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WNTC (AM)

Coordinates: 36°17′08″N 87°04′58″W / 36.28556°N 87.08278°W / 36.28556; -87.08278
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WNTC
Broadcast areaClarksville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Frequency790 kHz
Branding790 AM & 104.9 FM The Gospel
Programming
FormatUrban gospel
AffiliationsAmerican Urban Radio Networks
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[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID64336
ClassD
Power2,000 watts day
35 watts night
Translator(s)103.9 W280FN (Ashland City)
104.9 W285FB (Brentwood)
Links
Public license information
Websitethegospelnashville.com

WNTC (790 kHz) is an AM radio station broadcasting in Ashland City, Tennessee, United States, which broadcasts an urban gospel format branded as 790 AM & 104.9 FM The Gospel. Day power is 2,000 watts and night power is 35 watts.

FM translator

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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.

Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) Class FCC info
W280FN 103.9 FM Ashland City, Tennessee 200720 75 D LMS
W285FB 104.9 FM Brentwood, Tennessee 156000 250 D LMS

History

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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.[2] The station's studio and transmitter site were sold in a foreclosure sale to Community Bank & Trust on June 14.[3] A deal was reached to sell WQSV to Lightning Broadcasting in September 2013;[4] Lightning is controlled by Neil Peterson, who also owns WSGI and WDBL in Springfield.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7]

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".[8] 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.

The station now airs an Urban Gospel format as "790 AM & 104.9 FM The Gospel" moved over from WENO AM 760

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WNTC". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Adkins, Tim (June 4, 2013). "WQSV signing off the airwaves". Ashland City Times. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  3. ^ "Bank buys radio station properties". The Ashland City Times. June 18, 2013. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
  4. ^ "Tennessee AM, Indiana Noncomm FM Sold". All Access. September 20, 2013. Retrieved September 24, 2013.
  5. ^ Miller, Eric B. (September 23, 2013). "Ashland City's shuttered radio station may get new owner, new format". The Tennessean. Retrieved September 24, 2013.
  6. ^ 105.1 The Wolf Expands Towards Nashville Radioinsight - February 7, 2019
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "Q Country Debuts in Ashland City".
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36°17′08″N 87°04′58″W / 36.28556°N 87.08278°W / 36.28556; -87.08278