WQHL (1250 AM) is a

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– formatted

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licensed to

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. The station operates under the branding ''The BIG Talker'' in

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with Lake City–licensed

WDSR WDSR (1340 AM broadcasting, AM) is a News Talk Information radio station City of license, licensed to Lake City, Florida, United States. The station operates under the branding ''The BIG Talker'' in simulcast with Live Oak, Florida, Live Oak-lice ...

(1340 AM). The station is owned by Southern Stone Communications as part of a conglomerate with Live Oak–licensed

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station

WQHL-FM 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 ...

(98.1 FM), Live Oak–licensed

sports radio Sports radio (or sports talk radio) is a radio format devoted entirely to discussion and broadcasting of sport, sporting events. A widespread programming genre that has a narrow audience appeal, sports radio is characterized by an often-low comed ...

station

WJZS WJZS (106.1 FM) is a Fox Sports Radio– affiliated sports– formatted radio station licensed to Live Oak, Florida, United States, and also serving nearby Lake City. The station is owned by Southern Stone Communications as part of a conglom ...

(106.1 FM), and Five Points–licensed

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 1980s to the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul ...

station WCJX (106.5 FM); WQHL is also sister to WDSR and Lake City–licensed classic hits station WNFB (94.3 FM) under a

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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

(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

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from

Premiere Networks Premiere Networks, Inc. (formerly Premiere Radio Networks, shortened as PRN) is an American media company, a subsidiary of iHeartMedia, for which it currently serves as its main original radio content distribution and production arm. It is th ...

, including ''

The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show ''The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show'' is an American radio program hosted by former Fox Sports Radio personality Clay Travis and former '' America Now/The Buck Sexton Show'' host Buck Sexton. It is broadcast on over 400 talk radio stations ...

'' and ''

The Sean Hannity Show ''The Sean Hannity Show'' is a conservative talk radio show hosted by Sean Hannity. The program is broadcast live every weekday, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. ET. The show is produced in the New York City studios of radio station WOR and is transmitt ...

''. The station also airs news programming from

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Translator

WQHL operates an

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in the local Live Oak area:

References

External links

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