WNRQ
City | Nashville, Tennessee |
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Broadcast area | Nashville, Tennessee |
Branding | 105.9 The Rock |
Slogan | Nashville's Classic Rock Station |
Frequency |
105.9 MHz (also on HD Radio) 105.9 HD2 for Alt 98.3 (formerly WLAC simulcast & Vinyl Vineyard) 105.9 HD3 for Air1 |
Translator(s) |
98.3 W252CM (Nashville, relays HD2) 92.5 W223BV (Brentwood, relays HD3) |
First air date | 1953 (as WLAC-FM) |
Format |
FM/HD1: Classic rock HD2: Alternative Rock "ALT 98.3" HD3: Christian Rock "Air1" |
ERP | 98,000 watts |
HAAT | 376 meters |
Class | C |
Facility ID | 34392 |
Callsign meaning | Nashville's RoQ (pronounced as "Rock") |
Former callsigns |
WLAC-FM (1953–1978) WKQB (1978–1981) WJYN (1981–1983) WLAC–FM (1983–1998) |
Owner |
iHeartMedia, Inc. (Capstar TX LLC) |
Sister stations | WLAC, WRVW, WSIX-FM, WUBT |
Webcast |
Listen Live Listen Live (HD2) |
Website |
1059therock.com alt983.com (HD2) |
WNRQ is an FM radio station in Nashville, Tennessee, broadcasting on a frequency of 105.9 MHz. It serves counties in northern middle Tennessee and southern central Kentucky. The station's studios are located in Nashville's Music Row district and the transmitter site is in Brentwood, Tennessee.
History/ownership
WNRQ has previously been adult contemporary "Star 106" WLAC-FM and WJYN, the latter reflecting a former easy listening format, "The Joy of Nashville". It has always been the partner station of the historical WLAC, through numerous ownership changes (presently held by Clear Channel Communications, now iHeartMedia, Inc.).
In 1998, Dick Broadcasting, owner of WGFX, and SFX Broadcasting, the then-owner of WLAC-FM, agreed to trade the intellectual property of the stations. The trade, to have taken place February 2, 1998, would have moved WLAC-FM to 104.5 FM, and moved WGFX's classic rock format to 105.9 under SFX ownership. However, when the agreement fell apart, SFX decided to go ahead with launching a classic rock format anyway, and flipped WLAC-FM to WNRQ on January 30.[1]
Current format
The current format features a mixture of fairly hard classic rock deemed to be primarily male-oriented; most of the station's playlist first hit middle Tennessee airwaves on the now-country-formatted WKDF during the 1970s and 1980s. It is also Nashville's broadcaster of the syndicated John Boy and Billy morning show, heard on numerous Southern stations with the same format as WNRQ. As of March 2014, the station also carries Sixx Sense with Nikki Sixx.
Current disc jockeys
Weekdays
John Boy and Billy - 5am-9am
Temple - 9am-12pm
Rossi - 12pm-3pm
Wells Adams & Esseri - 3pm-7pm
Sixx Sense with Nikki Sixx - 7pm-Midnight
Doc Reno - Midnight-5am
Weekends
The best of John Boy and Billy - Saturday Mornings at 5am-9am
J.T. - Saturdays at 9am-2pm & Sundays at 6pm-10pm
Rossi - Saturdays at 2pm-6pm
Dan Eidem - Saturdays at 6pm-9pm & Sundays at 2pm-6pm
Metal Works with Lonn David - Saturdays at 9pm-11pm
BMAN (John Beaulieu) - Saturdays at Midnight-6am & Sundays at Midnight-5am
Marc "The Cope" Coppola - Sundays at 6am-10am
Battle - Sundays at 10am-2pm
The Side Show with Nikki Sixx - Sundays at 10pm-Midnight
Former disc jockeys
"Moose" – currently programs WCJK, "96.3 Jack FM," Murfreesboro/Nashville.
"Proud Mary" – worked before at sister station WRVW, status now unknown.
"Big Rig" – worked nights, was at WFBQ, now at WXTB.
"Squeegie" – now at WBUZ-FM
"Riley"
"Joe Elvis" – afternoons: was the last live show on the station; let go in August 2013 for automation.
"Tyler"
"Mud" – was the programming director for the station, also worked nights then afternoons, now at WBGG-FM.
"Jimmy The K"
"Laura Steele" – Also worked at WFBQ in Indianapolis, Indiana, Still heard on The Classic Rock Channel.
HD Radio
WNRQ also broadcasts three HD Radio stations: WNRQ-HD1, WNRQ-HD2, and WNRQ-HD3.
- HD1 is a simulcast of the analog station, while
- HD2 is an Alternative Rock format simulcasting sister translator station, W252CM as Alt 98.3. 98.3/105.9 HD2 will also air Vanderbilt football starting in the 2014 season.
- HD3 is a Christian Rock format, simulcasting Air1 on translator station W223BV 92.5FM
HD2 was previously (at first) a Clear Channel Communications-provided channel called "Vinyl Vineyard", but due to technical difficulties, the simulcast of sister station 1510 WLAC then moved to the HD2 signal, replacing "Vinyl Vineyard". Then on Monday, August 25th, 2014, the new Alternative Rock format of Alt 98.3 (Simulcasting Sister Translator W252CM) made its debut, replacing the WLAC simulcast.
References
External links
- WNRQ official site
- WNRQ HD information
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WNRQ
- Radio-Locator information on WNRQ
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WNRQ
- Query the FCC's FM station database for W252CM
- Query the FCC's FM station database for W223BV
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Coordinates: 36°02′10″N 86°50′56″W / 36.036°N 86.849°W