WQSE
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WQSE is a 1,000 watt class B AM
radio station
licensed to serve the community of White Bluff, Tennessee
on a frequency of 1030 kHz. The station reduces power to 250 watts during nighttime oeprations. The station is owned by Grace Broadcasing Services.
The station signed on in 1982 as WBDX and broadcast in a traditional community-oriented format with local sports and general-interest community programming.
The station was subsequently sold to Hudson Broadcasting, which operated Channel 39 television
in Murfreesboro, Tennessee
. As this station was known as WHTN (for Hudson Television Nashville), the radio station was rebranded WHRD (for Hudson Radio Dickson). Hudson later sold its broadcasting interests and new management bought the station and returned the callsign to WBDX and turned to a more contemporary format.
Studios were moved from the transmitter to a location on State Route 47
just north of downtown White Bluff, and then to a large glass booth in Dickson near the corner of U.S. Route 70
and State Route 46. During this period the callsign was again changed, this time to WJKZ and the format switched to country music
, using the moniker KZ Country, which had been used previously at various stations in the Nashville
market.
Broadcasting was eventually interrupted by a fire at the transmitter location where the studios had returned. The station was dark for several months and then, in late 1994, returned to the airwaves under new management and ownership and a Southern gospel
format.
The callsign was changed again to WQSE, which reflected a short-lived link to WQSV
in Ashland City, Tennessee
. The station was also linked at one time to WPHC in Waverly, Tennessee
and under the same management and ownership; WQSE management has subsequently sold WPHC.
In July 2007, the FCC approved salehttp://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6408854.html of the station to Grace Broadcasting Services, which owns several other radio stations in Tennessee and whose majority owner is Charles Ennis of Rosemark, Tennessee
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Amplitude modulation
Amplitude modulation is a technique used in electronic communication, most commonly for transmitting information via a radio carrier wave. AM works by varying the strength of the transmitted signal in relation to the information being sent...
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 serve the community of White Bluff, Tennessee
White Bluff, Tennessee
White Bluff is a town in Dickson County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 2,142 at the 2000 census. The community name derives from the White Bluff Iron Forge.- School history :...
on a frequency of 1030 kHz. The station reduces power to 250 watts during nighttime oeprations. The station is owned by Grace Broadcasing Services.
The station signed on in 1982 as WBDX and broadcast in a traditional community-oriented format with local sports and general-interest community programming.
The station was subsequently sold to Hudson Broadcasting, which operated Channel 39 television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
in Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Murfreesboro is a city in and the county seat of Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 108,755 according to the United States Census Bureau's 2010 U.S. Census, up from 68,816 residents certified during the 2000 census. The center of population of Tennessee is located in...
. As this station was known as WHTN (for Hudson Television Nashville), the radio station was rebranded WHRD (for Hudson Radio Dickson). Hudson later sold its broadcasting interests and new management bought the station and returned the callsign to WBDX and turned to a more contemporary format.
Studios were moved from the transmitter to a location on State Route 47
State Route 47 (Tennessee)
State Route 47 is a secondary Tennessee State Highway located entirely within Dickson County.State Route 47 begins at an intersection with State Route 48 slightly southeast of downtown Dickson near the Fairgrounds. In the Dickson city limits, it is known as East Walnut Street. Outside of Dickson,...
just north of downtown White Bluff, and then to a large glass booth in Dickson near the corner of U.S. Route 70
U.S. Route 70
U.S. Route 70 is an east–west United States highway that runs for 2,385 miles from eastern North Carolina to east-central Arizona. As can be derived from its number, it is a major east–west highway of the Southern and Southwestern United States...
and State Route 46. During this period the callsign was again changed, this time to WJKZ and the format switched to country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
, using the moniker KZ Country, which had been used previously at various stations in the Nashville
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
market.
Broadcasting was eventually interrupted by a fire at the transmitter location where the studios had returned. The station was dark for several months and then, in late 1994, returned to the airwaves under new management and ownership and a Southern gospel
Southern Gospel
Southern Gospel music—at one time also known as "quartet music"—is music whose lyrics are written to express either personal or a communal faith regarding biblical teachings and Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music...
format.
The callsign was changed again to WQSE, which reflected a short-lived link to WQSV
WQSV
WQSV is a radio station broadcasting in Ashland City, Tennessee, United States. Power is limited by the presence of clear channel station WMC on the same frequency in Memphis, less than 200 airline miles distant.-History:...
in Ashland City, Tennessee
Ashland City, Tennessee
Ashland City is a town in Cheatham County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 3,641 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Cheatham County.-History:Ashland City was created in 1856 as a county seat for the newly-established Cheatham County...
. The station was also linked at one time to WPHC in Waverly, Tennessee
Waverly, Tennessee
Waverly is a city in Humphreys County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 4,028 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Humphreys County.-Geography:...
and under the same management and ownership; WQSE management has subsequently sold WPHC.
In July 2007, the FCC approved salehttp://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6408854.html of the station to Grace Broadcasting Services, which owns several other radio stations in Tennessee and whose majority owner is Charles Ennis of Rosemark, Tennessee
Rosemark, Tennessee
Rosemark is an unincorporated residential and farm community located along Austin Peay Highway in the northern portion of Shelby County, Tennessee...
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