WQAH-FM
Encyclopedia
WQAH-FM is a classic country music , bluegrass
, and gospel music
formatted radio station
licensed to Addison, Alabama
, that serves Decatur, Alabama
, and the western portion of the Huntsville, Alabama
, market. The station is owned by Abercrombie Broadcasting Company.
The station has held the current WQAH-FM call letters as assigned by the Federal Communications Commission
since September 7, 2001. Before this it was known by the WYAM-FM call sign from October 25, 1996, to August 31, 2001. During the six-day gap between these call signs this station was simply WQAH until a co-owned AM station was flipped from WJRA to WQAH on September 7, 2001.
, went silent on September 28, 2007, when the supporting tower structure was dismantled on short notice. Almost exactly one year later, on September 29, 2008, WPIL applied to resume operation of this translator pursuant to a new construction permit with a new community of license, Priceville, Alabama
.
Bluegrass music
Bluegrass music is a form of American roots music, and a sub-genre of country music. It has mixed roots in Scottish, English, Welsh and Irish traditional music...
, and gospel music
Gospel music
Gospel music is music that is written to express either personal, spiritual or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music....
formatted radio 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 Addison, Alabama
Addison, Alabama
Addison is a town in Winston County, Alabama, U.S. At the 2010 U.S. Census it had a population of 758.-Geography:Addison is located at .According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land....
, that serves Decatur, Alabama
Decatur, Alabama
Decatur is a city in Limestone and Morgan Counties in the U.S. state of Alabama. The city, affectionately known as "The River City", is located in Northern Alabama on the banks of Wheeler Lake, along the Tennessee River. It is the largest city and county seat of Morgan County...
, and the western portion of the Huntsville, Alabama
Huntsville, Alabama
Huntsville is a city located primarily in Madison County in the central part of the far northern region of the U.S. state of Alabama. Huntsville is the county seat of Madison County. The city extends west into neighboring Limestone County. Huntsville's population was 180,105 as of the 2010 Census....
, market. The station is owned by Abercrombie Broadcasting Company.
The station has held the current WQAH-FM call letters as assigned by the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
since September 7, 2001. Before this it was known by the WYAM-FM call sign from October 25, 1996, to August 31, 2001. During the six-day gap between these call signs this station was simply WQAH until a co-owned AM station was flipped from WJRA to WQAH on September 7, 2001.
Personalities
Notable local personalities on WQAH-FM include Mark Donovan, J.T., and Carol Lynn, recipient of the 2006 Alabama Country and Gospel Music Association Award for Radio Personality of the Year.Translators
This translator, originally licensed to Hartselle, AlabamaHartselle, Alabama
Hartselle is the second largest city in Morgan County, Alabama, United States, about south of Decatur, and is included in the Decatur Metropolitan Area, and the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area. As of the 2006 census estimates, the population of the city is 13,479. Hartselle was...
, went silent on September 28, 2007, when the supporting tower structure was dismantled on short notice. Almost exactly one year later, on September 29, 2008, WPIL applied to resume operation of this translator pursuant to a new construction permit with a new community of license, Priceville, Alabama
Priceville, Alabama
Priceville is the third largest municipality in Morgan County, Alabama, and is included in the Decatur Metropolitan Area, as well as the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area. As of the 2006 census estimate, the population of the town is 2,380....
.