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{{Infobox radio station
| name = WHQC
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| logo_size = 180px
| city = [[Shelby, North Carolina]]
| country = US
| area = [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]]/[[Charlotte metropolitan area|Metrolina]]
| branding = ''Hits 96.1''
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|{{Radio Relay|100.3|W262BM|Charlotte|HD2}}
|{{Radio Relay|96.5|W243BY|Charlotte|HD3}}
|{{Radio Relay|98.3|W252BU|[[Dallas, North Carolina|Dallas]]|HD3}}
|{{Radio Relay|98.3|W252DI|[[Concord, North Carolina|Concord]]|HD2}}
}}
| airdate = [[1948 in radio|1948]] (as WOHS-FM)<ref name="bc79"/>
| format = Gold-leaning [[Contemporary hit radio|Top 40 (CHR)]]
| subchannels = {{ubl
|HD2: [[Air1]] ([[Contemporary worship music]])
|HD3: HIS Radio ([[Contemporary Christian music]])
}}
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| class = C
| facility_id = 74194
| licensing_authority = [[FCC]]
| coordinates = {{coord|35|21|44.5|N|81|
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns = {{ubl|WOHS-FM (
| former_frequencies =
| affiliations = [[Premiere Networks]]
| owner = [[iHeartMedia]]
| licensee = iHM Licenses, LLC
| sister_stations = [[WEND]], [[WKKT]], [[WLKO]], [[WRFX]], [[W254AZ]]
| webcast =
| website =
}}
'''WHQC''' (96.1 [[FM broadcasting|FM]],
WHQC is licensed to broadcast in the [[HD Radio]] format.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Station Search Details |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/sta_det.pl?Facility_id=74194 |
==History==
The station was established in 1948 as
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. At Midnight on September 1, 2004, after playing "[[American Pie (song)|American Pie]]" by [[Don McLean]], WWMG began stunting. At 3 p.m. the following day, WWMG flipped to Rhythmic Top 40, branded as
Despite the controversy that ensued, WIBT became a success story when it went to #1 in the Fall 2004 Arbitron ratings.
Christopher "Brotha Fred" Frederick's last night co-hosting ''
On December 16, 2011, it was announced that longtime Charlotte morning radio hosts [[The Ace & TJ Show|Ace & TJ]] would be replacing Fred, beginning January 5, 2012.<ref name="co111216"/> Ace & TJ left the station in July 2021, and moved back to their former station WNKS in July 2022 in a mid-morning timeslot.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://kiss951.com/2022/07/13/ace-and-tj-are-returning-to-kiss-95-1/?adlt=strict&toWww=1&redig=B1DB2F062A864A09A888AE0ECCCD9BD5 | title=Ace and TJ Are Returning to Kiss 95.1 | date=July 13, 2022 }}</ref>
Brooke Morrison joined the ''Channel 96-1'' team for afternoons on March 26, 2018, after being the producer for Nina Chantele on [[KRRL]] in [[Los Angeles]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/174581/brooke-morrison-to-handle-afternoons-on-whqc-chann|title=Brooke Morrison To Handle Afternoons On WHQC (Channel 96-1)/Charlotte|work=All Access|access-date=
On January 4, 2019, WHQC rebranded as
On-air personalities Miguel & Holly joined WHQC as the new morning show in March 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 17, 2022 |title=Miguel & Holly In Charlotte |url=https://radioink.com/2022/02/17/miguel-holly-in-charlotte/ |access-date=April 9, 2024 |website=Radio Ink |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Limehouse |first=Jonathan |date=March 15, 2022 |title=Meet the new Charlotte hosts taking over mornings, building radio family at Hits 96.1 |url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article259381254.html |access-date=April 9, 2024 |website=The Charlotte Observer}}</ref>
▲[[File:WHQC_logo_2014.png|200px]]
==Translators==
{{RadioTranslators
| callsign = WHQC-HD2
| width =
| call1 = W262BM
| freq1 = 100.3
| fid1 = 29264
| watts1 = 250
| class1 = D
| city1 = Charlotte, North Carolina
| coord1 = {{coord|35|11|56.3|N|80|52|35.7|W|type:landmark_region:US-NC|name=W262BM}}
| notes1 =
| call2 = W252DI
| freq2 = 98.3
| fid2 = 142031
| watts2 = 250
| class2 = D
| city2 = Concord, North Carolina
| coord2 = {{coord|35|24|3.7|N|80|37|3.1|W|type:landmark_region:US-NC|name=W252DI}}
| notes2 =
}}
{{RadioTranslators
| callsign = WHQC-HD3
| width =
| call1 = W243BY
| freq1 = 96.5
| fid1 = 148112
| watts1 = 250
| haat1 = 164.6
| class1 = D
| city1 = Charlotte, North Carolina
| coord1 = {{coord|35|11|56.5|N|80|52|35.3|W|type:landmark_region:US-NC|name=W243BY}}
| notes1 =
| call2 = W252BU
| freq2 = 98.3
| fid2 = 148024
| watts2 = 250
| haat2 = 194.1
| class2 = D
| city2 = Dallas, North Carolina
| coord2 = {{coord|35|17|50.5|N|81|6|55.3|W|type:landmark_region:US-NC|name=W252BU}}
| notes2 =
}}
==References==
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<ref name="co111216">{{cite news |first=Mark |last=Washburn |work=[[The Charlotte Observer]] |title=Ace & T.J. making a comeback |url=http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/12/16/2855305/ace-tj-making-a-comeback.html |date=December 16, 2011 |access-date=December 26, 2011 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
<ref name="fcc1">{{cite web |publisher=[[U.S. Federal Communications Commission]] Media Bureau |work=CDBS Public Access Database |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=74194&Callsign=WHQC |title=Call Sign History |access-date=December 26, 2011}}</ref>
<ref name="kiss1">{{cite web |url=http://www.kisschattanooga.com/pages/brothafred.html |title=103.7 KISS FM - Chattanooga's Hit Music Now |access-date=February 3, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713153536/http://www.kisschattanooga.com/pages/brothafred.html |archive-date=July 13, 2011 |url-status=dead
<ref name="kiss2">{{cite web |url=http://www.1057kissfm.com/pages/brothafred.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130116013008/http://www.1057kissfm.com/pages/brothafred.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 16, 2013 |title=105.7 Now - The Triad's Home for Hit Music Now |access-date=February 3, 2011 }}</ref>
}}
==External links==
*[https://hits961.iheart.com/ Hits 96.1 Online]{{FM station data|74194|WHQC}}
*[http://www.tragic96.com Tragic96.com] - WWMG memorial site
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[[Category:Radio stations in the Charlotte metropolitan area|HQC]]
[[Category:Contemporary hit radio stations in the United States]]
[[Category:Hot adult contemporary radio stations in the United States]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1948]]
[[Category:1948 establishments in North Carolina]]
[[Category:IHeartMedia radio stations]]
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