WHQC
contemporary hit radio station in Shelby, North Carolina, United States
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.
History
WOHS-FM and WXIK
The station signed on the air in 1948. The original call sign was WOHS-FM, the sister station to WOHS 730 AM (now WZGV). Because WOHS was a daytimer, required to go off the air at sunset, WOHS-FM was able to continue broadcasting into the evening. At first, WOGH-FM was only powered at 2,600 watts, a fraction of its current output, and was only heard within about 20 miles (32 km) of Shelby.
In 1978, the station increased its signal power. The boost allowed it to cover most of the lucrative Charlotte radio market. It became WXIK. The station began playing a Top 40 format as "K-96" that was heavy on "deep cut" rock hits. Air staff at WXIK included longtime PD/MD Jeffrey Owens, Andy Foster, Vince Goolio, J. Worthington Smith, Eddie Bridges, Dawne Conrad, Don Richards, Rusty Price, Kent Dorsey, Scott Miller, Jeff Champion, and Bob Davis.
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Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated May 11, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7950383. Authority coordinates are 35.362, -81.155. 4 of 4 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1948 and 1978.
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