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
Broadcast areaGreater Memphis
Frequency107.5 MHz
BrandingQ107.5
Programming
FormatContemporary hit radio
SubchannelsHD2: Classic hip hop "Bumpin 96.3"
Ownership
OwnerFlinn Broadcasting Corporation
KXHT, WGSF, WHBQ, WIVG, WMPS, WMSO, WOWW
History
First air date
June 1993; 31 years ago (1993-06)
Former call signs
  • WAQK (1993–1994)
  • WJOI (1994–1997)
  • WKSL (1997–2001)
  • WYYL (2001)
  • WMPS (2001–2004)
Call sign meaning
"We Have Better Quartets"[1]
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID50330
ClassA
ERP3,900 watts
HAAT124 meters (407 ft)
Translator(s)HD2: 96.3 W242CF (Memphis)
Links
Public license information
Webcast
Website

WHBQ-FM (107.5 MHz, "Q107.5") is a commercial radio station broadcasting a Top 40 (CHR) format. It is licensed to Germantown, Tennessee, and serves Greater Memphis. It is owned by Flinn Broadcasting with studios on Mount Moriah Road in Southeast Memphis. Despite sharing call letters, WHBQ-FM is not co-owned with WHBQ-TV.

WHBQ-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 3,900 watts. Its transmitter is on Lenow Road in Cordova, Tennessee.[3] WHBQ-FM broadcasts using HD Radio technology. Its HD-2 digital subchannel carries a classic hip hop format known as "Bumpin' 96.3". It feeds 250-watt FM translator W242CF at 96.3 MHz in Memphis.[4]

  1. ^ "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WHBQ-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ "WHBQ-FM 107.5 MHz - Germantown, TN". radio-locator.com.
  4. ^ "W242CF-FM 96.3 MHz - Memphis, TN". radio-locator.com.