WQNS
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History
WQNS signed on in the early 70's as WQNS-FM (WQNS stood for...Waynesville's Quiet New Sound) and played "Easy Listening Music". When the station sold, it turned country and was branded Q-105 "Away's Your Country".In 1990, WQNS/WHCC
WMXF
WMXF, known as "AM 1400 The Peak", is a news/talk radio station licensed to Waynesville, North Carolina which mostly airs the programming of WWNC in Asheville.-History:...
owner KAT Communications of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Myrtle Beach is a coastal city on the east coast of the United States in Horry County, South Carolina. It is situated on the center of a large and continuous stretch of beach known as the Grand Strand in northeastern South Carolina. It is considered to be a major tourist destination in the...
filed for Chapter 11, but the stations were doing well and no changes were planned.
In the late 90s, the format changed 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...
and country music moved to WHCC (now WMXF). On September 20, 1999, WQNS was paired with WQNQ
WQNQ
WQNQ is a United States FM radio station operating on 104.3 MHz serving the Asheville, North Carolina area. The station currently has a CHR music format and is owned by Clear Channel. The station is commonly called "Star 104.3."...
(formerly hot adult contemporary WMXF), and the two stations became "Rock 104".. Clear Channel bought the three stations in 2001. In 2005, the simulcast was broken off after WQNQ's signal was upgraded and changed to Hot Adult Contemporary, but 104.9's Classic Rock format remained.