| 词条 | WHBQ (AM) |
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| name = WHBQ | image = File:WHBQ SPORTS56 logo.png | city = Memphis, Tennessee | area = Memphis metropolitan area | branding = Sports 56 WHBQ | slogan = "Real Sports Talk" | frequency = 560 kHz | affiliations = Fox Sports Radio Westwood One Sports | translator = | repeater = 87.75 FM - WPGF-LP | airdate = March 25, 1925 | format = Sports | power = 5,000 watts days 1,000 watts nights | erp = | haat = | class = B | facility_id = 21727 | coordinates = {{coord|35|15|12.00|N|90|2|51.00|W|region:US_type:city}} | callsign_meaning = | former_callsigns = | owner = Flinn Broadcasting Corporation | licensee = | sister_stations = | webcast = Listen Live | website = Sports56WHBQ.com }} WHBQ (560 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Memphis, Tennessee. Owned by Flinn Broadcasting, the station airs a sports radio format, with local hosts on weekdays and Fox Sports Radio heard nights and weekends. WHBQ's studios and offices are located on Mount Moriah Road in Southeast Memphis. The transmitter site is off South Circle Road in North Memphis.[1] WHBQ is powered at 5,000 watts by day. But to avoid interfering with other stations on AM 560, it reduces power to 1,000 watts at night. It uses a directional antenna at all times. Programming is also heard on WPGF-LP, which is actually a television station, on analog Channel 6. Since the TV station's audio can be heard on 87.75 MHz on the FM band, the facility operates as a radio station. With its low power status, WPGF-LP is not subject to the FCC's educational and informational programming requirements. WPGF-LP is powered at 3,000 watts as an FM simulcast for WHBQ 560 Radio.[2] ProgrammingWHBQ serves as the Memphis area home for the University of Mississippi's SEC football and basketball teams, and is also the main outlet for the Memphis Redbirds of baseball's Pacific Coast League. The station's hosts include: Peter Edmiston, David Basham, Dave Woloshin, Greg Gaston, Eli Savoie, Rob Fischer, Brett Norsworthy, Keith Parker, Elliot Wender and John Hardin. Nights and weekends, WHBQ carries programming from Fox Sports Radio. HistoryEarly YearsOn March 25, 1925, WHBQ first signed on the air. It was among the earliest stations in Memphis and had its studios in the historic Hotel Claridge.[3] During the 1930s, it broadcast at 100 watts on 1370 kilocycles. After the North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement (NARBA) went into effect in 1941, WHBQ switched to 1400 kHz, powered at 250 watts.[4] WHBQ moved its studios to Hotel Gayoso. In the 1940s, WHBQ became a network affiliate of the Mutual Broadcasting System, carrying its schedule of dramas, comedies, news, sports and big band broadcasts during the "Golden Age of Radio." At the end of the 1940s, WHBQ moved to its current spot on the dial, 560 kHz.[5] It got a boost in power to 5,000 watts days and 1,000 watts nights. Top 40 EraIn 1954, WHBQ was acquired by RKO General, which later turned it into a leading Top 40 station. Its reputation was developed by Dewey Phillips, a disc jockey who played rhythm and blues music on his night time show, "Red, Hot and Blue." In 1954, Phillips played a recording of "That's Alright Mama" by Elvis Presley, a young truck driver and budding musician, marking the first time an Elvis recording was broadcast on the radio.[6] For many years, WHBQ was considered a "farm team" for RKO's larger stations. Young, aspiring DJs, such as Rick Dees and game show host Wink Martindale worked there with hopes of being moved up to RKO's larger markets, like Boston, New York City, San Francisco, or the biggest Top 40 station in the chain, 930 KHJ in Los Angeles. In the 1960s, under the guidance of programmer Bill Drake, WHBQ became Boss Radio, known for playing the hottest hits with the most popular DJs. Disc jockey George Klein was indicted and convicted of mail fraud in 1977. Klein, a former Program Director for WHBQ, went to trial after being indicted on four counts of conspiring with a former postal employee to steal Arbitron diaries. Klein admitted to filling out diaries in order to inflate WHBQ's ratings. Klein was found guilty of conspiracy and sentenced to 60 days in federal prison.[7] Oldies, Talk, SportsBy the early 1980s, the once-mighty Top 40 station could no longer compete with the increasing popularity of FM-band contemporary music stations. WHBQ tried playing oldies from 1981 to 1983 before switching to a full service talk radio format. It used local talk hosts as well as syndicated programming from NBC Talknet and ABC TalkRadio.[8] In 1988, RKO sold WHBQ to Flinn Broadcasting, a local media company. Flinn tried oldies again, then country music and even heavy metal late at night. In 1992, WHBQ switched to all sports.[9] For a time it was affiliated with CBS Sports Radio, then NBC Sports Radio. When NBC discontinued full-time sports programming at the end of 2018, WHBQ switched to Fox Sports Radio. References1. ^[https://radio-locator.com/info/WHBQ-AM Radio-Locator.com/WHBQ-AM] 2. ^[https://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/tvq?call=WPGF&arn=&state=&city=&chan=0.0&cha2=69&serv=&type=&facid=&asrn=&list=0&ThisTab=Results+to+This+Page%2FTab&dist=&dlat2=&mlat2=&slat2=&NS=N&dlon2=&mlon2=&slon2=&EW=W&size=9 FCC.gov/WPGF-LP] 3. ^[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1935/Stations-by-State-Broadcasting%20Yearbook%201935%20Complete.pdf Broadcasting Yearbook 1935 page 56] 4. ^[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1943/Radio%20-%20%20Broadcasting%20Yearbook%201943%20BW.pdf Broadcasting Yearbook 1941 page 138] 5. ^[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1950/RADIO%20&%20TV%20NE-Ter%20YB%201950%20B&W-11.pdf Broadcasting Yearbook 1950 page 278] 6. ^{{cite book | last = Fisher | first = Marc | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Something in the Air | publisher = Random House | date = | location = | url = | doi = | id = | isbn = 978-0-375-50907-0| page = 47 }} 7. ^Elvis-Collectors.com "George Klein's Ratings Fraud" by Elvis Jock, retrieved 8-17-17 8. ^[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1985/B-Radio-NE-to-Ter-B-Radio-All-BC-YB-1985.pdf Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1985 page B-252] 9. ^[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1993/B-Radio-AL-NE-Ter-YB-1993-B&W.pdf Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1993 page B-335]
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