WQHH (96.5 FM), branded "Power 96.5" is a

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located in DeWitt, a suburb of

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. The station broadcasts with 6,000 watts. The station plays hip hop as well as rhythm & blues (R&B) music. WQHH began broadcasting on May 26, 1991 with 3,000 watts. Power was increased to the present 6,000 watts in July, 2003. In 2006,

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purchased WQHH and sister station

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for $3.65 million. The studios were moved from DeWitt to Lansing at that time. MacDonald Broadcasting also replaced the local morning hosts with the

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Show. In October 2008, the

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Morning Show took over the morning slot, replacing Tom Joyner. Beginning April 3, 2017,

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is now the morning show from 6-10am on weekdays.

Sources

Michiguide.com - WQHH History

External links

* Urban contemporary radio stations in the United States QHH-FM Radio stations established in 1991 {{Michigan-radio-station-stub