WQPD (100.5 FM, "Q100.5") is a

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broadcasting a

hot adult contemporary Adult contemporary music (AC) is a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul, R&B, quiet ...

format. Licensed to

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, United States, the station serves the

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area. The station is currently owned by

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History

Classy 100.5 signed on in December 1991. The first call letters for the 100.5 frequency were WQTI, at the same time the call letters WQTR went to what is now

WWFN-FM WWFN-FM (100.1 MHz) is a radio station broadcasting a classic country music format. Licensed to Lake City, South Carolina, United States, the station serves the Florence area. The station is currently owned by Cumulus Media. History WGFG played ...

. WKSY played

country music Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...

bought classic rock WHSC-FM 98.5,

alternative rock Alternative rock, or alt-rock, is a category of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970s and became widely popular in the 1990s. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from mainstream or commercial ...

WBZF 100.5, and

WMXT WMXT (102.1 FM), known as "102.1 The Fox", is a classic hits music-formatted radio station in the Florence, South Carolina, United States, market. History Mix 102.1 was an adult contemporary radio station which aired Paul Harvey. Cumulus Media ...

. The adult contemporary format from WMXT moved to 100.5, while alternative rock moved to 98.5.Toby Eddings, "John Boy and Billy jump ship to 100.3", ''The Sun News'', Jan. 17, 1999. Later, the letters WFSF were used. Formats on 100.5 FM have included

adult contemporary Adult contemporary music (AC) is a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul, R&B, quie ...

and

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(CHR). Prior to 2003,"WHLZ Florence, SC Flips to Hot AC as Q100.5"
Radioinsight, April 18, 2017 the WHLZ call letters, "Wheelz" name and country format belonged to a station in

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, which moved to

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and became WIHB. On July 3, 2013, at 3 p.m., WHLZ rebranded as "Nash FM 100.5". On April 17, 2017, after stunting with music from each decade from the 1960s through the 1990s, WHLZ changed their format from country to hot adult contemporary, branded as "Q100.5" under the new WQPD call sign. The format includes Bob and Sheri in the mornings and an automated

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-originated format the remainder of the day and weekends.

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* 1992 establishments in South Carolina Cumulus Media radio stations Hot adult contemporary radio stations in the United States Radio stations established in 1992 QPD {{SouthCarolina-radio-station-stub