rusty Price, Kent Dorsey, Scott Miller, Jeff Champion, and Bob Davis. On February 27, 1987, at 5:30 am, the station boosted its signal again to cover the entire Charlotte area. At the same time, the station adopted a gold-based adult contemporary format. A new set of call letters, WWMG, were adopted at that time as well, along with the name "Magic 96". By early 1989, the station flipped to oldies.
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