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WQSM-FM, "Q98" is a licensed FM class C1 hot adult contemporary radio station based in Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA. Owned and operated by Cumulus Media, Q98 has offices and studios located at 1009 Drayton Road in downtown Fayetteville. Its transmitter is located near Bragg Boulevard in Fayetteville.
[edit] History
WFNC-FM signed on in 1947 and was the only FM station in Fayetteville for many years. Victor Dawson, who started out managing WFNC-AM for his father, was one of the few to realize that FM had a future. In 1969, when WFNC-FM became WQSM and began playing country music, few cars had FM radios and WQSM began selling converters to potential listeners[1].
For 14 years ending on October 18, 1989, WQSM played Top 40. After Scott McLeod was hired as program director, the station gradually began moving in a more adult direction. With a switch to adult contemporary music from the 1960s through the present, "Q-98" became "Magic 98"[2]. Owner Cape Fear Broadcasting had to file suit in federal court when Raleigh-based Voyager Communications claimed it had the exclusive right to use the Magic name in North Carolina. Voyager finally agreed to let the name be used "in exchange for a nominal licensing fee[3]."
The Q98 name was back by 1992[4].
The syndicated Bob and Sheri show made its debut on WQSM in 1998[5].
[edit] References
- ^ Michael Futch, "Vic Dawson's Vision Changed Fayetteville Radio," The Fayetteville Observer, December 1, 1995.
- ^ David Bourne, "Radio WQSM-FM Changing Its Tune," The Fayetteville Observer, October 12, 1989.
- ^ David Bourne, "Local Radio Station's "Magic" Proves to Be a Popular Act," The Fayetteville Observer, November 14, 1989.
- ^ "Q98 Gives Care Packs To County School Teachers," The Fayetteville Observer, September 5, 1992.
- ^ Michael Futch, "Q-98 Adds New Show in Morning," The Fayetteville Observer, September 13, 1998.
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