WHBQ-FM

WHBQ-FM is a Germantown, Tennessee, United States-based radio station broadcasting a Top 40 (CHR) format. It serves Memphis along with its northern and eastern suburbs from an antenna located in Cordova, Tennessee. It is commonly referred to as the "Q", and first hit airwaves on March 23, 2004. It is owned by the Flinn Broadcasting Corporation and shares its call sign with FOX 13 on TV and sister station Sports 56 on AM. It operates from its studios in Southeast Memphis.

This article is about the station currently known as WHBQ-FM . For the station formerly known as WHBQ-FM, see WGKX.

WHBQ-FM


Logo's for WHBQ-FM HD1/HD2
CityGermantown, Tennessee
Broadcast areaMemphis, Tennessee
BrandingQ107.5
SloganAll The Hits
Frequency107.5 MHz (HD Radio)
Translator(s)96.3 W242CF (Memphis, relays HD2)
First air date1995 (as WJOI)
FormatFM/HD1: Top 40 (CHR)
HD2: Alternative rock "I96"
ERP3,900 watts
HAAT124 meters
ClassA
Facility ID50330
Call sign meaningWe Have Better Quartets[1]
Former call signsWAQK (1993-1994)
WJOI (1994-1997)
WKSL (1997-2001)
WYYL 8/2001-12/2001)
WMPS (2001-2004)
OwnerFlinn Broadcasting Corporation
Sister stationsKHGA, KXHT, WGSF, WHBQ, WIVG, WMPS, WMSO
WebcastListen Live
Websiteq1075.com
i96memphis.com (HD2)

Q1075 jocks include Nugget, Liz, Alexis Grace and Joe Mack.

History

The station first signed on in 1993, beginning as WAQK. A year later the call sign was changed to WJOI. In 1997 the station took its first jab at the Top 40 radio market with another call sign change to WKSL, and the moniker "107.5 KISS FM". This station, like the "Q", had a format based on that of KIIS-FM in L.A.. Though moderately popular, and the longest lasting format to date, this format was ended in 2001, and in August of that year it was changed to WYYL, a.k.a. "Wild 107-5". This station had a Rhythmic Contemporary Hit format, similar to that of another former Memphis station, Power 99. This format only lasted for four months before being turned into WMPS, a.k.a. "The Pig". This station had more of an Adult Contemporary format, like similar Memphis stations FM 100 or WRVR. Finally in 2004, after three years of Memphis not having a true Top 40 outlet, the station was turned into its current format and call sign. In 2010, Q 107.5 expanded its signal by adding a simulcast on 96.1 FM, while 96.1 FM's format of AAA "The Pig" moved down the dial to WPGF-LP 87.7 FM.

On April 11, 2013 WIVG split from its simulcast with WHBQ-FM and changed format to alternative rock, branded as "96X".[2] WHBQ-FM now refers to the format as "Q 107.5, All the Hits".

WHBQ-HD2

On August 30, 2019 WHBQ-FM launched a 1980's hits format on its HD2 subchannel, branded as "Z96.3" (simulcast on translator W242CF 96.3 FM Memphis).[3]

On January 20, 2020 WHBQ-HD2/W242CF changed their format from 1980's hits to alternative rock, branded as "I96".[4]

References
  1. "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
  2. http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/81598/alternative-returns-to-memphis/
  3. 96.3 Memphis Goes Back to the 80s Radioinsight - August 30, 2019
  4. I96 Returns to Memphis Radioinsight - January 20, 2020

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