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{{Infobox radio station
| name = WHQC
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| class = C
| facility_id = 74194
| coordinates = {{coord|35|21|44.5|N|81|
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns = {{ubl|WOHS-FM (1948–1978)
| 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]], ''Hits 96.1'') is an American [[Radio broadcasting|radio station]] in [[Charlotte, North Carolina]]. [[City of license|Licensed]] to serve the city of [[Shelby, North Carolina]], it is owned by [[iHeartMedia]]. WHQC broadcasts a gold-based [[Contemporary hit radio|Top 40 (CHR)]] [[radio format|format]] branded as "''Hits 96.1''
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 |website=licensing.fcc.gov}}</ref>
==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 ''96.1 The Beat''. The
Despite the controversy that ensued, WIBT became a success story when it went to #1 in the Fall 2004 Arbitron ratings. As a Rhythmic Top 40 formatted station, WIBT was in competition with long-time [[urban contemporary|Urban]] heritage station [[WPEG]] and Pop station [[WNKS]]. Although its music tended to favor [[Hip hop music|hip hop]], WIBT played pop and dance crossovers that were hits. In early September 2010, WIBT segued into a mainstream [[contemporary hit radio|CHR]] format, going head-to-head with WNKS with the positioner "All The Hits
Christopher "Brotha Fred" Frederick's last night co-hosting ''Fox News Edge'' on [[WCCB]] was December 16, 2010. The next day, WIBT announced that Frederick, the station's morning co-host since June 2006, would begin originating the show from [[Chicago]] on January 3, 2011. Joining Frederick would be David L, who was already part of the WIBT show, and Angi Taylor of Chicago. Frederick's "AM Mayhem" would also be heard on Chicago's [[WKSC-FM]] as well as [[WMKS]] in [[High Point, North Carolina|High Point]] and [[WKXJ]] in [[Chattanooga, Tennessee|Chattanooga]].<ref name="co101217"/><ref name="kiss1"/><ref name="kiss2"/>
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.
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 ''Hits 96.1''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Channel 96.1 Charlotte Revamps as Hits 96 |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/173412/channel-96-1-charlotte-revamps-as-hits-96-1/ |access-date=January 28, 2024 |website=Radioinsight}}</ref>
On-air personalities Miguel & Holly joined WHQC as the new morning show in March 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 17, 2022
==
{{RadioTranslators
▲[[File:WHQC_logo_2014.png|200px]]
| 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 = 142031
| 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>
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