WQZL
Encyclopedia
WQZL is a radio station
licensed to serve Belhaven, North Carolina
, USA, simulcasting the rock music
format of WXQR-FM.
WKJA used to play oldies
back in early 1990s, and then rebroadcast the signal of adult standards
WANG-FM (now WLVG
), later airing the programming of rock WXQR. WKJA became WQZL when it began its simulcast of WQSL
; both stations were once rhythmic CHR and later rhythmic adult contemporary
. Prior to August 2010, WQZL and WQSL were "The Touch FM", an Urban Adult Contemporary
station.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
licensed to serve Belhaven, North Carolina
Belhaven, North Carolina
Belhaven is a town in Beaufort County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,968 at the 2000 census. Belhaven is located in North Carolina's Inner Banks region....
, USA, simulcasting the rock music
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
format of WXQR-FM.
History
WKJA-FM signed on June 1, 1981.WKJA used to play oldies
Oldies
Oldies is a term commonly used to describe a radio format that concentrates on music from a period of about 15 to 55 years before the present day....
back in early 1990s, and then rebroadcast the signal of adult standards
Adult standards
Adult standards is a North American radio format heard primarily on AM or class A FM stations.Adult standards is aimed at "mature" adults, meaning mainly those persons over 50 years of age, but it is mostly targeted for senior citizens...
WANG-FM (now WLVG
WLVG
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), later airing the programming of rock WXQR. WKJA became WQZL when it began its simulcast of WQSL
WQSL
WQSL is an urban adult contemporary radio station licensed to Jacksonville, North Carolina. The station airs The Touch format from ABC Radio Networks and the Steve Harvey morning show.-History:...
; both stations were once rhythmic CHR and later rhythmic adult contemporary
Rhythmic Adult Contemporary
Rhythmic adult contemporary is a format used on stations in the United States and Canada. It usually gears toward an older audience, ages 25 to 54. Stations using this format play disco from the 1970s and early 1980s, dance/pop music, adult-friendly hip hop/old school tracks, R&B, dance/freestyle...
. Prior to August 2010, WQZL and WQSL were "The Touch FM", an Urban Adult Contemporary
Urban Adult Contemporary
Urban adult contemporary is the name for a format of radio music, similar to an urban contemporary format. Radio stations using this format usually would not have rap music on their playlists. The format was designed by Barry Mayo when he, Lee S. Simonson and Bill Pearson organized Broadcast...
station.