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WHBQ is an AM radio station in Memphis, Tennessee, in the United States of America. Its frequency is 560 kHz. Although today it broadcasts sports news exclusively, the station became famous in the 1950s for playing rhythm and blues. Owned by Flinn Broadcasting, the station's studios are located in Southeast Memphis, and the transmitter site is in North Memphis.
WHBQ was once owned by RKO General. Its reputation was developed by Dewey Phillips, a disc jockey who played rhythm and blues music on his night-time show, Red, Hot and Blue. In 1954, Phillips played a recording of "That's Alright Mama" by Elvis Presley, a young truck driver, marking the first time an Elvis recording was broadcast on the radio.
For many years, WHBQ was considered a "farm club" for RKO. Young, aspiring DJs, such as Rick Dees and game show host Wink Martindale would work there with hopes of being moved up to RKO's bigger markets, like Boston, New York, San Francisco, or the holy grail, KHJ in Los Angeles. In the 1960s, under the guidance of Bill Drake, WHBQ became Boss Radio. By the early eighties, the once-mighty music station could no longer compete with the increasing popularity of FM-band musical stations. They tried an oldies oriented format from 1981 to 1983 before switching to News/Talk. In 1988, RKO sold WHBQ to Flinn Broadcasting, a local media company, who tried oldies again, country and even heavy metal late at night.
LA MAS BELLA HISTORIA
QUE SE PUEDE CONTAR
LLEVA ESCRITO EL DOLOR
QUE PROVOCA UN AMOR
QUE NADIE ENTENDERÁ
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SIEMPRE MIRANDO ATRÁS
SÓLO LA OSCURIDAD
PUEDE SER NUESTRO HOGAR
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QUE NADIE ES CULPABLE POR AMAR
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SÓLO EL MAS SINCERO Y PURO AMOR
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TE QUISE, QUIERO Y QUERRÉ
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QUE BONITO A LA VEZ
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A ESTA SITUACIÓN
NUESTRO AMOR ES LA ISLA
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CON MI VIDA DARÉ
SÓLO EL BRAZO A TORCER
BIEN LO SABES, MI AMOR
NO... NO QUIERO MAS CLASES DE FALSA MORAL
QUE NADIE ES CULPABLE POR AMAR
EN MI PECHO NO LATE LA RAZÓN
SÓLO EL MAS SINCERO Y PURO AMOR
NO HAY MAR EN EL MUNDO
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QUE PUEDA ESTE FUEGO APAGAR
SÓLO EL TIEMPO PUEDE SER NUESTRO JUEZ
TE QUISE, QUIERO Y QUERRÉ
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QUE NADIE ES CULPABLE POR AMAR
EN MI PECHO NO LATE LA RAZÓN
SÓLO EL MAS SINCERO Y PURO AMOR
NO HAY MAR EN EL MUNDO
NI FUERZA CAPAZ
QUE PUEDA ESTE FUEGO APAGAR
SÓLO EL TIEMPO PUEDE SER NUESTRO JUEZ
TE QUISE, QUIERO Y QUERRÉ