WHBQ-FM

This article is about the station currently known as WHBQ-FM . For the station formerly known as WHBQ-FM, see WGKX.

WHBQ-FM
WIVG (simulcast)

City of license	WHBQ-FM: Germantown, Tennessee WIVG: Tunica, Mississippi
Broadcast area	Memphis, Tennessee
Branding	"96.1/107.5 The Q"
Slogan	All The Hits Now!
Frequency	WHBQ-FM: 107.5 MHz WIVG: 96.1 MHz
First air date	WHBQ-FM: March 23, 2004 WIVG: September 2010
Format	Top 40
ERP	WHBQ-FM: 3,900 watts WIVG: 4,100 watts
HAAT	WHBQ-FM: 124 meters WIVG: 246 meters
Class	WHBQ-FM: A WIVG: C3
Facility ID	WHBQ-FM: 50330 WIVG: 67247
Callsign meaning	WHBQ-FM: We Have Better Quartets WIVG: worded to sound like Pig
Owner	Flinn Broadcasting Corporation
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	theqmemphis.com

WHBQ-FM and its simulcast, WIVG, are a pair of Memphis, Tennessee, USA-based radio stations broadcasting a top 40 musical format. WHBQ's main antenna is in Cordova, Tennessee covering the central and northern portions of the Memphis area, while WIVG's antenna is based in Tunica, Mississippi, where it covers the southern portion of the area. It is commonly referred to as the "Q", and first hit airwaves on March 23, 2004. It is owned by the Flinn Broadcasting Corporation and shares its call sign with Fox 13 on TV and Sports Talk Radio 560 on AM.

Frequency History

The station first signed on in 1993, beginning as WAQK. A year later the call sign was changed to WJOI. In 1997 the station took its first jab at the Top 40 radio market with another call sign change to WKSL, and the moniker "KISS FM". This station, like the "Q", had a format based on that of KIIS-FM in L.A.. Though moderately popular, and the longest lasting format to date, this format was ended in 2001, and in August of that year it was changed to WYYL, a.k.a. "Wild 107-5". This station had a Rhythmic Contemporary Hit format, similar to that of another former Memphis station, Power 99. This format only lasted for four months before being turned into WMPS, a.k.a. "The Pig". This station had more of an Adult Contemporary format, like similar Memphis stations FM 100 or WRVR. This station can also be heard online at http://radiopig.com. Finally in 2004, after three years of Memphis not having a true Top 40 outlet, the station was turned into its current format and call sign. In 2010, Q 107.5 expanded its signal by adding a simulcast on 96.1 FM, while 96.1 FM's format of AAA "The Pig" moved down the dial to WPGF-LP 87.7 FM. They now refer to themselves as 96.1/107.5 The Q, All the Hits Now.

External links

• Official website
• Query the FCC's FM station database for WHBQ
• Radio-Locator information on WHBQ
• Query Arbitron's FM station database for WHBQ
• Query the FCC's FM station database for WIVG
• Radio-Locator information on WIVG
• Query Arbitron's FM station database for WIVG