WQAK

WQAK
City Union City, Tennessee
Broadcast area Jackson TN area
Branding The Quake
Frequency 105.7 MHz
Translator(s) 107.9 MHz (W300BY) Union City, Tennessee
Format Active Rock
ERP 6,000 watts
HAAT 94 meters (308 ft)
Class A
Facility ID 68611
Transmitter coordinates 36°31′7.00″N 89°5′41.00″W / 36.5186111°N 89.0947222°W / 36.5186111; -89.0947222
Former callsigns WLJJ (1993-1994)
WWUC (1994-1998)
Owner Thunderbolt Broadcasting Company
Sister stations KYTN, WCDZ, WCMT, WCMT-FM
Website www.thunderboltradio.com/the-quake/

WQAK (105.7 FM, "The Quake") is a radio station broadcasting an Active Rock format. Licensed to Union City, Tennessee, United States, the station serves the Jackson TN area and Ken Tenn area. The station is owned by Thunderbolt Broadcasting Company.[1]

History

The station began broadcasting as WLJJ on February 10, 1993 and changed its call letters February 11, 1994 to WWUC, On December 11, 1998 to the current WQAK,[2]

In addition to its alternative rock format, "The Quake" WQAK FM airs Union City high school sports and Tennessee Titans football.

The radio station is owned by Thunderbolt Broadcasting which also operates KYTN-FM 104.9 in Union City, Tennessee and WCMT AM 1410, WCMT-FM 101.3 and WCDZ-FM 95.1 in Martin, Tennessee.

The WQAK-FM and KYTN-FM studios are located at 223 Westgate Drive in Union City, Tennessee. Thunderbolt Broadcasting purchased KYTN (formerly WYVY FM) and WQAK-FM stations December 27, 2005 from Twin States Broadcasting. WQAK FM 105.7 also broadcasts its programming on 107.9 FM.

References

  1. ↑ "WQAK Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. ↑ "WqAK Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

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