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WQHL

Live Oak, Florida
Frequency	1250 kHz
Branding	The BIG Talker
Programming
Format	News Talk Information
Affiliations	Premiere Networks Fox News Radio
Ownership
Owner	Southern Stone Communications (Southern Communications, LLC)
Sister stations	WDSR, WQHL-FM, WJZS, WCJX, WNFB
History
First air date	June 16, 1949 (as WNER)
Former call signs	WNER (1949–1988)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	15872
Class	D
Power	1,000 watts (day) 83 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates	30°17′14″N 82°57′56″W / 30.28722°N 82.96556°W / 30.28722; -82.96556
Translator(s)	103.1 MHz W276DI (Live Oak)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS

WQHL (1250 AM) is a News Talk Information–formatted radio station licensed to Live Oak, Florida, United States. The station operates under the branding The BIG Talker in simulcast with Lake City–licensed WDSR (1340 AM). The station is owned by Southern Stone Communications as part of a conglomerate with Live Oak–licensed country music station WQHL-FM (98.1 FM), Live Oak–licensed sports radio station WJZS (106.1 FM), and Five Points–licensed hot adult contemporary station WCJX (106.5 FM); WQHL is also sister to WDSR and Lake City–licensed classic hits station WNFB (94.3 FM) under a local marketing agreement with their owner Newman Media, Inc.

History

WQHL went on the air as WNER in 1949. In 1953, the station was purchased by Norm Protsman. He would later purchase WQHL-FM (98.1 FM). In 1988, Protsman sold the two stations to Day Communications.

In 2013, the WQHL stations were sold by Black Crow Media Group to Southern Stone Communications.

Programming

WDSR/WQHL currently feature syndicated programming from Premiere Networks, including The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show and The Sean Hannity Show. The station also airs news programming from Fox News Radio.

Translator

WQHL operates an FM translator in the local Live Oak area:

References

1. "Facility Technical Data for WQHL". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
2. "Media Kit". Southern Stone Communications. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
3. "Former Florida Station Owner Norm Protsman Dies". All Access. 2 December 2009. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
4. "FCC 323 Ownership Report for Commercial Broadcast Stations". Federal Communications Commission. 30 January 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
5. "Where to Listen". Premiere Networks. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
6. "Find a Sation". Premiere Networks. Retrieved 30 November 2022.

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 15872 (WQHL) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WQHL in Nielsen Audio's AM station database

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