WQLT-FM

WQLT-FM (107.3 MHz, "Q107") is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Florence, Alabama, United States. The station airs an adult hits radio format. It is owned by the Big River Broadcasting Corporation and is operated by the family of noted record producer Sam Phillips. The studios and offices are on Sam Phillips Street in Florence.

WQLT-FM
CityFlorence, Alabama
Broadcast areaFlorence-Muscle Shoals Metropolitan Area
Frequency107.3 MHz
BrandingQ107
SloganGreat Classics & the Best of Today
Programming
FormatAdult Hits
AffiliationsFox News Radio
Tennessee Titans Radio Network
Ownership
OwnerBig River Broadcasting Corporation
WSBM, WXFL, WLVS-FM
History
First air date
August 8, 1962 (as WOWL-FM)
Former call signs
WOWL-FM (1962-1965)
WJOI-FM (1965-1967)
WQLT (1967-1978)[1]
Technical information
Facility ID5274
ClassC1
ERP93,000 watts
HAAT310 meters (1017 feet)
Transmitter coordinates
34°40′24″N 87°42′56″W
Translator(s)106.9 W295AE (Trinity)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitewqlt.com

WQLT's transmitter is located off New Cut Road in Tuscumbia, Alabama.[2] With an effective radiated power (ERP) of 93,000 watts and a height above average terrain (HAAT) of 1,017 feet, WQLT's signal can be heard around Northwest Alabama, Northeast Mississippi, and South-Central Tennessee.

Programming

WQLT-FM broadcasts a wide range of adult hits, mixing adult contemporary, alternative rock and classic hits music.[3] In addition to its usual music programming, WQLT-FM is an affiliate of the Tennessee Titans football radio network.[4] It also carries news updates from Fox News Radio.

On-Air Personalities are:[5] Jimmy O (6a-10a), RIver Jones (10a-2p), Chip Valentine (2p-6p), Chris Michaels (6p-12a), Nina Jackson (12a-6a).

Weekend On-Air Personalities are: Henry Green 6p-12a Sun.

Regular weekday programming includes[5] "Your Morning Show" with Jimmy O from 6-10am, "All Request Lunch Break" with River Jones from 12-1pm, and your "5 O'clock Ride Home" with Chip Valentine.

Special programming includes "Funkadelic Friday", from 6pm-1am on Friday nights, and "Saturday Night at the Oldies" from 6pm-12am on Saturday nights, both hosted by Chris Michaels.

History

This station began regular broadcasting on August 8, 1962, with 4,600 watts of effective radiated power on 107.3 MHz as WOWL-FM.[6] Owned by Radio Muscle Shoals, Inc., it was the FM sister station of AM 1240 WOWL (now WBCF).[6]

On August 15, 1965, the station began broadcasting with 25,000 watts of effective radiated power as WJOI-FM.[7] Owned by WJOI Radio, Inc., it was the FM sister station of WJOI (1340 AM, now known as WSBM).[7] On May 29, 1967, the station's call letters were changed again, this time to WQLT.[8]

WQLT and its AM sister were acquired by Big River Broadcasting Corporation on February 21, 1973.[9] Big River Broadcasting is owned by the family of Sam Phillips, the legendary record producer and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member most notable for founding Sun Records and discovering Elvis Presley.[10][11]

The station's signal was boosted to 100,000 watts in 1978 and the station was assigned the current WQLT-FM call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on December 1, 1978.[1][9] This was the first regional top-40 station in North Alabama and forced several AM's to change format. Q-107's original line-up offered four hour shifts starting at 6 am and included J.Micheal Pruitt (mornings), Wayne Thompson (mid-days), Sherry St. John (afternoons), "Your Buddy Ron" Wallace (nights), Sandy Michaels (late night) and Bill Glass (over-night).

Translators

WQLT-FM's programming is also carried on a broadcast translator station to extend or improve the coverage area of the station.

Call signFrequency
(MHz)		City of licenseERP
(W)		ClassFCC info
W295AE106.9Trinity, Alabama250DFCC

References
  1. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. Radio-Locator.com/WQLT
  3. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  4. "Titans Radio in Alabama". Titans Radio. Retrieved February 4, 2010.
  5. "Homepage". Q107. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
  6. "Directory of AM and FM Radio stations in the U.S.". 1965 Broadcasting Yearbook. Washington, D.C.: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1965. p. B-5.
  7. "Directory of AM and FM Radio stations in the U.S.". 1968 Broadcasting Yearbook. Washington, D.C.: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1968. p. B-5.
  8. "Directory of AM and FM Radio Stations in the U.S.". 1972 Broadcasting Yearbook. Washington, D.C.: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1972. p. B-6.
  9. "Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada". Broadcasting Yearbook 1979. Washington, D.C.: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1979. p. C-3.
  10. "Ownership Report for Commercial Broadcast Stations (BOA-19991130ABY)". Federal Communications Commission. December 10, 1999.
  11. Guterman, Jimmy (1998). "Sam Phillips". In Paul Kingsbury (ed.). The Encyclopedia of Country Music. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 414.
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