WYFQ
| City | AM: Charlotte, North Carolina FM: Wadesboro, North Carolina |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Branding | BBN Radio |
| Slogan | "Where You Find Quality" |
| Frequency | AM: 930 kHz FM: 93.5 MHz |
| First air date | 1947 |
| Format | Christian |
| Power | AM: 5,000 watts (day) 1,000 watts (night) |
| ERP | FM: 8,700 watts |
| HAAT | FM: 169 meters |
| Class | AM: B FM: C3 |
| Facility ID | AM: 5152 FM: 73965 |
| Transmitter coordinates | AM: 35°16′0″N 80°54′5″W / 35.26667°N 80.90139°W FM: 35°02′57″N 80°18′38″W / 35.04917°N 80.31056°W |
| Callsign meaning | Where You Find Quality |
| Former callsigns | AM: WIST (1947–1960s) WSOC (1960s-1992) FM: WRPL (1989–1996) |
| Owner | Bible Broadcasting Network |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website |
BBN station page Bible Broadcasting Network |
WYFQ (930 AM) and WYFQ-FM (93.5 FM) are two stations broadcasting the Bible Broadcasting Network in the Charlotte, North Carolina area. The AM station operates with a power of 5,000 watts daytime and 1,000 watts nighttime. A directional antenna system is used during the station's nighttime hours. The FM station operates with a power of 8,700 watts, and is licensed to the city of Wadesboro, North Carolina. The FM station serves mainly as a repeater for the eastern portion of the Charlotte market.
The 930 frequency in the Charlotte market first went on the air with the call letters WIST in 1947. WIST was founded by Cosmos Broadcasting Company, and was a sister station to Columbia, South Carolina's heritage station WIS, as well as having an FM sister station (now WNKS). Its first studios were on North Tryon Street, two blocks from the square in uptown Charlotte.
As WIST, the station was initially an affiliate of the Mutual Broadcasting System, but by the late 1950s, it had dropped the network to become Charlotte's first independent radio station and Charlotte's first Top-40 station. Popular DJ's at that time included Jimmy Kilgo, Bob Chessen and Jim Martin.
In the early 1960s, in a rare move for broadcasters of the day, WIST traded frequencies with WSOC-AM at 1240 on the dial (now WHVN).
As WSOC, the 930 frequency became part of the legacy of Charlotte's second-oldest broadcasting company, and gained sister stations in WSOC-FM (103.7) and WSOC-TV (channel 9). The station's MOR music format and NBC Radio Network affiliation came to 930, as well as WSOC's heritage morning announcer Jack Knight.
Knight eventually was replaced as morning announcer by Denny Mills, and returned to the air on his old 1240 frequency on the then-WIST. Other popular announcers on WSOC in those days included Glenn Hamrick, Bill Currie and Jack Callaghan.
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