WQAH-FM (105.7 FM) is a

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, that serves Decatur, Alabama, and the western portion of the

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. The station has held the current WQAH-FM call letters as assigned by the

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since September 7, 2001. Before this it was known by the WYAM-FM call sign from October 25, 1996, to August 31, 2001. During the six-day gap between these call signs this station was simply WQAH until a co-owned AM station was flipped from WJRA to WQAH on September 7, 2001.

Personalities

Local personalities on WQAH-FM include Mark Donovan, J.T., and the retired Carol Lynn, recipient of the 2006 Alabama Country and Gospel Music Association Award for Radio Personality of the Year. Currently, Hannah Campbell, recipient of the 2020 Alabama Broadcasters Association Best in Broadcasting Small Market Reporter Award and the 2020 Alabama Broadcasters Association Best in Broadcasting Small Market Public Affairs Award, serves as an on-air personality and delivers public service announcements and traffic reports.

References

External links

WQAH-FM official websiteWQAH-FM Country Classics Recognition
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