WJXQ

WJXQ (106.1 FM, "Q106") is a radio station broadcasting a mainstream rock format. Licensed to Charlotte, Michigan, it first began broadcasting under the WKHM-FM call sign. Its studios are located on Cedar St. in Holt, Michigan.

WJXQ can be heard as far west as Grand Rapids and as far east as the Detroit Metro area and Flint/Lapeer with a good antenna.

History

Beginnings: WKHM-FM

The station was originally a simulcast of full-service AC sister station WKHM-AM 970, under the call letters WKHM-FM. (Other than call letters, the station is no relation to the current WKHM-FM, known as "K105.3.")

Stereo rock/WJOX

The simulcast ended in 1976, when 106.1 FM changed calls to WJOX, and switched to TM Programming's automated "Stereo Rock" Top 40 format. The station's morning show (hosted by local talent Jerry Barnhart) was live, but the rest of the dayparts were full automation, complete with pre-recorded song backsells from TM's John Borders, a voice who was heard on Stereo Rock stations across the country at the time. The station's moniker during this time was "Rock 106 WJOX", and it served mainly the Jackson area.