WQHL-FM

WQHL-FM
Live Oak, Florida;
Broadcast area	Lake City - Live Oak
Frequency	98.1 MHz
Branding	The Big 98
Programming
Format	Country
Ownership
Owner	Southern Stone Communications; (Southern Communications, LLC);
Sister stations	WQHL, WJZS, WCJX, WDSR, WNFB
History
First air date	December 1973; 51 years ago
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	15871
Class	C2
ERP	50,000 watts
HAAT	135.2 meters (444 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	30°17′14.00″N 82°57′56.00″W / 30.2872222°N 82.9655556°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	wqhl981.com

WQHL-FM (98.1 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Live Oak, Florida, and also serving Lake City. It airs a country music format. WQHL-FM is owned by Southern Stone Communications along with talk station WQHL (1250 AM), sports station WJZS (106.1 FM) and hot adult contemporary station WCJX (106.5 FM). Talk station WDSR (1340 AM) and classic hits WNFB (94.3 FM) are also run by Southern Stone under a local marketing agreement (LMA) with their owner Newman Media, Inc.

WQHL-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 50,000 watts. The studios and transmitter facilities are on Helvenston Street Southeast in Live Oak.

History

WQHL-FM signed on the air in December 1973; 51 years ago (1973-12).^[1] The station was later acquired by Norm Protsman, owner of WNER (1250 AM, now WQHL. In 1988, Protsman sold the two stations to Day Communications.^[3]

In 1999, the owner died, with the Day family selling the stations to the Southern Media Group.^[4] By 2001, WQHL-AM-FM were owned by Black Crow Media Group.^[5] The stations were sold to current owner Southern Stone Communications in 2013.^[6]

Programming

Weekday programming on the station includes the nationally syndicated "Big D and Bubba" show in morning drive time. Middays are hosted by Sherri Farmer and afternoons feature Wayne Littrell.