WQNC
| City | Harrisburg, North Carolina |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Charlotte/Metrolina |
| Branding | 92.7 The Block |
| Slogan | Nonstop Hip-Hop and R&B |
| Frequency | 92.7 MHz (also on HD Radio) |
| First air date | 1995 (as WCCJ) |
| Format | Mainstream Urban |
| ERP | 10,500 watts |
| HAAT | 154 meters |
| Class | C3 |
| Facility ID | 28898 |
| Former callsigns | WCCJ (1995-2001) WCHH (2001-2004) WQNC (2004-2012) WPZS (2012-2015) |
| Owner |
Radio One (Radio One of North Carolina, LLC) |
| Sister stations | WPZS, WOSF |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 927theblock.com |
WQNC (92.7 FM) is a Mainstream Urban radio station in Charlotte, North Carolina that is owned and operated by Radio One. The station's studios are located in South Charlotte near the Carowinds, and the transmitter site is in Charlotte's Newell South neighborhood.
The station signed on as WCCJ in 1995 with a commercial-free free-form rock format. Due to low advertising rates, in 1995, the station changed to smooth jazz, and would flip again to rhythmic oldies in 1999.
On April 2, 2001, WCCJ flipped to mainstream urban as Hot 92.7, with new call letters WCHH, taking on Urban/Hip hop station WPEG. It did well in the ratings at first, knocking WPEG down to 6th place in the market, but later declined, so it was flipped to Urban AC on January 21, 2004 as "Q92.7", along with a call letter change to WQNC. WQNC took over Tom Joyner's show from longer standing Urban AC rival WBAV-FM soon after that. WBAV subsequently answered back by signing on as an affiliate for a new syndicated show hosted by Joyner's rival, Steve Harvey.
On May 15, 2008, WQNC added two talk shows: the New York City based "Keeping It Real with Rev. Al Sharpton," and the "Warren Ballentine Show."
In October 2009, WQNC rebranded as "My 92.7", changed to a more contemporary sound, dropping the talk show hosts other than Joyner, and adding energetic music from such artists as Usher, Patti LaBelle and Whitney Houston. The slogan was "R&B from the 80s, 90s, and Now", although some 70s disco/soul/R&B songs remained on the playlist.
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