WNNX (FM)
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WWWQ FM
99.7, known as "Q100", is an Atlanta radio station
airing a top-40 contemporary hit radio
format. It is owned and operated by Cumulus Media
from the same building as its other co-owned
sister station
s WNNX
FM "Rock 100.5", W258BU FM 99.1 "99X", and W250BC
FM 97.9 "Journey 97-9". WWWQ's main competition is WSTR
FM 94.1, "Star 94."
On January 25, 2008, the Q100 programming and moniker and its WWWQ callsign moved from 100.5 to 99.7, replacing long-time alternative rock
station 99X
. 99X's brand and format
are now being carried on 99.7 HD2 and 98.9 FM. Its WNNX callsign was swapped back to 100.5
, now known as "Rock 100.5".
For most of its early years, 99.7 played host to an easy listening
format. Oddly, one of its most popular music blocks in the late 70s was "Golden Sundays", a rock & roll oldies
show (8-10pm) originating live from Timothy John's restaurant in Sandy Springs. It began including contemporary vocals around 1980 and gradually became Soft Rock
. In 1983, following the WSB-FM (98.5) change to soft AC, the station shifted further in that direction, opened up its announcers' personalities and became "Warm 100".
By 1985, with digital-tuning radios becoming mainstream, the station began ID-ing as "Warm 99". That did not sit well with WSB-FM's parent company Cox Radio
. They sue
d, claiming "copyright infringement
". In a landmark case, Cox v. Susquehanna Broadcasting, the judge was handed a digital radio and asked to tune to 100.0 MHz. There was no signal, as this is between channels. To find the nearest station, he pressed the "scan
" button, and it stopped on 101.5
MHz. Next, he entered 99.0 MHz, which again is between channels and so contained no signal. Scanning from there, the radio hit 99.7. In his precedent
-setting decision, the Federal district judge stated that on a radio dial "a radio station's frequency
is its address
" and one cannot copyright an address. He ruled in favor of Warm 99. Soon thereafter, WSB-FM became known as "B98.5", as it still is today.
At 3pm on March 5, 1986, Warm 99 went head-to-head with dominant local top-40 station Z-93 (WZGC
FM 92.9), becoming "Power 99". Z-93 eventually lost their lead, and attempted to shift to a more urban-oriented format (as "Hot New Z-93") to compete, but conceded the battle in January 1989 by flipping to classic rock
.
By the turn of the 90s, Power 99 was the dominant top-40 station in the southeast. However, the success of Nirvana
at the end of 1991 and the subsequent rise of "alternative" music gave station management pause. In early September 1992, Power 99 brought in Will Pendarvis to host an all-alternative program on weeknights called "Power 99 On the Edge". After receiving a solid amount of positive feedback, the station decided to make the full switch. On Monday, October 26, 1992, at 12:00 pm, 99X made its debut with its first song, "Video Killed The Radio Star
" by The Buggles
.
99X played a key role in breaking numerous acts during its early years. Music director
Sean Demery's push behind The Cranberries
' "Linger
" in 1993 helped earn the band national attention in the U.S. On a trip to Australia
in early 1995, program director
Brian Phillips brought back a copy of fledging band Silverchair
's debut EP
, which the station began to spin. The day after the release of their debut album Frogstomp
, the band played its first US show at the Roxy in Atlanta as a 99X Freeloader show.
On May 5, 2006, Cumulus Media
acquired Susquehanna Radio and all of its stations, including 99X and sister station Q100. Over the next 20 months, Cumulus continued to support 99X's modern rock
format, despite a noticeable decline in Arbitron ratings. On January 25, 2008, at 5:30 am, 99X ceased to broadcast on the standard FM frequency, with "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)
" by Green Day
being the final song, and Top 40 (CHR)
formatted "Q100" was moved from 100.5 to 99.7. At that point, 99X was moved to the 99.7 HD2 signal and online at 99x.com. Q100's main competitor is WSTR
, which plays a hot adult contemporary format, but has flirted with the CHR format in the past. Under Cumulus Media
's ownership, WWWQ briefly flirted with a Hot AC format in 2009, but as of 2010, the music more resembles that of a CHR. In addition, it also has competition from Rhythmic contemporary
simulcast WWVA
/WWLG
.
On April 17, 2009, 99X returned to the regular analog airwaves, by simulcasting with broadcast translator station W250BC at 97.9 FM. To get around FCC rules which require these stations to relay another station, it technically carries the HD Radio
channel 2 signal from WNNX FM 100.5 according to FCC records, although "99X on 97.9" is its branding and is clearly its primary outlet. 99X moved to 99.1 FM on June 15, 2011, and again to 98.9 on September 15.
W221CG FM 92.1 was established in 2007 as W275AQ FM 102.9 by Radio Assist Ministry, a company which speculative
ly has filed for hundreds of translator permits (both commercial and noncommercial
, then rent
s them to other stations or "flip
s" them for profit
by selling them outright. This station was transferred to Cumulus around January 2010, and was previously listed as retransmitting WGPB
FM, Georgia Public Broadcasting
's station in Rome
. It has Kennesaw
as its city of license, but has never actually reached that city, instead being in Acworth
. Also in January 2010, the station moved far southwest to near Hiram
southeast of Dallas
, still keeping the now-nowhere-nearby Kennesaw as its city of license, and serving only an exurban area instead of a suburban one. In May 2010, it was granted another permit to move southeast to near Clarkdale
between Powder Springs and Austell
, with Lithia Springs as its community of license. It is unknown what Cumulus intends to do with this station, which will move to 92.5, and therefore change its serially-assigned callsign to a new one starting with W223. Currently 38 watts, the permit is for 120 watts, with a modification application made in late January 2011 for 250 watts and a HAAT increased by 16 metres (52 ft) at the same location, but on 92.3. This station is now owned by Cumulus Licensing LLC
.
The other station is W258BU FM 99.5, which is still owned by Edgewater Broadcasting, an apparent shell company of Calvary Chapel. Granted an original permit in 2003, it finally went on the air in 2007. It had a series of eight permits and licenses to cover
those permits from late 2008 through late 2009. In mid 2010, it was located on the north side of Whitlock Avenue / Dallas Highway (Georgia 120) west of Marietta
, and just a few yards or meters west of the edge of Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
. Despite this, it is still licensed to serve Tallapoosa
, which is two counties away in west Georgia outside of metro Atlanta
. Edgewater applied to move it to Blackjack Mountain just northeast of Marietta in December 2009, and amended its application in July 2010 to change its channel from 205 (88.9) to 258 (99.5), where it currently is licensed for 10 watts. This moved it out of the reserved band to the regular band where commercial stations are allowed. Apparently because this had not been approved yet in 2010, the station had special temporary authority
to remain silent, though the FCC still allowed commercial WWWQ to be listed as its input signal. The owner has not yet applied to transfer the station to Cumulus, however the agreement reportedly sells the station for $150,000 dollars, and requires it to be moved to the WWWQ/W250BC tower where it will be diplexed into the W250BC radio antenna at 99 watts on 99.1, supposedly carrying the main WWWQ signal that is already transmitted from the same tower. Previous callsigns were W261AS (100.1) in 2004, W208BE (89.5) in 2006, W209BX (89.7) in 2008, W207CA (89.3) in June 2009, and W205CI (88.9) in July 2009. In early February 2011, it was granted a permit to move to the North Druid Hills site, increasing power to 99 watts, and changing frequency to 99.1, and currently airs 99X.
W229AG FM 93.7, which was assigned to WWWQ in 2010, is now assigned directly to WCNN
AM 680 "The Fan".
It is located on Sweat Mountain
, and for several years previously carried KAWZ FM, a Christian broadcasting station which feeds hundreds of translator stations from Calvary Chapel
in Twin Falls, Idaho
. It has Sandy Plains, Georgia as its community of license. 99X was reportedly set to move to this station, which had a construction permit
granted in July 2010 to relocate to the same tower near North Druid Hills as WWWQ and W250BC, and has the same power but somewhat lower height (and therefore broadcast range) as 99X has on W250BC. The station was still owned by Calvary Chapel of Twin Falls, which filed for the permit in April 2010. After it was approved in early July, Calvary applied just a few days later to transfer ownership of the station to Cumulus for $400,000. It is now licensed to Cumulus Licensing LLC and resides on the WWWQ tower.
in Raleigh, NC. Many of the Bert Show's events benefit the Bert's Big Adventure
charity. Their producer, Tracey and several Bert Show intern
s also make random appearances on the show. On July 21, 2011 "Kentucky Kristin" of Bob and the Showgram
WDCG in Raleigh, North Carolina
announced that she would be leaving the show with the pursuit of a future radio career with The Bert Show.
On April 5, 2007, Q100 and The Bert Show hosted a promotion at Six Flags Over Georgia
. Anyone who arrived at the theme park between 6am and 9am was to be admitted free for the day. The promotion occurred during metro Atlanta
schools' spring break
, and cars began arriving by 3:00am. By 6:00am, the park had already reached capacity, and Six Flags officials shut the gates. People were seen walking along and across the interstate and among area side streets. Police closed exits leading to the theme park. Children whose parents dropped them off along the interstate on their way to work were stranded. The ensuing traffic jam wreaked havoc on Interstate 20
and snarled Atlanta's west side during the morning rush hour
.
FM broadcasting
FM broadcasting is a broadcasting technology pioneered by Edwin Howard Armstrong which uses frequency modulation to provide high-fidelity sound over broadcast radio. The term "FM band" describes the "frequency band in which FM is used for broadcasting"...
99.7, known as "Q100", is an Atlanta 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...
airing a top-40 contemporary hit radio
Contemporary hit radio
Contemporary hit radio is a radio format that is common in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts...
format. It is owned and operated by Cumulus Media
Cumulus Media
Cumulus Media, Inc. is the second largest Owner and Operator of AM and FM radio stations in the United States, behind Clear Channel Communications, operating 570 stations in 150 markets as of September 16, 2011. The company also owns Cumulus Media Networks...
from the same building as its other co-owned
Duopoly (broadcasting)
In United States broadcast television and radio, duopoly is a term used to describe a single company which owns two or more stations in the same city or community....
sister station
Sister station
In broadcasting, sister stations or sister channels are radio and/or television stations operated by the same ownership....
s WNNX
WNNX (FM)
WWWQ FM 99.7, known as "Q100", is an Atlanta radio station airing a top-40 contemporary hit radio format. It is owned and operated by Cumulus Media from the same building as its other co-owned sister stations WNNX FM "Rock 100.5", W258BU FM 99.1 "99X", and W250BC FM 97.9 "Journey 97-9"...
FM "Rock 100.5", W258BU FM 99.1 "99X", and W250BC
W250BC
W250BC FM 97.9 is a radio station located in Atlanta, Georgia, and has Riverdale, Georgia as its city of license. Although licensed as a broadcast translator prohibited from carrying its own programming, it broadcasts under a legal loophole allowed by the Federal Communications Commission, by...
FM 97.9 "Journey 97-9". WWWQ's main competition is WSTR
WSTR (FM)
WSTR is an Atlanta FM radio station airing an Hot Adult Contemporary format during the week and a 1990's pop music format on weekends. It is owned by Lincoln Financial Media, and has Smyrna, Georgia as its city of license.-History:...
FM 94.1, "Star 94."
On January 25, 2008, the Q100 programming and moniker and its WWWQ callsign moved from 100.5 to 99.7, replacing long-time alternative rock
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...
station 99X
WNNX (99X)
W255CJ FM 98.9 is a radio station in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, airing a modern rock radio format branded as 99X, which originally began on full-power station WNNX FM 99.7 in 1992. Its city of license was previously Tallapoosa , which is now far beyond its current broadcast range, nearly in Alabama...
. 99X's brand and format
Radio format
A radio format or programming format not to be confused with broadcast programming describes the overall content broadcast on a radio station. Radio formats are frequently employed as a marketing tool, and constantly evolve...
are now being carried on 99.7 HD2 and 98.9 FM. Its WNNX callsign was swapped back to 100.5
WNNX (FM)
WWWQ FM 99.7, known as "Q100", is an Atlanta radio station airing a top-40 contemporary hit radio format. It is owned and operated by Cumulus Media from the same building as its other co-owned sister stations WNNX FM "Rock 100.5", W258BU FM 99.1 "99X", and W250BC FM 97.9 "Journey 97-9"...
, now known as "Rock 100.5".
History
- 1955-1979: WLTA (easy listeningEasy listeningEasy listening is a broad style of popular music and radio format that emerged in the 1950s, evolving out of big band music, and related to MOR music as played on many AM radio stations. It encompasses the exotica, beautiful music, light music, lounge music, ambient music, and space age pop genres...
) - 1980-1984: WLTA (soft rockSoft rockSoft rock is a style of music which uses the techniques of rock music to compose a softer, more toned-down sound. Soft rock songs generally tend to focus on themes like love, everyday life and relationships. The genre tends to make heavy use of acoustic guitars, pianos, synthesizers and sometimes...
) - 1984-1986: WRMM and WARM-FM ("Warm 100", then "Warm 99", adult contemporaryAdult contemporary musicAdult contemporary music is a broad style of popular music that ranges from lush 1950s and 1960s vocal music to predominantly ballad-heavy music with varying degrees of rock influence, as well as a radio format that plays such music....
) - 1986-1992: WAPW ("Power 99", top 40)
- 1992-2008: WNNX ("99XWNNX (99X)W255CJ FM 98.9 is a radio station in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, airing a modern rock radio format branded as 99X, which originally began on full-power station WNNX FM 99.7 in 1992. Its city of license was previously Tallapoosa , which is now far beyond its current broadcast range, nearly in Alabama...
", modern rockModern rockModern rock is a rock format commonly found on commercial radio; the format consists primarily of the alternative rock genre...
) - 2008-Present : WWWQ ("Q100", top 40)
For most of its early years, 99.7 played host to an easy listening
Easy listening
Easy listening is a broad style of popular music and radio format that emerged in the 1950s, evolving out of big band music, and related to MOR music as played on many AM radio stations. It encompasses the exotica, beautiful music, light music, lounge music, ambient music, and space age pop genres...
format. Oddly, one of its most popular music blocks in the late 70s was "Golden Sundays", a rock & roll oldies
Oldies
Oldies is a term commonly used to describe a radio format that concentrates on music from a period of about 15 to 55 years before the present day....
show (8-10pm) originating live from Timothy John's restaurant in Sandy Springs. It began including contemporary vocals around 1980 and gradually became Soft Rock
Soft rock
Soft rock is a style of music which uses the techniques of rock music to compose a softer, more toned-down sound. Soft rock songs generally tend to focus on themes like love, everyday life and relationships. The genre tends to make heavy use of acoustic guitars, pianos, synthesizers and sometimes...
. In 1983, following the WSB-FM (98.5) change to soft AC, the station shifted further in that direction, opened up its announcers' personalities and became "Warm 100".
By 1985, with digital-tuning radios becoming mainstream, the station began ID-ing as "Warm 99". That did not sit well with WSB-FM's parent company Cox Radio
Cox Radio
Cox Radio, Inc. is a division of Cox Enterprises that holds a number of radio stations. Cox Radio is headquartered at 6205 Peachtree Dunwoody Road in Sandy Springs, Georgia....
. They sue
Lawsuit
A lawsuit or "suit in law" is a civil action brought in a court of law in which a plaintiff, a party who claims to have incurred loss as a result of a defendant's actions, demands a legal or equitable remedy. The defendant is required to respond to the plaintiff's complaint...
d, claiming "copyright infringement
Copyright infringement
Copyright infringement is the unauthorized or prohibited use of works under copyright, infringing the copyright holder's exclusive rights, such as the right to reproduce or perform the copyrighted work, or to make derivative works.- "Piracy" :...
". In a landmark case, Cox v. Susquehanna Broadcasting, the judge was handed a digital radio and asked to tune to 100.0 MHz. There was no signal, as this is between channels. To find the nearest station, he pressed the "scan
Channel surfing
Channel surfing is the practice of quickly scanning through different television channels or radio frequencies in order to find something interesting to watch or listen to. Modern viewers, who may have cable or satellite services beaming down dozens if not hundreds or thousands of channels, are...
" button, and it stopped on 101.5
WKHX-FM
WKHX-FM, known as "Kicks 101.5", is an Atlanta FM radio station that plays country music. Its city of license is Marietta, Georgia. "Kicks" debuted in 1980 after Capital Cities Communications purchased the station. WKHX used to simulcast on AM 590, which is now Radio Disney...
MHz. Next, he entered 99.0 MHz, which again is between channels and so contained no signal. Scanning from there, the radio hit 99.7. In his precedent
Precedent
In common law legal systems, a precedent or authority is a principle or rule established in a legal case that a court or other judicial body may apply when deciding subsequent cases with similar issues or facts...
-setting decision, the Federal district judge stated that on a radio dial "a radio station's frequency
Frequency
Frequency is the number of occurrences of a repeating event per unit time. It is also referred to as temporal frequency.The period is the duration of one cycle in a repeating event, so the period is the reciprocal of the frequency...
is its address
Address
Address may refer to:*Address , a code and abstract concept expressing a location on the Earth's surface ...*Public speaking*Style , honorifics*In computing and telecommunication:...
" and one cannot copyright an address. He ruled in favor of Warm 99. Soon thereafter, WSB-FM became known as "B98.5", as it still is today.
At 3pm on March 5, 1986, Warm 99 went head-to-head with dominant local top-40 station Z-93 (WZGC
WZGC (FM)
WZGC FM is an Atlanta FM radio station playing the adult album alternative radio format.Dave Roots, 92.9 HD-2 WZGC FM ("92.9 dave fm") is an Atlanta FM radio station playing the adult album alternative radio format.Dave Roots, 92.9 HD-2 WZGC FM ("92.9 dave fm") is an Atlanta FM radio station...
FM 92.9), becoming "Power 99". Z-93 eventually lost their lead, and attempted to shift to a more urban-oriented format (as "Hot New Z-93") to compete, but conceded the battle in January 1989 by flipping to classic rock
Classic rock
Classic rock is a radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format features music ranging generally from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, primarily focusing on the hard rock genre that peaked in popularity in the...
.
99X and Q100
Nirvana (band)
Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington in 1987...
at the end of 1991 and the subsequent rise of "alternative" music gave station management pause. In early September 1992, Power 99 brought in Will Pendarvis to host an all-alternative program on weeknights called "Power 99 On the Edge". After receiving a solid amount of positive feedback, the station decided to make the full switch. On Monday, October 26, 1992, at 12:00 pm, 99X made its debut with its first song, "Video Killed The Radio Star
Video Killed the Radio Star
"Video Killed the Radio Star" is a song by the British synthpop/New Wave group The Buggles, released as their debut single on 7 September 1979, on Island Records from their debut album The Age of Plastic. It celebrates the golden days of radio, describing a singer whose career is cut short by...
" by The Buggles
The Buggles
The Buggles were an English New Wave band consisting of Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes . They are remembered chiefly for their 1979 debut single "Video Killed the Radio Star" that was #1 on the singles chart in 16 countries. Its music video was the first to be shown on MTV in the U.S...
.
99X played a key role in breaking numerous acts during its early years. Music director
Music director
A music director may be the director of an orchestra, the director of music for a film, the director of music at a radio station, the head of the music department in a school, the co-ordinator of the musical ensembles in a university or college , the head bandmaster of a military band, the head...
Sean Demery's push behind The Cranberries
The Cranberries
The Cranberries are an Irish rock band formed in Limerick in 1989 under the name The Cranberry Saw Us, later changed by vocalist Dolores O'Riordan. The band currently consists of O'Riordan, guitarist Noel Hogan, bassist Mike Hogan and drummer Fergal Lawler...
' "Linger
Linger (song)
"Linger" is a song composed by Irish musicians Dolores O'Riordan and Noel Hogan of the rock band The Cranberries. The song, which has an acoustic arrangement featuring a string section, became the band's first major hit, peaking at #3 in the Republic of Ireland, #8 in the US and #14 in the UK.In...
" in 1993 helped earn the band national attention in the U.S. On a trip to Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
in early 1995, program director
Program director
In service industries, such as education, a program director or programme director researches, plans, develops and implements one or more of the firm's professional services...
Brian Phillips brought back a copy of fledging band Silverchair
Silverchair
Silverchair were an Australian rock band, which formed in 1992 as Innocent Criminals in Merewether, Newcastle with the line-up of Ben Gillies on drums, Chris Joannou on bass guitar and Daniel Johns on vocals and guitars. The group got their big break in mid-1994 when they won a national demo...
's debut EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
, which the station began to spin. The day after the release of their debut album Frogstomp
Frogstomp
Frogstomp is the debut album of Australian rock band Silverchair. It was released in Australia in early 1995, when the members were only 15 years of age, by a subsidiary of Sony Records and reached number one on the album charts. On 20 June 1995, Frogstomp was released by Epic Records in the U.S...
, the band played its first US show at the Roxy in Atlanta as a 99X Freeloader show.
On May 5, 2006, Cumulus Media
Cumulus Media
Cumulus Media, Inc. is the second largest Owner and Operator of AM and FM radio stations in the United States, behind Clear Channel Communications, operating 570 stations in 150 markets as of September 16, 2011. The company also owns Cumulus Media Networks...
acquired Susquehanna Radio and all of its stations, including 99X and sister station Q100. Over the next 20 months, Cumulus continued to support 99X's modern rock
Modern rock
Modern rock is a rock format commonly found on commercial radio; the format consists primarily of the alternative rock genre...
format, despite a noticeable decline in Arbitron ratings. On January 25, 2008, at 5:30 am, 99X ceased to broadcast on the standard FM frequency, with "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)
Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)
-Charts:-Covers:* Rancid have covered the song in some acoustic performances, Matt Freeman is the lead vocalist in the cover.* Comedian Tim Hawkins plays a parody of the song entitled "These Are Things You Don't Say to Your Wife"...
" by Green Day
Green Day
Green Day is an American punk rock band formed in 1987. The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt, and drummer Tre Cool...
being the final song, and Top 40 (CHR)
Contemporary hit radio
Contemporary hit radio is a radio format that is common in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts...
formatted "Q100" was moved from 100.5 to 99.7. At that point, 99X was moved to the 99.7 HD2 signal and online at 99x.com. Q100's main competitor is WSTR
WSTR (FM)
WSTR is an Atlanta FM radio station airing an Hot Adult Contemporary format during the week and a 1990's pop music format on weekends. It is owned by Lincoln Financial Media, and has Smyrna, Georgia as its city of license.-History:...
, which plays a hot adult contemporary format, but has flirted with the CHR format in the past. Under Cumulus Media
Cumulus Media
Cumulus Media, Inc. is the second largest Owner and Operator of AM and FM radio stations in the United States, behind Clear Channel Communications, operating 570 stations in 150 markets as of September 16, 2011. The company also owns Cumulus Media Networks...
's ownership, WWWQ briefly flirted with a Hot AC format in 2009, but as of 2010, the music more resembles that of a CHR. In addition, it also has competition from Rhythmic contemporary
Rhythmic Contemporary
Rhythmic contemporary, also known as rhythmic top 40, rhythmic contemporary hit radio or rhythmic crossover, is a music radio format that includes a mix of EDM, upbeat rhythmic pop, hip-hop and R&B hits. Rhythmic contemporary rarely uses rock music or country music in its airplay, but it may...
simulcast WWVA
WWVA-FM
WWVA-FM is an Atlanta radio station broadcasting a Rhythmic contemporary radio format which features R&B, Pop and Dance hits. It is owned by Clear Channel Communications and is licensed to serve Canton, Georgia...
/WWLG
WWLG
WWLG FM 96.7 is an Atlanta radio station broadcasting a rhythmic contemporary radio format which features R&B, pop music and dance hits. It is owned by Clear Channel Communications and is licensed to serve Peachtree City, Georgia...
.
On April 17, 2009, 99X returned to the regular analog airwaves, by simulcasting with broadcast translator station W250BC at 97.9 FM. To get around FCC rules which require these stations to relay another station, it technically carries the HD Radio
HD Radio
HD Radio, which originally stood for "Hybrid Digital", is the trademark for iBiquity's in-band on-channel digital radio technology used by AM and FM radio stations to transmit audio and data via a digital signal in conjunction with their analog signals...
channel 2 signal from WNNX FM 100.5 according to FCC records, although "99X on 97.9" is its branding and is clearly its primary outlet. 99X moved to 99.1 FM on June 15, 2011, and again to 98.9 on September 15.
Broadcast translators
, two "translator" stations are assigned to WWWQ.W221CG FM 92.1 was established in 2007 as W275AQ FM 102.9 by Radio Assist Ministry, a company which speculative
Speculative
Speculative may refer to:*For economics usage, see Speculation*For usage in literature, see Speculative fiction*For philosophical usage, see Speculative philosophy and Speculative reason...
ly has filed for hundreds of translator permits (both commercial and noncommercial
Non-commercial educational
The term non-commercial educational applies to a radio station or TV station that does not accept on air advertisements , as defined in the United States by the Federal Communications Commission . NCE stations do not pay broadcast license fees for their non-profit uses of the radio spectrum...
, then rent
Renting
Renting is an agreement where a payment is made for the temporary use of a good, service or property owned by another. A gross lease is when the tenant pays a flat rental amount and the landlord pays for all property charges regularly incurred by the ownership from landowners...
s them to other stations or "flip
Flipping
Flipping is a term used primarily in the United States to describe purchasing a revenue-generating asset and quickly reselling it for profit...
s" them for profit
Profit (accounting)
In accounting, profit can be considered to be the difference between the purchase price and the costs of bringing to market whatever it is that is accounted as an enterprise in terms of the component costs of delivered goods and/or services and any operating or other expenses.-Definition:There are...
by selling them outright. This station was transferred to Cumulus around January 2010, and was previously listed as retransmitting WGPB
WGPB (FM)
WGPB FM 97.7 is a public radio station in Rome, Georgia. It is part of the Georgia Public Broadcasting radio network, a state network which in turn is a member of National Public Radio, Public Radio International, and American Public Media. Unlike most stations on the GPB network, WGPB does not...
FM, Georgia Public Broadcasting
Georgia Public Broadcasting
Georgia Public Broadcasting is the public broadcasting radio and television state network in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is operated by the Georgia Public Telecommunications Commission....
's station in Rome
Rome, Georgia
Located in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, Rome is the largest city and the county seat of Floyd County, Georgia, United States. It is the principal city of the Rome, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Floyd County...
. It has Kennesaw
Kennesaw, Georgia
Kennesaw is a city in Cobb County, Georgia, United States. It had a population of 29,783 according to the 2010 census. It is part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. Founded in 1887, Kennesaw has a past surrounded with railroad history...
as its city of license, but has never actually reached that city, instead being in Acworth
Acworth, Georgia
Acworth is a city in Cobb County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 20,425. Acworth is located in the foothills of the North Georgia mountains along the southeastern banks of Lake Acworth and Lake Allatoona on the Etowah River.Acworth's nickname is "The...
. Also in January 2010, the station moved far southwest to near Hiram
Hiram, Georgia
Hiram is a city in Paulding County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,361 at the 2000 census. It is home to country music star, Travis Tritt.-Geography:Hiram is located at ....
southeast of Dallas
Dallas, Georgia
Dallas is a city in and the county seat of Paulding County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 11,544. It was named for George M. Dallas, Vice President of the United States of America under James K. Polk.-History:...
, still keeping the now-nowhere-nearby Kennesaw as its city of license, and serving only an exurban area instead of a suburban one. In May 2010, it was granted another permit to move southeast to near Clarkdale
Clarkdale, Georgia
Clarkdale is a small community west-northwest of Atlanta, Georgia in southwestern Cobb County, between Powder Springs and Austell. It is the hometown of comedian and singer Ray Stevens....
between Powder Springs and Austell
Austell, Georgia
Austell is a city in Cobb County in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 6,581.-History:Austell used to be known as Salt Springs, and was frequented by hunters who would trap and hunt game on their way to the salt licks. Some enterprising hunters claimed...
, with Lithia Springs as its community of license. It is unknown what Cumulus intends to do with this station, which will move to 92.5, and therefore change its serially-assigned callsign to a new one starting with W223. Currently 38 watts, the permit is for 120 watts, with a modification application made in late January 2011 for 250 watts and a HAAT increased by 16 metres (52 ft) at the same location, but on 92.3. This station is now owned by Cumulus Licensing LLC
Limited liability company
A limited liability company is a flexible form of enterprise that blends elements of partnership and corporate structures. It is a legal form of company that provides limited liability to its owners in the vast majority of United States jurisdictions...
.
The other station is W258BU FM 99.5, which is still owned by Edgewater Broadcasting, an apparent shell company of Calvary Chapel. Granted an original permit in 2003, it finally went on the air in 2007. It had a series of eight permits and licenses to cover
Broadcast license
A broadcast license or broadcast license is a specific type of spectrum license that grants the licensee the privilege to use a portion of the radio frequency spectrum in a given geographical area for broadcasting purposes. The licenses are generally straddled with additional restrictions that...
those permits from late 2008 through late 2009. In mid 2010, it was located on the north side of Whitlock Avenue / Dallas Highway (Georgia 120) west of Marietta
Marietta, Georgia
Marietta is a city located in central Cobb County, Georgia, United States, and is its county seat.As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 56,579, making it one of metro Atlanta's largest suburbs...
, and just a few yards or meters west of the edge of Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Kennesaw Battlefield Park, at 905 Kennesaw Mountain Drive between Marietta and Kennesaw, Georgia, preserves a Civil War battleground of the Atlanta Campaign, and also contains Kennesaw Mountain...
. Despite this, it is still licensed to serve Tallapoosa
Tallapoosa, Georgia
Tallapoosa is a city in Haralson County, Georgia, United States. The population was 2,789 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Tallapoosa, incorporated in 1860, is located in Haralson County, in northwest Georgia, about west of Atlanta, just north of Interstate 20 and east of the Alabama state line...
, which is two counties away in west Georgia outside of metro Atlanta
Metro Atlanta
The Atlanta metropolitan area or metro Atlanta, officially designated by the US Census Bureau as the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta Metropolitan Statistical Area, is the most populous metro area in the U.S. state of Georgia and the ninth-largest metropolitan statistical area in the United States...
. Edgewater applied to move it to Blackjack Mountain just northeast of Marietta in December 2009, and amended its application in July 2010 to change its channel from 205 (88.9) to 258 (99.5), where it currently is licensed for 10 watts. This moved it out of the reserved band to the regular band where commercial stations are allowed. Apparently because this had not been approved yet in 2010, the station had special temporary authority
Special temporary authority
In U.S. broadcast law, a special temporary authorization or special temporary authority is a type of broadcast license which temporarily allows a broadcast station to operate outside of its normal technical or legal parameters...
to remain silent, though the FCC still allowed commercial WWWQ to be listed as its input signal. The owner has not yet applied to transfer the station to Cumulus, however the agreement reportedly sells the station for $150,000 dollars, and requires it to be moved to the WWWQ/W250BC tower where it will be diplexed into the W250BC radio antenna at 99 watts on 99.1, supposedly carrying the main WWWQ signal that is already transmitted from the same tower. Previous callsigns were W261AS (100.1) in 2004, W208BE (89.5) in 2006, W209BX (89.7) in 2008, W207CA (89.3) in June 2009, and W205CI (88.9) in July 2009. In early February 2011, it was granted a permit to move to the North Druid Hills site, increasing power to 99 watts, and changing frequency to 99.1, and currently airs 99X.
W229AG FM 93.7, which was assigned to WWWQ in 2010, is now assigned directly to WCNN
WCNN (AM)
WCNN is an AM station broadcasting on a frequency of 680 kHz and serving the Atlanta-area radio market with a sports radio format. The station is commonly known by the on-air branding as "680 the Fan"...
AM 680 "The Fan".
It is located on Sweat Mountain
Sweat Mountain
Sweat Mountain is a low mountain located in far northeastern Cobb County, Georgia, in the suburbs north of Atlanta. The exact GNIS location of its summit is , and it has an official elevation of above mean sea level...
, and for several years previously carried KAWZ FM, a Christian broadcasting station which feeds hundreds of translator stations from Calvary Chapel
Calvary Chapel
Calvary Chapel is an evangelical association of Christian churches with over one thousand congregations worldwide. Calvary Chapel also maintains a number of radio stations around the world and operates many local Calvary Chapel Bible College programs. It presents itself as a "fellowship of...
in Twin Falls, Idaho
Twin Falls, Idaho
Twin Falls is the county seat and largest city of Twin Falls County, Idaho, United States. The population was 44,125 at the 2010 censusTwin Falls is the largest city of Idaho's Magic Valley region...
. It has Sandy Plains, Georgia as its community of license. 99X was reportedly set to move to this station, which had a construction permit
Construction permit
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granted in July 2010 to relocate to the same tower near North Druid Hills as WWWQ and W250BC, and has the same power but somewhat lower height (and therefore broadcast range) as 99X has on W250BC. The station was still owned by Calvary Chapel of Twin Falls, which filed for the permit in April 2010. After it was approved in early July, Calvary applied just a few days later to transfer ownership of the station to Cumulus for $400,000. It is now licensed to Cumulus Licensing LLC and resides on the WWWQ tower.
The Bert Show
The Bert Show started at Q100 in March 2001. It presently consists of Bert Weiss, Jeff Dauler, Jenn Hobby, Wendy Adams, and "Kentucky Kristin" formerly of Bob and the ShowgramBob and the Showgram
Bob and the Showgram is a morning radio show based at WDCG-FM in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina that airs from 6 am to 10 am weekdays. The current cast consists of radio personalities Host Bob Dumas, Executive Producer Mike Morse, and Co-Host Erica Delong....
in Raleigh, NC. Many of the Bert Show's events benefit the Bert's Big Adventure
Bert's Big Adventure
Bert's Big Adventure is a charity created by Bert Weiss of radio station WWWQ-FM in Atlanta, United States.Since 2003, the organization has allowed children who are chronically ill and/or physically challenged and between the ages of 5 to 12, and who prove financial need and live in the Bert Show...
charity. Their producer, Tracey and several Bert Show intern
Intern
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s also make random appearances on the show. On July 21, 2011 "Kentucky Kristin" of Bob and the Showgram
Bob and the Showgram
Bob and the Showgram is a morning radio show based at WDCG-FM in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina that airs from 6 am to 10 am weekdays. The current cast consists of radio personalities Host Bob Dumas, Executive Producer Mike Morse, and Co-Host Erica Delong....
WDCG in Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh...
announced that she would be leaving the show with the pursuit of a future radio career with The Bert Show.
On April 5, 2007, Q100 and The Bert Show hosted a promotion at Six Flags Over Georgia
Six Flags Over Georgia
Six Flags Over Georgia is a theme park located west of Atlanta, in unincorporated Cobb County. Opened in 1967, it is the second park in the Six Flags chain, after the original opening in 1961 in Texas....
. Anyone who arrived at the theme park between 6am and 9am was to be admitted free for the day. The promotion occurred during metro Atlanta
Metro Atlanta
The Atlanta metropolitan area or metro Atlanta, officially designated by the US Census Bureau as the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta Metropolitan Statistical Area, is the most populous metro area in the U.S. state of Georgia and the ninth-largest metropolitan statistical area in the United States...
schools' spring break
Spring break
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, and cars began arriving by 3:00am. By 6:00am, the park had already reached capacity, and Six Flags officials shut the gates. People were seen walking along and across the interstate and among area side streets. Police closed exits leading to the theme park. Children whose parents dropped them off along the interstate on their way to work were stranded. The ensuing traffic jam wreaked havoc on Interstate 20
Interstate 20
Interstate 20 is a major east–west Interstate Highway in the Southern United States. I‑20 runs 1,535 miles from near Kent, Texas, at Interstate 10 to Florence, South Carolina, at Interstate 95...
and snarled Atlanta's west side during the morning rush hour
Rush hour
A rush hour or peak hour is a part of the day during which traffic congestion on roads and crowding on public transport is at its highest. Normally, this happens twice a day—once in the morning and once in the evening, the times during when the most people commute...
.