WNRQ is an FM radio station in Nashville, Tennessee, broadcasting on a frequency of 105.9 MHz. It serves counties in northern middle Tennessee and southern central Kentucky.

History/Ownership [link]

WNRQ has previously been adult contemporary "Star 106" WLAC-FM and WJYN, the latter reflecting a former easy listening format, "The Joy of Nashville". It has always been the partner station of the historical WLAC, through numerous ownership changes (presently held by Clear Channel Communications).

In 1998, Dick Broadcasting, owner of WGFX, and SFX Broadcasting, the then-owner of WLAC-FM, agreed to trade the intellectual property of the stations. The trade, to have taken place February 2, 1998, would have moved WLAC-FM to 104.5 FM, and moved WGFX's classic rock format to 105.9 under SFX ownership. However, when the agreement fell apart, SFX decided to go ahead with launching a classic rock format anyway, and flipped WLAC-FM to WNRQ that month.

Current Format [link]

The current format features a mixture of fairly hard classic rock deemed to be primarily male-oriented; most of the station's playlist first hit middle Tennessee airwaves on the now-country-formatted WKDF during the 1970s and 1980s. It is also Nashville's broadcaster of the syndicated John Boy and Billy morning show, heard on numerous Southern stations with the same format as WNRQ.

Former Disc Jockeys [link]

"Moose" - currently programs WCJK-FM, or "96.3 Jack FM," Murfreesboro/Nashville.

HD Radio [link]

WNRQ also broadcasts three HD Radio stations: WNRQ-HD1, WNRQ-HD2 and WNRQ-HD3. HD1 is a simulcast of the analog station, while HD2 is a Clear Channel Communications-provided channel called "Vinyl Vineyard". HD3 is a simulcast of sister station 1510 WLAC.

External links [link]

• WNRQ official site
• WNRQ HD information
• Query the FCC's FM station database for WNRQ
• Radio-Locator information on WNRQ
• Query Arbitron's FM station database for WNRQ

Coordinates: 36°02′10″N 86°50′56″W / 36.036°N 86.849°W / 36.036; -86.849