WRFQ (FM)

WRFQ
Broadcast areaCharleston metropolitan area and South Carolina Lowcountry
Frequency104.5 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingQ-104.5
Programming
FormatClassic rock
AffiliationsWestwood One
Ownership
Owner
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 ID38901
ClassC1
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT201 meters (659 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
32°49′4.00″N 79°50′9.00″W / 32.8177778°N 79.8358333°W / 32.8177778; -79.8358333
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websiteq1045.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.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WRFQ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ FCC.gov/WRFQ
  3. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WRFQ