WNTC (AM)

WNTC (790 AM) is a radio station broadcasting in Ashland City, Tennessee, United States, which broadcasts a country music format branded as Q Country 103.9. Day power is 2,000 watts and night power is 35 watts.

WNTC
Broadcast areaAshland City, Tennessee
Pleasant View, Tennessee
Frequency790 kHz
BrandingQ Country 103.9
Programming
FormatMainstream Country
Ownership
Owner
  • Randolph Bell
  • (The Mighty Seven Ninety Incorporated)
History
First air date
July 14, 1982 (as WAJN)
Former call signs
WAJN (1981–1991)
WQSV (1991–2013)
WJNA (2013–2019)
WVWK (2019)
WBWR (2019-2020)
WVWZ (2020-21)
WCHQ (2021)
Technical information
Facility ID64336
ClassD
Power2,000 watts (day)
35 watts (night)
Translator(s)103.9 W280FN (Ashland City)
104.9 MHz W285FB (Bellevue)
Links
WebsiteWNTC Online

FM translator

WNTC relays its programming to FM translators in order to widen the coverage area, especially during nighttime hours when the AM frequency decreases power to 35 watts.

Broadcast translators for WNTC
Call signFrequencyCity of licenseFIDERP (W)ClassFCC info
W280FN 103.9 FMAshland City, Tennessee20072075DLMS
W285FB 104.9 FMBellevue, Tennessee156000250DLMS

History

There have been several callsigns and formats over the years; the current one consists of Mainstream County and is the Flagship for Cheatham County Central High School Sports.

The then-WQSV signed off on June 8, 2013 due to insufficient advertising support from area businesses.[1] The station's studio and transmitter site were sold in a foreclosure sale to Community Bank & Trust on June 14.[2] A deal was reached to sell WQSV to Lightning Broadcasting in September 2013;[3] Lightning is controlled by Neil Peterson, who also owns WSGI and WDBL in Springfield.[4] The station changed its call sign to WJNA on December 9, 2013.

On February 7, 2019, Fowler Media Partners began operating WJNA under a local marketing agreement and changed the station's format from southern gospel to classic country, simulcasting WVWF 105.1 FM Waverly, under new WVWK call letters.[5] The station has since relaunched separate original programming under the brand name The Bear.

On June 26, 2019, the station changed its call sign to WBWR. The next day, owner Sycamore Valley Broadcasting closed on the sale of the station and the W280FN translator to Mike Parchman's Consolidated Media LLC at a purchase price of $100,000.[6]

On January 9, 2020, the station changed its call sign to WVWZ. On February 22, 2021, the station changed its call sign to WCHQ and rebranded as "Q Country 103.9".[7] The call sign changed again to WNTC on July 22.

Effective October 14, 2021, Consolidated Media sold WNTC and translator W280FN to The Mighty Seven Ninety Incorporated.

References
  1. Adkins, Tim (June 4, 2013). "WQSV signing off the airwaves". Ashland City Times. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  2. "Bank buys radio station properties". The Ashland City Times. June 18, 2013. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
  3. "Tennessee AM, Indiana Noncomm FM Sold". All Access. September 20, 2013. Retrieved September 24, 2013.
  4. Miller, Eric B. (September 23, 2013). "Ashland City's shuttered radio station may get new owner, new format". The Tennessean. Retrieved September 24, 2013.
  5. 105.1 The Wolf Expands Towards Nashville Radioinsight - February 7, 2019
  6. "Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License". CDBS Public Access Database. U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Media Bureau. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  7. "Q Country Debuts in Ashland City".

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