WQAK is a 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...

  broadcasting an Alternative

Alternative rock

Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...

 format. Licensed to Union City, Tennessee

Union City, Tennessee

Union City is a city in Obion County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 10,876 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Obion County. The name comes from its location at the union of two railroads, one running roughly east-west and the other roughly north-south...

, USA, the station serves the Jackson TN area and Ken Tenn area. The station is owned by Thunderbolt Broadcasting Company.

History

The station began broadcasting as WLJJ on February 10, 1993 and changed its call letters February 11, 1994 to WWUC, On December 11, 1998 to the current WQAK,

In addition to its alternative rock format, "The Quake" WQAK FM airs Union City high school sports and Tennessee Titans football.

Thunderbolt Broadcasting also operates WYVY 104.9FM in Union City, Tennessee and WCMT AM,
WCMT FM and WCDZ FM in Martin, Tennessee.

The WQAK and WYVY FM studios are located at 223 Westgate Drive in Union City, Tennessee. Thunderbolt Broadcasting purchased WYVY FM and WQAK FM stations December 27, 2005. WYVY FM 104.9 can also be heard on 96.1 FM and WQAK FM can be heard on 107.9.

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