Broadcast area | Charleston metropolitan area and South Carolina Lowcountry |
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Frequency | 104.5 MHz (HD Radio) |
Branding | Q-104.5 |
Programming | |
Format | Classic rock |
Affiliations | Westwood One |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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WEZL, WSCC-FM, WXLY | |
History | |
First air date | June 1, 1985 (as WDXZ) |
Former call signs | WDXZ (1985–1993) WJUK (1993–1996) |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 38901 |
Class | C1 |
ERP | 100,000 watts |
HAAT | 201 meters (659 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 32°49′4.00″N 79°50′9.00″W / 32.8177778°N 79.8358333°W |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | q1045.iheart.com |
WRFQ (104.5 MHz, "Q-104.5") is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, and serving the Charleston metropolitan area and Lowcountry of South Carolina. It broadcasts a classic rock radio format and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. The station airs the nationally syndicated Bob and Tom morning show. The radio studios and offices are on Houston Northcutt Boulevard in Mount Pleasant.
WRFQ has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, the maximum permitted for non-grandfathered FM stations.[2] The transmitter is off Venning Road in Mount Pleasant, amid the towers for other Charleston-area TV and FM stations.[3] WRFQ broadcasts using HD Radio technology. Its HD-2 digital subchannel formerly carried an iHeartRadio hip hop music service known as "Hip Hop Workout". The HD2 subchannel has since been turned off.