WHQC

WHQC
Shelby, North Carolina; United States;
Broadcast area	Charlotte/Metrolina
Frequency	96.1 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	Hits 96.1
Programming
Language(s)	English
Format	Gold-leaning Top 40 (CHR)
Subchannels	HD2: Air1 (Contemporary worship music); HD3: HIS Radio (Contemporary Christian music);
Affiliations	Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia; (iHM Licenses, LLC);
Sister stations	WEND, WKKT, WLKO, WRFX, W254AZ
History
First air date	1948 (as WOHS-FM)
Former call signs	WOHS-FM (1948–1978); WXIK (1978–1987); WWMG (1987–2004); WIBT (2004–2011);
Call sign meaning	"Hits Queen City"
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	74194
Class	C
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	533 meters (1,749 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	35°21′44.5″N 81°9′18.3″W / 35.362361°N 81.155083°W
Translator(s)	HD2: 100.3 W262BM (Charlotte); HD3: 96.5 W243BY (Charlotte); HD3: 98.3 W252BU (Dallas); HD2: 98.3 W252DI (Concord);
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen live (via iHeartRadio)
Website	hits961.iheart.com

WHQC (96.1 FM, Hits 96.1) is an American radio station in Charlotte, North Carolina. Licensed to serve the city of Shelby, North Carolina, it is owned by iHeartMedia. WHQC broadcasts a gold-based Top 40 (CHR) format branded as "Hits 96.1". Its transmitter is located in Dallas, North Carolina, and its studios are located along with the rest of iHeartMedia's Charlotte stations in the Wood Ridge Center office complex off Billy Graham Parkway in south Charlotte. WHQC's primary competitor is WNKS, owned by Beasley Broadcast Group.

WHQC is licensed to broadcast in the HD Radio format.^[5] The HD1 channel is a simulcast of the analog programming, while the HD2 channel is known as "Air1" which programs contemporary worship music on W262BM 100.3 FM^[6] and the HD3 channel airs a contemporary Christian format called "HIS Radio".

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