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| Broadcast area | Western North Carolina |
| Frequency | 105.1MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | Rock 105.1 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Mainstream rock |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WKSF,WQNQ,WWNC,WPEK,WMXF | |
| History | |
First air date | 1979 (1979) (at 104.9) |
Former frequencies | 104.9 MHz (1979–2014) |
Call sign meaning | "Waynesville's Quiet New Sound" |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 41008 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 6,000 watts |
| HAAT | 62 meters (203 ft) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live (viaiHeartRadio) |
| Website | 1051rocks |
WQNS (105.1FM, "Rock 105.1") is amainstream rock radio station inAsheville, North Carolina. The station is owned byiHeartMedia.
WQNS signed on in 1979 at 104.9 FM and playedeasy listening music (thecall sign stood for "Waynesville's Quiet New Sound"). When the station sold, it turnedcountry and was branded Q-105 "Always Your Country".
In 1990, WQNS andWHCC owner KAT Communications ofMyrtle Beach, South Carolina, filed forChapter 11, but the stations were doing well and no changes were planned.[2]
On October 28, 1997, the format changed toclassic rock and country music moved to WHCC (now WMXF).[citation needed] On September 20, 1999, WQNS was paired withWQNQ (formerlyhot adult contemporary WMXF), and the two stations became "Rock 104".[3] Clear Channel (forerunner of iHeartMedia) bought the three stations in 2001.[4] In 2005, the simulcast was broken off after WQNQ's signal was upgraded and changed back toHot Adult Contemporary, but 104.9's Classic Rock format remained.[5]
On January 10, 2014, WQNS completed its move toWoodfin, North Carolina, by moving its tower into Asheville and moving from 104.9 FM to 105.1 FM and rebranded as "Rock 105.1".[6] TheFederal Communications Commission issued the license for the move to Woodfin and 105.1 FM on June 25, 2014.
35°34′08″N82°54′25″W / 35.569°N 82.907°W /35.569; -82.907
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