WRFQ (FM)

WRFQ "Q-104.5" is a classic rock radio station in Charleston, South Carolina, owned by iHeartMedia, Inc.. The station airs the Bob and Tom morning show. The station's studios and transmitter are located (separately) in Mount Pleasant.

WRFQ
CityMount Pleasant, South Carolina
Broadcast areaCharleston, South Carolina
Frequency104.5 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingQ-104.5
SloganCharleston's Classic Rock
Programming
FormatClassic rock
HD2: Hip Hop "Hip Hop Workout"
Ownership
OwneriHeartMedia, Inc.
(iHM Licenses, LLC)
History
First air date
1985 (as WDXZ)
Former call signs
WDXZ (1985-1993)
WJUK (1993-1996)
Technical information
Facility ID38901
ClassC1
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT201 meters
Transmitter coordinates
32°49′4.00″N 79°50′9.00″W
Links
WebcastListen Live
HD2: Listen Live
Websiteq1045.com

History

In the early 1990s, the station carried easy listening music as WDXZ and then switched to urban contemporary as "Foxy 104.5".

WJUK played country music in the mid-90s.[1]

104.5 as WRFQ signed on the air on April 26, 1996. Originally a 'Classic Hits' format, the station evolved to its current format of "Classic Rock" in 1998. Core artists include Lynyrd Skynyrd, AC/DC, 38 Special, Eagles, Van Halen, Def Leppard, Led Zeppelin, ZZ Top, Rolling Stones, The Who, Ozzy Osbourne, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Marshall Tucker Band, Allman Brothers, The Beatles, Fleetwood Mac, Elton John, Boston, Bad Company, Queen, Bachman–Turner Overdrive, REO Speedwagon, Pink Floyd, Eric Clapton and Stevie Ray Vaughan.

Beginning in January 2009, the station added an Alternative rock side channel as "The Drive", the format previously heard on WALC-FM which was sold in January to Radio Training Group.

References
  1. Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook, 1995.


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