WHLQ

WHLQ is a Black Gospel and Urban Contemporary formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Lawrenceville, Virginia, serving Lawrenceville and Brunswick County, Virginia. WHLQ is owned and operated by Ronnie D. Joyner Ministries, Inc.

History

Pre-broadcast and launch

William Carlton Link and Thurman Louis Hardgrove, Sr. both applied for a new FM station for Lawrenceville, Virginia, in early 1988. Link already owned an AM station, WLES, in Lawrenceville. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) held a hearing regarding the matter on January 14, 1988. More than two months later, on March 31, Link's application was approved, with the station to broadcast at 98.9 MHz. During the week of April 20, 1989, the FCC assigned the new station the WLES-FM call sign. The station launched on September 1, 1991, airing country and bluegrass music. During the week of November 30, the station call sign changed to WHFD.

History since launch

On November 12, 1992, the FCC announced that WHFD would move from 98.9 to 105.5, where it remains. The move took place on January 15, 1993. The station added gospel music to its format in 1995.