- Station name Station name
- HITS 96.1 WHQC
- Description Description
- WHQC broadcasts in HD Radio; the HD2 subchannel carries contemporary worship music from "Air1" on FM translator W262BM at 100.3 FM, and the HD3 subchannel airs a contemporary Christian format called "HIS Radio", on FM translator W243BY at 96.5 FM.
- Launch date Launch date
- 1948
- Owner Owner
- iHeartMedia, Inc.
- Contact Contact
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HITS 96.1 WHQC
United States
Format
AAC
WHQC (96.1 FM, "Hits 96.1") is a commercial radio station licensed to Shelby, North Carolina, United States, and serving the Charlotte metropolitan area.
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Station overview Station overview
| Country Country |
United States
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|---|---|
| Language Language | Unknown |
| Stream status Stream status | Ok |
| Homepage Homepage | channel961.com |
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Broadcast band
FM
Primary frequency
96.1 MHz
Service type
FM
Transmitter coordinates
35.3623611, -81.1550833
Coverage area
Charlotte/Metrolina
Owner / network
iHeartMedia, Inc.
First air date
1948
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Station details
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| Station ID | 990301 |
|---|---|
| Region | United States, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35.3622, -81.1553 |
| Map | OpenStreetMap |
| Branding | Hits 96.1 |
| Owner | iHeartMedia, Inc. |
| Broadcast area | Charlotte/Metrolina |
| Launched | 1948 |
| Website | channel961.com |
| Primary frequency | 96.1 MHz |
| Broadcast band | FM |
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| Last check | 55 minutes ago |
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| Stream host | n2eb-e2.revma.ihrhls.com |
| Final host | cloud.revma.ihrhls.com |
| HTTP status | 200 |
| Content type | audio/aac |
| Latency | 251 ms |
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| Current stream format | AAC |
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Stream checked
55 minutes ago
Last successful stream
55 minutes ago
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About station About HITS 96.1 WHQC
WHQC (96.1 FM, "Hits 96.1") is a commercial radio station licensed to Shelby, North Carolina, United States, and serving the Charlotte metropolitan area. It broadcasts a contemporary hit radio format, and is owned by iHeartMedia with studios in the Wood Ridge Center office complex off Billy Graham Parkway in south Charlotte.
WHQC broadcasts in HD Radio; the HD2 subchannel carries contemporary worship music from "Air1" on FM translator W262BM at 100.3 FM, and the HD3 subchannel airs a contemporary Christian format called "HIS Radio", on FM translator W243BY at 96.5 FM.
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