WNRQ

WNRQ
Broadcast areaGreater Nashville
Frequency105.9 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding105-9 The Rock
Programming
FormatClassic rock
SubchannelsHD2: Black-oriented news (Black Information Network)
Ownership
Owner
WLAC, WRVW, WSIX-FM, WUBT
History
First air date
1953; 71 years ago (1953) (as WSOK-FM)
Former call signs
WSOK-FM (1953–1955)
WHCY (1955–1957)
WFMB (1957–1964)
WLAC-FM (1964–1978)
WKQB (1978–1981)
WJYN (1981–1983)
WLAC-FM (1983–1998)
Call sign meaning
Nashville's RoQ (pronounced as "Rock")
Technical information
Facility ID34392
ClassC
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT376 meters (1,234 ft)
Translator(s)HD2: 97.5 W248BQ (Nashville)
Links
WebcastListen Live
HD2: Listen Live
Website1059therock.iheart.com
HD2: nashville.binnews.com

WNRQ (105.9 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station in Nashville, heard in northern middle Tennessee and southern central Kentucky. It airs a classic rock format. It is owned by iHeartMedia, with studios in Nashville's Music Row district.

WNRQ is a Class C FM station. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, the maximum for most FM stations. The transmitter site is on Johnson Chapel Hill Road West in Brentwood, Tennessee, a Nashville suburb.[1] WNRQ broadcasts using HD Radio technology. Its HD2 digital subchannel carries the Black Information Network (BIN), an all news service directed at the African-American community. It feeds FM translator W248BQ at 97.5 MHz.

  1. ^ "WNRQ-FM 105.9 MHz - Nashville, TN". radio-locator.com. Retrieved January 27, 2024.