WQLA

Last updated
WQLA
City La Follette, Tennessee
Frequency 960 kHz
Branding95.9 Rocks
Programming
Format Classic rock
Ownership
OwnerRonald C. Meredith
(Clinton Broadcasters, Inc.)
History
First air date
1983 (as WWGR)
Former call signs
WWGR (1982-1991)
WQLA (1991-1995)
WGLH (1995-2007)
Technical information
Facility ID 36231
Class D
Power 1,000 watts day
33 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
36°22′2.00″N84°8′50.00″W / 36.3672222°N 84.1472222°W / 36.3672222; -84.1472222 Coordinates: 36°22′2.00″N84°8′50.00″W / 36.3672222°N 84.1472222°W / 36.3672222; -84.1472222
Translator(s) 95.9 W240DT (La Follette)
Links
Website 959rocks.com

WQLA (960 AM) is a radio station licensed to La Follette, Tennessee. [1]

Contents

History

On September 6, 2014, Jenn Media, Inc., completed the sale of WQLA to Michael and Sue Beverly's Beverly Broadcasting Co., LLC.

Effective May 5, 2016, Beverly Broadcasting sold WQLA to Ron Meredith’s Clinton Broadcasters, Inc. Coincidentally, WQLA changed their format from classic hits to classic country, simulcasting WYSH 1380 AM Clinton, TN. Meredith has grown the station to be a favorite in the Campbell County area of East Tennessee.

On May 1, 2022 WQLA dropped its simulcast with WYSH and changed their format from classic country to classic rock, branded as "95.9 Rocks". [2]

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References

  1. "WQLA Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2010-03-27.
  2. WQLA Flips To Classic Rock Radioinsight - May 1, 2022