- WNRQ
infobox Radio Station
name = WNRQ
city =Nashville, Tennessee
area =Nashville, Tennessee
frequency = 105.9MHz HD Radio 105.9 HD2 for Vinyl Vineyard 105.9 HD3 forWLAC simulcast
branding = 105.9 The Rock
slogan = Nashville's Classic Rock Station
format =Classic rock
erp = 98,000watt s
haat = 376 meters
class = C
facility_id = 34392
owner =Clear Channel Communications
webcast = [http://www.1059.com/pages/listenlive.html Listen Live]
website = [http://www.1059.com/ www.1059.com]WNRQ is an
FM radio station inNashville, Tennessee , broadcasting on a frequency of 105.9 MHz. It serves counties in northern middle Tennessee and southern centralKentucky .History/Ownership
It has previously been
adult contemporary "Sunny 106"WLAC -FM and WJYN, the latter reflecting a formereasy listening format, "The Joy of Nashville". It has always been the partner station of the historicalWLAC-AM , through numerous ownership changes (presently held byClear Channel Communications ).Current Format
The current format features a mixture of fairly hard Classic rock deemed to be primarily male-oriented; most of the station's playlist first hit middle Tennessee airwaves on the now-country-formatted
WKDF during the 1970s and 1980s. SomeUniversity of Tennessee sports, particularlycollege football , are occasionally broadcast as well, when the sister AM station has no time available on its schedule. It is also Nashville's broadcaster of the syndicated "John Boy and Billy " morning show, heard on numerous Southern stations with the same format as WNRQ.Former Disc Jockeys
"Moose" - currently programs
WCJK -FM, or "96.3 Jack FM," Murfreesboro/Nashville.HD Radio
WNRQ also broadcasts three
HD Radio stations: WNRQ-HD1, WNRQ-HD2 and WNRQ-HD3. HD1 is a simulcast of the analog station, while HD2 is aClear Channel Communications -provided channel called "Vinyl Vineyard". HD3 is a simulcast of sister station 1510WLAC .Links
* [http://www.1059.com/ WNRQ official site]
* [http://www.1059.com/cc-common/hdradio/ WNRQ HD information]
*FMQ|WNRQ
*FML|WNRQ
*FMARB|WNRQ
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