Translator(s) 106.9 W295AE (Trinity) HAAT 310 meters (1017 feet) Frequency 107.3 MHz Format Adult hits Area The Shoals | ERP 93,000 watts Facility ID 5274 City of license Florence Owner Big River Broadcasting Branding Q107 | |
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Broadcast area Florence-Muscle Shoals Metropolitan Area First air date August 8, 1962 (as WOWL-FM) Slogan Great Classics & the Best of Today | ||
WQLT-FM (107.3 FM, "Q107") is a radio station licensed to serve Florence, Alabama, USA. The station is owned by Big River Broadcasting Corporation. Operated by the family of Sam Phillips, WQLT serves the city of Florence, Northwest Alabama, parts of northeast Mississippi, and parts of southern middle Tennessee with an ERP of 93,000 watts.
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Programming
WQLT-FM broadcasts a very wide-ranging adult hits format with a hybrid of adult contemporary, alternative rock and classic hits music. In addition to its usual music programming, WQLT-FM is an affiliate of the Tennessee Titans football radio network.
Weekday On-Air Personalitites are: Jimmy O (6a-10a), RIver Jones (10a-2p), Chip Valentine (2p-6p), Chris Michaels (6p-12a), Clay Barker (12a-6a).
Weekend On-Air Personalities are: Henry Green (6a-12p every other Sat./6p-12a Sun.) Ariel Montgomery (6a-12p Every Other Sat), Alex Vex (12p-6p), Chris Michaels (6p-12p Sat.), and Clay Barker (6a-12p Sun)
Regular weekday programming includes "Your Morning Show" with Jimmy O from 6-10am, "All Request Lunch Break" with River Jones from 12-1pm, and your "5 O'clock Ride Home" with Chip Valentine.
Special programming includes "Funkadelic Friday", from 6pm-1am on Friday nights, and "Saturday Night at the Oldies" from 6pm-12am on Saturday nights, both hosted by Chris Michaels.
History
This station began regular broadcasting on August 8, 1962, with 4,600 watts of effective radiated power on 107.3 MHz as WOWL-FM. Owned by Radio Muscle Shoals, Inc., it was the FM sister station of WOWL (1240 AM, now known as WBCF).
On August 15, 1965, the station began broadcasting with 25,000 watts of effective radiated power as WJOI-FM. Owned by WJOI Radio, Inc., it was the FM sister station of WJOI (1340 AM, now known as WSBM). On May 29, 1967, the station's call letters were changed again, this time to WQLT.
WQLT and its AM sister were acquired by Big River Broadcasting Corporation on February 21, 1973. Big River Broadcasting is owned by the family of Sam Phillips, the legendary record producer and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member most notable for founding Sun Records and discovering Elvis Presley.
The station's signal was boosted to 100,000 watts in 1978 and the station was assigned the current WQLT-FM call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on December 1, 1978. This was the first regional top-40 station in North Alabama and forced several AM's to change format. Q-107's original line-up offered four hour shifts starting at 6 am and included J.Micheal Pruitt (mornings), Wayne Thompson (mid-days), Sherry St. John (afternoons), "Your Buddy Ron" Wallace (nights), Sandy Michaels (late night) and Bill Glass (over-night).
Translators
WQLT-FM's programming is also carried on a broadcast translator station to extend or improve the coverage area of the station.