WHTQ (96.7 FM) is a

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broadcasting a

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/ CHR format. Licensed to

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, United States, the station serves the Wausau-Stevens Point area. The station is currently owned by

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through licensee NRG License Sub, LLC.

Current air staff

* Kori With a K * T-Rav * Tonya Haze *

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History

The original WLJY and its 106.5 FM frequency first went on the air on October 22, 1979. However, on August 1, 2006, WLJY changed its call sign and frequency to the current 96.7 FM swapping with sister station

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which now occupies the 106.5 frequency. On December 27, 2011 WLJY changed their format to contemporary hits branded as "HOT 96-7". The first song on "Hot" was

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featuring Adam Levine. As part of its launch to the new CHR format, the station announced through a series of short on-air sweepers that, "HOT 96-7 is commercial free through the New Year" and proceeded to play non-stop, commercial free top 40 music for over 10 consecutive days, first airing commercials on the evening of January 6. WHTQ's main rivalry is with Wausau's, 95.5 WIFC. Also broadcasting in a Top 40/CHR format, in January 2015, former WIFC Brand Manager & Middays Tony Waitekus, was made Hot 96.7's new Program Director.

Personalities and programs

As a result of the station's December 2011 format change to CHR, the previously heard local and national personalities are no longer there. When branded and formatted as "Mix 96-7", programming included on air personalities Eric Westphal from 6am-10am, Jen O'Dell from 10am-3pm,

from 3pm-7pm and

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from 7pm-Midnight and Dave Farmbrough and Woody weekends. The station also featured a Saturday "'80s Rewind" feature program which contained all 1980s music from 10am-10pm every Saturday, a program feature that has been dropped in keeping with the all-hit ("HOT 96-7") format. In September 2012 Kim Carr was hired for weekday nights 7-midnight. She also took over as Promotions Director in September 2014. In June 2013 WHTQ hired DJ London to host their weekday drive time spot from 2pm-7pm. London was moved to Mornings in February 2015. Other programs previously heard on the "Mix" 96-7 format included "American Top 40 Countdown w/

", Backtraxx USA with Kidd Kelly and "Intelligence For Your Life" with

. The American Top 40 w/ Ryan Seacrest program continues to run on the HOT format on Saturday mornings. The station's website, www.hot967fm.com, exists as a static page currently with links to the station's Facebook and listener information data form to collect text messaging information likely for future promotion(s). In January 2012, the station call letters were changed from WLJY-FM to WHTQ-FM as reflected in its on-air legal ID and Facebook contact information.

References

External links

* {{NRG Media HTQ Contemporary hit radio stations in the United States NRG Media radio stations