WHQC
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City of license Shelby, North Carolina
Broadcast area Charlotte/Metrolina
Branding Channel 96-1
Slogan "All The Hits"
Frequency 96.1 MHz
First air date 1948[1]
Format Contemporary Hit Radio
Language English
ERP 99,000 watts
HAAT 530 meters (1,740 ft)
Class C
Facility ID 74194
Transmitter coordinates 35°21′44″N 81°09′19″W / 35.36222°N 81.15528°W / 35.36222; -81.15528
Callsign meaning W Hits Queen City[2]
Former callsigns WOHS-FM (1948-1978)
WXIK (1978-1987)[1]
WWMG (1987-2004)
WIBT (2004-2011)[3]
Owner Clear Channel Communications
(Clear Channel Broadcasting Licenses, Inc.)
Sister stations WEND, WKKT, WLYT, WRFX
Webcast Listen Live
Website channel961.com

WHQC (96.1 FM, "Channel 96-1") is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Shelby, North Carolina. The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications and the broadcast license is held by Clear Channel Broadcasting Licenses, Inc. WHQC broadcasts a Top 40 (CHR) format branded as "Channel 96-1" to the greater Charlotte, North Carolina, area. Its transmitter is located in Dallas, North Carolina.

History [link]

The station, established in 1948, was originally known as WOHS-FM, which complemented its AM sister station WOHS out of Shelby, North Carolina. In the 1978, the station increased its signal power to cover the far western portion of Charlotte and expanded its coverage as WXIK,[1] adopting a top 40 format as "K-96" that was heavy on "deep cut" rock hits. In 1987, the station boosted its signal again to cover the entire Charlotte area, and adopted a gold-based adult contemporary format for a time. A new set of call letters, WWMG, were adopted at that time as well, along with the name "Magic 96". Later in the 1980s, the station went with an oldies format.

As WWMG, the station was Charlotte's radio home of the North Carolina Tar Heels from 1991 to 1995.

Even though the oldies format remained successful for nearly two decades, its later years deemed less successful. In 2004, the station made headlines when the oldies format was dropped for its current format. The WIBT calls were chosen shortly afterwards, even though it initially created confusion between it and legendary Charlotte station WBT, which also has a spot on the FM dial as well.

Despite the controversy that ensued, WIBT would become a success story when it went to #1 in the Fall 2004 Arbitrons. As a Rhythmic Top 40 formatted station, WIBT was in competition with long-time Urban heritage station WPEG Power 98 and Pop station WNKS Kiss 95.1. Although its music tended to favor hip hop, WIBT played pop and dance crossovers that were hits. In early September 2010, 96.1 The Beat segued in to a mainstream contemporary hit radio format, going head-to-head with WNKS with the positioner "All The Hits." On December 10, 2010, after the station saw its ratings slip from 5.8 in Arbitron's September PPM to a 4.1 in November's PPM, WIBT finally dropped the "96-1 The Beat" moniker for "Channel 96-1", retaining the "All The Hits" positioner. On August 31, 2011, WIBT changed their call letters to WHQC.

Christopher "Brotha Fred" Frederick's last night co-hosting Fox News Edge on WCCB was December 16, 2010. The next day, WIBT announced that Frederick, the station's morning co-host since June 2006, would begin originating the show from Chicago on January 3, 2011. Joining Frederick would be David L, who was already part of the WIBT show, and Angi Taylor of Chicago. Frederick's "AM Mayhem" would also be heard on Chicago's WKSC-FM as well as WMKS in Greensboro, North Carolina and WKXJ in Chattanooga, Tennessee.[4][5][6]

On December 16, 2011, it was announced that longtime Charlotte morning radio hosts Ace & TJ would be replacing Fred. Ace & TJ signed on to WHQC on January 5, 2012.[7]

References [link]

  1. ^ a b c "The Facilities of Radio". 1979 Broadcasting Yearbook. Washington, DC: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1979. p. C-163. 
  2. ^ Washburn, Mark (September 17, 2011). "Surging WDAV-FM gets new leadership". The Charlotte Observer. https://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/09/16/2610959/surging-wdav-fm-gets-new-leadership.html. Retrieved September 17, 2011. 
  3. ^ "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access Database. FCC Media Bureau. https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=74194&Callsign=WHQC. Retrieved December 26, 2011. 
  4. ^ Washburn, Mark (December 17, 2010). "Brotha Fred hitting the road for Chicago". The Charlotte Observer. https://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/12/17/1916452/brotha-fred-leaving-for-chicago.html. Retrieved February 3, 2011. 
  5. ^ "103.7 KISS FM - Chattanooga's Hit Music Now". https://www.kisschattanooga.com/pages/brothafred.html. Retrieved February 3, 2011. 
  6. ^ "105.7 Now - The Triad's Home for Hit Music Now". https://www.1057kissfm.com/pages/brothafred.html. Retrieved February 3, 2011. 
  7. ^ Washburn, Mark (December 16, 2011). "Ace & T.J. making a comeback". The Charlotte Observer. https://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/12/16/2855305/ace-tj-making-a-comeback.html. Retrieved December 26, 2011. 

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Also see: Contemporary Hit Radio • Rhythmic • KISS-FM • MOVin • Radio Disney
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by: UGK

CHORUS:
I'm pushin' down the ave. no one lookin' good
I'm baggin' stones niggas diamonds up against that wood.
I'm pushin' down the ave. no one lookin' good
I'm baggin' stones niggas diamonds up against that wood.
I'm pimpin' down the ave. you know I'm lookin' tight
These jealous niggas looking at me and my car so shife.
Wanna take my life, and wanna jack, but I see all through that,
Never let these bitch niggas take what's mine nigga never do that
Who's says he's going through a thang when ya'll ain't never lied.
I gotta a baby but it's momma act like he ain't mine.
Wicked women using children to live on
When I hurt and try to hate cause she knows the thrill is gone
Say man I stop smokin' with haters back in 94
But niggas thinkin' that a sweeps gone get the through my door
And niggas talk alot of shit in a safe place,
I know cause he can't look me eye-to-eye when he in my face
Now nigga listen to my thesis, see just what I mean
Nigga I ride dirty everyday, but still I shine so clean
Glitter and gleam, and all what it look like
So I keep swangin' I hear clanging tryin' to live my life
CHORUS (2x)
I see these niggas and days go and come
And fo me just to wake, I'm know I'm pissed
I grab my cis and I split my sista with my bunk
Some of my sweets be tight And some of my sweets be fucked up
But all of my sweets gonna blow so killas smoke get sucked up
I looked up today and didn't fall prey to none of that pistol play
But who is to say tomorrow they won't be blastin' this-a-way
I'm puffin' spliffs of hay Still upset about the drama here
At this time of year I'm wipin' away my dead homey momma's tears... shit..
But naturally them fuckin' laws is always after me
So I have to be in that matter on that 5-0-3
I'm livin' dastardly
Must be all about survival G
These niggas passin' me streets keep on gettin' live with me.
They say there has to be another way but I ain't feelin that.
They try to steal a lad, and my wig they wanna peel it back.
But still the fact remains. It's all about the game swangin' bang
Peace to E-S-G and all the victims of the game
CHORUS (3x)
I'm pimpin' through the ave. tryin' to see some good
But everythang is still the same in my neighborhood
Niggas frown when you up and smile when you down
And when you change for the better shife fools stop comin' around
I see the jealousy and hate, the wicked ways
We all lost children, pray for papers, and smokin' our lives away
Got to the point where I could not decipher day from night
She say she love me but all we do now is fuckin' fight
My conscience fuck with me so much I can't eat or sleep
The other side is sellin' dope and out there runnin' the streets
And even though I'm gaining street fame comin' from this rap game
Lust for thankin' and compulsive drankin' is a normal thang
Some get erased and misplaced tryin' to win the race
Some try to hold on to there place by smokin' with lace
But see drugs and plastic thugs ain't gonna change the hood
I'm smokin' skunk and poppin' the truck to make me feel good.
CHORUS (2x)
So it's your life...




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