WQNS (105.1
FM, "Rock 105.1") is a
mainstream rock radio station in
Asheville, North Carolina
Asheville ( ) is a city in, and the county seat of, Buncombe County, North Carolina. Located at the confluence of the French Broad and Swannanoa rivers, it is the largest city in Western North Carolina, and the state's 11th-most populous cit ...
.
History
WQNS signed on in 1979 at 104.9 FM as WQNS-FM (WQNS stood for...Waynesville's Quiet New Sound) and played
easy listening music. When the station sold, it turned country and was branded Q-105 "Always Your Country".
In 1990, WQNS/
WHCC
WHCC (105.1 FM, "Hoosier Country 105") is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Ellettsville, Indiana, United States, the station serves Bloomington, Indiana
Bloomington is a city in and the county seat of Monroe Co ...
owner KAT Communications of
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Myrtle Beach is a resort city on the east coast of the United States in Horry County, South Carolina. It is located in the center of a long and continuous stretch of beach known as "The Grand Strand" in the northeastern part of the state. Its y ...
filed for
Chapter 11, but the stations were doing well and no changes were planned.
On October 28, 1997, the format changed to
Classic rock and country music moved to WHCC (now WMXF). On September 20, 1999, WQNS was paired with
WQNQ
WQNQ (104.3 FM) is a United States radio station serving the Asheville, North Carolina area. The station currently has a Top 40 (CHR) music format and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. The station is known on the air as "Star 104.3."
WQNQ is lic ...
(formerly
hot adult contemporary WMXF), and the two stations became "Rock 104". Clear Channel bought the three stations in 2001. In 2005, the simulcast was broken off after WQNQ's signal was upgraded and changed back to
Hot Adult Contemporary, but 104.9's Classic Rock format remained.
On January 10, 2014, WQNS completed its move to
Woodfin, North Carolina by moving its tower into Asheville, North Carolina and moving from 104.9 FM to 105.1 FM and rebranded as "Rock 105.1".
The
Federal Communications Commission issued the license for the move to Woodfin and 105.1 FM on June 25, 2014.
Previous logos
(WQNS's logo under previous 104.9 FM frequency)
References
External links
Official Website*
QNS
Mainstream rock radio stations in the United States
IHeartMedia radio stations
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