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| Broadcast area | Charleston metropolitan area andSouth Carolina Lowcountry |
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| Frequency | 104.5MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | Q-104.5 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic rock |
| Affiliations | Westwood One |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WEZL,WSCC-FM,WXLY | |
| History | |
First air date | June 1, 1985 (as WDXZ) |
Former call signs | WDXZ (1985–1993) WJUK (1993–1996) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 38901 |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 100,000watts |
| HAAT | 201meters (659 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 32°49′4.00″N79°50′9.00″W / 32.8177778°N 79.8358333°W /32.8177778; -79.8358333 |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | q1045.iheart.com |
WRFQ (104.5MHz, "Q-104.5") is acommercialFMradio stationlicensed toMount Pleasant, South Carolina, and serving theCharleston metropolitan area andLowcountry of South Carolina. It broadcasts aclassic rockradio format and is owned byiHeartMedia, Inc. The station airs thenationally syndicatedBob and Tom morning show. Theradio studios and offices are on Houston Northcutt Boulevard in Mount Pleasant.
WRFQ has aneffective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000watts, the maximum permitted for non-grandfathered FM stations.[2] Thetransmitter is off Venning Road in Mount Pleasant, amid thetowers for other Charleston-area TV and FM stations.[3] WRFQ broadcasts usingHD Radio technology. Its HD-2digital subchannel formerly carried aniHeartRadiohip hop music service known as "Hip Hop Workout". The HD2 subchannel has since been turned off.
WRFQ plays popular classic rock songs, primarily from the 1970s and 80s, with some titles from the 60s and 90s also in theplaylist. The station carries thenationally syndicatedBob and Tom Morning Show. The rest of the weekday schedule features shows that arevoicetracked from iHeartDJs based at other stations. Maria Milito (middays) and Ken Dashow (afternoons) do their shows fromWAXQNew York City. Big Rig hosts evenings fromWXTBTampa Bay.
On June 1, 1985, the station firstsigned on the air.[4] Itscall sign wasWDXZ and it carried anautomatedeasy listening sound, including news supplied byCBS Radio News. It later switched tourban contemporary as "Foxy 104.5".[citation needed]
In 1993, it becameWJUK, playingcountry music.[5]
On April 26, 1996, it switched its call letters toWRFQ. Originally playingclassic hits music, the station evolved to its current format ofclassic rock in 1998.
Beginning in January 2009, the station added anHD Radiodigital subchannel. At first, it carriedAlternative Rock as "The Drive", a format previously heard on co-ownedWALC-FM. That station was sold in January to the Radio Training Group for aChristian contemporary music format.
The HD-2 subchannel later switched toHip Hop music, using theiHeartRadio "Hip Hop Workout" channel.
32°49′05″N79°50′08″W / 32.8180°N 79.8356°W /32.8180; -79.8356