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| Broadcast area | Charlotte, North Carolina |
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| Frequencies | 98.7MHz (HD Radio viaWRFX-HD2) |
| Branding | Charlotte's BIN 98.7 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Black-oriented news |
| Affiliations | Black Information Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WEND,WHQC,WKKT,WLKO | |
| History | |
First air date | August 2014; 11 years ago (2014-08) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 140562 |
| Class | D |
| ERP | 180watts |
| HAAT | 140 meters (460 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°11′33″N80°53′14″W / 35.19250°N 80.88722°W /35.19250; -80.88722 |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | charlotte |
W254AZ (98.7FM) is an FMtranslator station licensed to serveBelmont, North Carolina.
In August 2014, W254AZ began broadcasting asports talk format from WRFX'sHD-2 channel. This station was an affiliate ofFox Sports Radio, and was also heard oniHeartRadio. Jeff Kent was program director. The programming includedAndy Furman and Mike North in the morning drive,Dan Patrick in the late morning andSteve Gorman in the afternoon.[2]
On August 1, 2016, Martz Media Inc. began leasing the HD channel and translator, and flipped it toSpanishCHR as "Ke Buena 98.7".[3][4]
At 8:00 p.m. on October 31, 2017, iHeartMedia re-assumed control of the HD2 channel and translator, and replaced the Spanish CHR format with an all-Christmas music format, "Christmas 98.7."[5] On December 29, 2017, the station flipped tocontemporary Christian as "UP! 98.7". "Christmas 98.7" would return to the station at the start of November for the 2018 and 2019 holiday seasons, with "UP! 98.7" returning after Christmas.
On June 29, 2020, fifteen iHeart stations in markets with large African American populations, including W254AZ/WRFX-HD2, beganstunting with African American speeches, interspersed with messages such as "Our Voices Will Be Heard" and "Our side of the story is about to be told," with a new format slated to launch on June 30.[6][7] That day, W254AZ/WRFX-HD2, along with the other fourteen stations, became the launch stations for theBlack Information Network, an African American-orientedall-news network.[8]