WQSN

WQSN is an Alternative Rock formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Norton, Virginia, serving Big Stone Gap, Pennington Gap, and Clintwood in Virginia, Whitesburg, Cumberland, and Jenkins in Kentucky, and Kingsport in Tennessee.[1][2] WQSN is owned and operated by Bristol Broadcasting Company, Inc.[5] WQSN simulcasts the programming of sister-station WEXX.

WQSN
CityNorton, Virginia
Broadcast areaBig Stone Gap, Virginia
Pennington Gap, Virginia
Clintwood, Virginia
Whitesburg, Kentucky
Cumberland, Kentucky
Jenkins, Kentucky
Kingsport, Tennessee[1]
Frequency99.3 FM MHz
Branding99-3 The X
SloganThe Tri-Cities New Alternative
Programming
FormatAlternative Rock[2]
Ownership
OwnerBristol Broadcasting Company, Inc.
WNVA
History
First air date
July 25, 1969[3]
Former call signs
WNVA-FM (1969-2017)
WSMQ (2017-2017)
WQSN (2017-Present)[4]
Technical information
Facility ID54886
ClassA
Power157 Watts
HAAT587 meters (1,926 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
36°53′53.0″N 82°37′21.0″W
Links
WebcastWQSN Webstream
WebsiteWQSN Online

History

Originally WNVA-FM, the station first launched on July 25, 1969.[3] WNVA went on the air, on the AM side, on March 6, 1946, with a broadcasting power of 250 watts. WNVA was first owned and operated by the Blan Fox Radio Company and was affiliated with Mutual Broadcasting System, but has always remained under the same ownership since its conception in 1946.

On December 28, 2008, WNVA-FM changed its format from the Jones Radio Network's Hot AC to the New Dial Global's Classic Hit Country.

On July 15, 2010 at midnight, WNVA-FM changed its format from Dial Global's Classic Hit Country to Citadel Media's Hits & Favorites network. As of August 2014, WNVA-FM was silent.

Radio-Wise Inc. sold WNVA-FM and sister station WNVA to Bristol Broadcasting Company for $35,000, enough to settle property tax debts and outstanding FCC fines; the sale closed on January 16, 2015.

The station changed its call sign to WSMQ on August 28, 2017, and to WQSN on September 4, 2017.[4]

References
  1. "WQSN-FM 106.3 MHz - Norton, VA". Theodric Technologies, LLC. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  2. "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  3. Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-568. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  4. "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  5. "WQSN Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
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