WNTC (AM)

{{Infobox radio station

| name = WNTC

| logo =

| logo_size =

| city = Ashland City, Tennessee

| area = Clarksville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee

| branding = 790 AM & 104.9 FM The Gospel

| frequency = 790 kHz

| translator = {{Radio Relay|103.9|W280FN|Ashland City}}
{{Radio Relay|104.9|W285FB|Brentwood}}

| airdate = July 14, 1982 (as WAJN)

| format = Urban gospel

| language =

| power = 2,000 watts day
35 watts night

| class = D

| facility_id = 64336

| coordinates =

| callsign_meaning =

| former_callsigns = WAJN (1981–1991)
WQSV (1991–2013)
WJNA (2013–2019)
WVWK (2019)
WBWR (2019–2020)
WVWZ (2020-21)
WCHQ (2021)

| former_frequencies =

| affiliations = American Urban Radio Networks

| owner = Randolph Bell

| licensee = The Mighty Seven Ninety Incorporated

| sister_stations =

| webcast =

| website = [https://thegospelnashville.com thegospelnashville.com]

| licensing_authority= FCC

}}

WNTC (790 kHz) is an AM radio station broadcasting in Ashland City, Tennessee, United States, which broadcasts an urban gospel format branded as 790 AM & 104.9 FM The Gospel. Day power is 2,000 watts and night power is 35 watts.

FM translator

WNTC relays its programming to FM translators in order to widen the coverage area, especially during nighttime hours when the AM frequency decreases power to 35 watts.

{{RadioTranslators

|call1 = W280FN

|freq1 = 103.9

|fid1 = 200720

|watts1 = 75

|class1 = D

|city1 = Ashland City, Tennessee

|call2 = W285FB

|freq2 = 104.9

|fid2 = 156000

|watts2 = 250

|class2 = D

|city2 = Brentwood, Tennessee

}}

History

There have been several callsigns and formats over the years; the current one consists of Mainstream County and is the Flagship for Cheatham County Central High School Sports.

The then-WQSV signed off on June 8, 2013 due to insufficient advertising support from area businesses.{{cite news|last=Adkins|first=Tim|title=WQSV signing off the airwaves|url=http://www.tennessean.com/viewart/20130605/ASHLANDCITY01/306050104/WQSV-signing-off-airwaves|access-date=June 5, 2013|newspaper=Ashland City Times|date=June 4, 2013}} The station's studio and transmitter site were sold in a foreclosure sale to Community Bank & Trust on June 14.{{cite news|title=Bank buys radio station properties|url=http://www.tennessean.com/viewart/20130619/ASHLANDCITY01/306190061/Bank-buys-radio-station-properties|access-date=June 23, 2013|newspaper=The Ashland City Times|date=June 18, 2013}} A deal was reached to sell WQSV to Lightning Broadcasting in September 2013;{{cite news|title=Tennessee AM, Indiana Noncomm FM Sold|url=http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/122517/tennessee-am-indiana-noncomm-fm-sold|access-date=September 24, 2013|newspaper=All Access|date=September 20, 2013}} Lightning is controlled by Neil Peterson, who also owns WSGI and WDBL in Springfield.{{cite news|last=Miller|first=Eric B.|title=Ashland City's shuttered radio station may get new owner, new format|url=http://www.tennessean.com/article/20130923/NEWS01/309230040|access-date=September 24, 2013|newspaper=The Tennessean|date=September 23, 2013}} The station changed its call sign to WJNA on December 9, 2013.

On February 7, 2019, Fowler Media Partners began operating WJNA under a local marketing agreement and changed the station's format from southern gospel to classic country, simulcasting WVWF 105.1 FM Waverly, under new WVWK call letters.[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/174349/105-1-the-wolf-expands-towards-nashville/ 105.1 The Wolf Expands Towards Nashville] Radioinsight - February 7, 2019 The station has since relaunched separate original programming under the brand name The Bear.

On June 26, 2019, the station changed its call sign to WBWR. The next day, owner Sycamore Valley Broadcasting closed on the sale of the station and the W280FN translator to Mike Parchman's Consolidated Media LLC at a purchase price of $100,000.{{cite web |publisher=U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Media Bureau |work=CDBS Public Access Database |url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101805538&formid=314&fac_num=64336 |title=Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License |access-date=August 5, 2019}}

On January 9, 2020, the station changed its call sign to WVWZ. On February 22, 2021, the station changed its call sign to WCHQ and rebranded as "Q Country 103.9".{{cite web | url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/205257/q-country-debuts-in-ashland-city/ | title=Q Country Debuts in Ashland City | date=23 February 2021 }} The call sign changed again to WNTC on July 22.

Effective October 14, 2021, Consolidated Media sold WNTC and translator W280FN to The Mighty Seven Ninety Incorporated.

The station now airs an Urban Gospel format as "790 AM & 104.9 FM The Gospel" moved over from WENO AM 760

References

External links

[https://www.facebook.com/thegospelnashville 790 AM & 104.9 FM The Gospel Facebook]

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NTC (AM)

Category:Classic country radio stations in the United States

Category:Radio stations established in 1985

Category:1985 establishments in Tennessee