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| name = WQFX
| name = WQFX
| logo = File:WQFX 1130-98.7 logo.png
| logo = File:WQFX 1130-98.7 logo.png
| city = [[Biloxi, Mississippi]]
| city = [[Gulfport, Mississippi]] | country= US
| area = [[Gulfport-Biloxi metropolitan area]]
| area = [[Gulfport-Biloxi metropolitan area]]
| frequency = 1130 [[kilohertz|kHz]]
| frequency = 1130 [[kilohertz|kHz]]
| translator = 98.7 [[MHz]] (W254DJ - Gulfport)
| translator = W254DJ (98.7 [[MHz]]) Gulfport
| branding = My Power Gospel
| branding = My Power Gospel
| airdate = {{start date|1975|5|7}}
| airdate = {{start date|1975|5|7}}
| format = [[Religious Radio]]
| format = [[Gospel music]]
| coordinates = {{coord|30|23|21|N|89|06|23|W|Region:US-MS_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates = {{coord|30|23|21|N|89|06|23|W|Region:US-MS_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| power = 1,000 [[watt]]s (daytime only)
| power = 1,000 [[watt]]s (daytime only)
| class = D
| class = D
| facility_id = 61306
| facility_id = 61306
| former_callsigns = WGUF (1976–1985)<br>WAIZ (1985–1986)
| former_callsigns = {{ubl|WGUF (1976–1985)|WAIZ (1985–1986)}}
| callsign_meaning = From former "Foxy 96" name of the formerly co-owned FM
| callsign_meaning = From former "Foxy 96" name of the formerly co-owned FM
| owner = Walking By Faith Ministries, Inc.
| owner = Walking by Faith Ministries, Inc.
| webcast =
| webcast =
| website = {{url|http://www.mypowergospel.com/}}
| website = {{url|http://www.mypowergospel.com/}}
| licensing_authority= [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
}}
}}
'''WQFX''' is a radio station in [[Gulfport, Mississippi]] broadcasting a [[Religious Radio|religious]] format. It is a [[Clear-channel station#Daytimers|daytime-only]] radio station broadcasting on a frequency of [[1130 AM|1130]] [[kilohertz]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.radiolineup.com/stations/WQFX-AM|title = WQFX 1130 AM Radio Station Information - Radio Lineup}}</ref>
'''WQFX''' (1130 AM) is a radio station in [[Gulfport, Mississippi]], United States, broadcasting a [[gospel music]] format. It is owned by Walking by Faith Ministries, Inc., and operates from studios in nearby [[Biloxi, Mississippi|Biloxi]] and a transmitter in Gulfport. 1130 kHz is a [[clear-channel]] frequency shared by three North American stations ([[CKWX]], [[KWKH]], and [[WBBR]]), requiring WQFX to operate on a daytime-only basis on the AM band. The station also broadcasts on an FM translator, W254DJ (98.7 FM), which allows it to broadcast around-the-clock, including when the AM facility cannot be active.


Established as a commercial station in 1975, by 1986, it became a simulcast of its sister FM station, [[WGBL|WQFX-FM 96.7]]. In 1992, the simulcast was broken and the station leased—and later bought—by its present owner to broadcast the current gospel format.
[[1130 AM]] is a [[clear-channel]] frequency shared by Canada and The United States; [[list of broadcast station classes#AM|Class A]] status is shared by [[CKWX]], [[KWKH]] and [[WBBR]]. WQFX must leave the air during the period from sunset to sunrise to prevent interference to those Class A stations; KWKH is the closest station geographically to WQFX.


==History==
==History==
On May 8, 1974, the [[Federal Communications Commission]] (FCC) awarded a construction permit to Robert Barber, Jr., George Sliman, and F. M. Smith, doing business as the Gulf Broadcasting Company, for a new 500-watt daytime-only radio station on 1130 kHz at Gulfport.<ref name="hc">{{FCC letter|hcards=yes|callsign=WQFX|letterid=59391}}</ref> It had been a long wait for the trio to get the permit, having filed their application in 1969 but having to wait through a comparative hearing process to get the frequency.{{r|hc}} WGUF went on the air May 7, 1975, with a country music format.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1977/1977-BC-YB.pdf#page=364|date=1977|work=Broadcasting Yearbook|page=C-116|title=WGUF(AM)}}</ref> Two years later, the same group launched [[WGBL|WGUF-FM 96.7]]; Holton Turnbough bought full ownership of both stations in 1979.{{r|hc}} The country format was jettisoned in 1983 in favor of all-news, utilizing the programming of [[CNN Radio]] with local reporters and inserts.<ref name="Sun830915">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91097320/broadcaster-betting-news-will-be-good/|date=September 15, 1983|page=A12|first=Dennis|last=Cauchon|title=Broadcaster betting news will be good|newspaper=The Sun|location=Biloxi, Mississippi|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=December 24, 2021}}</ref><!-- Thu -->
On May 8, 1974, the [[Federal Communications Commission]] (FCC) awarded a construction permit to Robert Barber, Jr., George Sliman, and F. M. Smith, doing business as the Gulf Broadcasting Company, for a new 500-watt daytime-only radio station on 1130 kHz at Gulfport.<ref name="hc">{{Cite web|url= https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=59391 |title= History Cards for WQFX|publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]]}} ([[Wikipedia:WikiProject Radio Stations/History Cards|Guide to reading History Cards]])<!--Converted from {{FCC letter}}--></ref> It had been a long wait for the trio to get the permit, having filed their application in 1969 but having to wait through a [[comparative hearing]] process to get the frequency.{{r|hc}} WGUF went on the air May 7, 1975, with a country music format.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1977/1977-BC-YB.pdf#page=364|date=1977|work=Broadcasting Yearbook|page=C-116|title=WGUF(AM)|access-date=2021-12-24|archive-date=2020-09-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200906172110/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1977/1977-BC-YB.pdf#page=364|url-status=live}}</ref> Two years later, the same group launched [[WGBL|WGUF-FM 96.7]]; Holton Turnbough bought full ownership of both stations in 1979.{{r|hc}} The country format was jettisoned in 1983 in favor of all-news, utilizing the programming of [[CNN Radio]] with local reporters and inserts.<ref name="Sun830915">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91097320/broadcaster-betting-news-will-be-good/|date=September 15, 1983|page=A12|first=Dennis|last=Cauchon|title=Broadcaster betting news will be good|newspaper=The Sun|location=Biloxi, Mississippi|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=December 24, 2021}}</ref><!-- Thu -->


WGUF, Inc., Turnbough's company, filed to sell the AM and FM stations to Joyner Communications in August 1984,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1984/BC-1984-08-06.pdf|date=August 6, 1984|page=74|title=Changing Hands|work=Broadcasting}}</ref> but the Joyner transaction fell through, leading to a second and successful sale to Caravelle Broadcast Group of Mississippi that October.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1984/BC-1984-10-08.pdf|date=October 8, 1984|work=Broadcasting|title=For the Record|page=107}}</ref> On January 1, 1985, the two stations relaunched with separate programming and call letters: the FM became WQFX "Foxy 96", an [[urban contemporary]] station, while the AM changed to WAIZ "Big WAIZ Country".<ref name="Sun841229">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91097526/two-new-stations-debut-on-jan-1/|date=December 29, 1984|page=Marquee 2|first=Vincent|last=Creel|title=Two new stations debut on Jan. 1|newspaper=The Sun|location=Biloxi, Mississippi|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=December 24, 2021}}</ref><!-- Sat --> The country station proved a poor ratings performer in a market with a glut of similar stations and changed to an oldies format at the start of 1986, using the same WQFX call sign as the FM.<ref name="SunH860405">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91097650/radio-a-look-at-some-of-the-changes/|date=April 5, 1986|page=Marquee 16|title=Radio: A look at some of the changes|newspaper=Sun Herald|location=Biloxi, Mississippi|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=December 24, 2021}}</ref><!-- Sat -->
WGUF, Inc., Turnbough's company, filed to sell the AM and FM stations to Joyner Communications in August 1984,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1984/BC-1984-08-06.pdf|date=August 6, 1984|page=74|title=Changing Hands|work=Broadcasting|access-date=2021-12-24|archive-date=2021-03-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308042419/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1984/BC-1984-08-06.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> but the Joyner transaction fell through, leading to a second and successful sale to Caravelle Broadcast Group of Mississippi that October.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1984/BC-1984-10-08.pdf|date=October 8, 1984|work=Broadcasting|title=For the Record|page=107|access-date=2021-12-24|archive-date=2021-11-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211108151218/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1984/BC-1984-10-08.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> Even after the sale, however, Turnbough and [[Broadcast Music, Inc.]], a performing rights organization, maintained a legal feud over back royalty payments owed for music played on the WGUF stations. Turnbough had a policy of purposely being behind on royalty payments, telling a ''[[Sun Herald]]'' reporter, "I always paid my bills late on purpose. I just don't like copyright fees. I don't think they give all the money to the people they're supposed to give it to."<ref name="SunH860103">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91100048/bmi-considers-dropping-suit/|date=January 3, 1986|page=C2|first=Terry R.|last=Cassreino|title=BMI considers dropping suit|newspaper=Sun Herald|location=Biloxi, Mississippi|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=December 24, 2021}}</ref><!-- Fri -->


Steere Broadcasting of [[Kalamazoo, Michigan]], acquired WQFX-AM-FM for $1.25 million in 1986.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1986/BC-1986-06-02.pdf|work=Broadcasting|date=June 2, 1986|page=86|title=For the Record}}</ref> The AM then began to simulcast the FM.<ref name="SunH870121">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91097811/black-oriented-wtam-goes-country/|date=January 21, 1987|page=D-2|first=Vincent|last=Creel|title=Black-oriented WTAM goes country|newspaper=Sun Herald|location=Biloxi, Mississippi|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=December 24, 2021}}</ref><!-- Wed -->
On January 1, 1985, the two stations relaunched with new programming and separate call letters: the FM became WQFX "Foxy 96", an [[urban contemporary]] station, while the AM changed to WAIZ "Big WAIZ Country".<ref name="Sun841229">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91097526/two-new-stations-debut-on-jan-1/|date=December 29, 1984|page=Marquee 2|first=Vincent|last=Creel|title=Two new stations debut on Jan. 1|newspaper=The Sun|location=Biloxi, Mississippi|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=December 24, 2021}}</ref><!-- Sat --> The country station proved a poor ratings performer in a market with a glut of similar stations and changed to an oldies format at the start of 1986, using the same WQFX call sign as the FM.<ref name="SunH860405">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91097650/radio-a-look-at-some-of-the-changes/|date=April 5, 1986|page=Marquee 16|title=Radio: A look at some of the changes|newspaper=Sun Herald|location=Biloxi, Mississippi|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=December 24, 2021}}</ref><!-- Sat -->


After a proposed $47,500 sale of the AM in May 1991 never materialized, Steere tried to sell the WQFX stations to Urban Media Group in December 1991 for $500,000; the sale price consisted solely of promissory notes to Caravelle and Turnbough's estate.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1991/RR-1991-12-20.pdf|work=Radio & Records|date=December 20, 1991|page=6|title=Transactions}}</ref> However, this sale also did not close. As Steere steered toward bankruptcy, in 1992, Faith Tabernacle of Praise in Biloxi began operating the station as a gospel music outlet, part of a larger mission to start new Black-owned businesses in the area; the station's studios moved from Gulfport to a former church office in Biloxi.<ref name="SunH920815">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91098330/message-to-the-masses/|date=August 15, 1992|page=B-1|first=Patrick|last=Peterson|title=Message to the Masses|newspaper=Sun Herald|location=Biloxi, Mississippi|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=December 24, 2021}}</ref><!-- Sat --> The church would not own the station for several more years. In 1993, a bankruptcy trustee sold WQFX-AM-FM to Southern Horizons Broadcasting Corporation;<ref>{{cite news|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1993/RR-1993-02-19.pdf|page=9|date=February 19, 1993|work=Radio & Records|title=Transactions}}</ref> the FM station, which had continued under commercial operation, was described as "in turmoil" by its new owner.<ref name="SunH930331">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91098568/southern-horizons-gets-final-ok-to-buy-w/|date=March 31, 1993|page=B-8|first=Mike|last=Lacy|title=Southern Horizons gets final OK to buy WQFX|newspaper=Sun Herald|location=Biloxi, Mississippi|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=December 24, 2021}}</ref><!-- Wed --> Walking by Faith Ministries purchased WQFX, after four years of managing it, for $34,000 in 1996.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1996/R&R-1996-03-15.pdf|date=March 15, 1996|work=Radio & Records|title=Transactions|page=6}}</ref>
Steere Broadcasting of [[Kalamazoo, Michigan]], acquired WQFX-AM-FM for $1.25 million in 1986.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1986/BC-1986-06-02.pdf|work=Broadcasting|date=June 2, 1986|page=86|title=For the Record|access-date=2021-12-24|archive-date=2021-11-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211108151228/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1986/BC-1986-06-02.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> The AM then began to simulcast the FM.<ref name="SunH870121">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91097811/black-oriented-wtam-goes-country/|date=January 21, 1987|page=D-2|first=Vincent|last=Creel|title=Black-oriented WTAM goes country|newspaper=Sun Herald|location=Biloxi, Mississippi|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=December 24, 2021}}</ref><!-- Wed -->

After a proposed $47,500 sale of the AM in May 1991 never materialized, Steere tried to sell the WQFX stations to Urban Media Group in December 1991 for $500,000; the sale price consisted solely of promissory notes to Caravelle and Turnbough's estate.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1991/RR-1991-12-20.pdf|work=Radio & Records|date=December 20, 1991|page=6|title=Transactions|access-date=2021-12-24|archive-date=2021-10-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211001110505/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1991/RR-1991-12-20.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> However, this sale also did not close. As Steere steered toward bankruptcy, in 1992, Faith Tabernacle of Praise in Biloxi began operating the station as a gospel music outlet, part of a larger mission to start new Black-owned businesses in the area; the station's studios moved from Gulfport to a former church office in Biloxi.<ref name="SunH920815">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91098330/message-to-the-masses/|date=August 15, 1992|page=B-1|first=Patrick|last=Peterson|title=Message to the Masses|newspaper=Sun Herald|location=Biloxi, Mississippi|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=December 24, 2021|archive-date=December 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211224215135/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91098330/message-to-the-masses/|url-status=live}}</ref><!-- Sat --> The church would not own the station for several more years. In 1993, a bankruptcy trustee sold WQFX-AM-FM to Southern Horizons Broadcasting Corporation;<ref>{{cite news|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1993/RR-1993-02-19.pdf|page=9|date=February 19, 1993|work=Radio & Records|title=Transactions|access-date=2021-12-24|archive-date=2021-10-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211001112758/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1993/RR-1993-02-19.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> the FM station, which had continued under Steere operation, was described as "in turmoil" by its new owner.<ref name="SunH930331">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91098568/southern-horizons-gets-final-ok-to-buy-w/|date=March 31, 1993|page=B-8|first=Mike|last=Lacy|title=Southern Horizons gets final OK to buy WQFX|newspaper=Sun Herald|location=Biloxi, Mississippi|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=December 24, 2021|archive-date=December 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211224215116/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91098568/southern-horizons-gets-final-ok-to-buy/|url-status=live}}</ref><!-- Wed --> Walking by Faith Ministries purchased WQFX, after four years of managing it, for $34,000 in 1996.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1996/R&R-1996-03-15.pdf|date=March 15, 1996|work=Radio & Records|title=Transactions|page=6|access-date=2021-12-24|archive-date=2021-10-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211001121346/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1996/R%26R-1996-03-15.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> By 2004, the station featured recorded and live church services from around 50 churches.<ref name="SunH040827">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91099939/wqfx-urban-gospel/|date=August 27, 2004|page=B-6|first=Kat|last=Bergeron|title=WQFX urban gospel|newspaper=Sun Herald|location=Biloxi, Mississippi|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=December 24, 2021|archive-date=December 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211224215116/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91099939/wqfx-urban-gospel/|url-status=live}}</ref><!-- Fri -->


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{AM station data|WQFX}}
* {{AM station data|61306|WQFX}}
* {{FMQ|W254DJ}}
* {{FCC-LMS-Facility|201001|W254DJ}}
* {{FXL|W254DJ}}
* {{FXL|W254DJ}}


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WQFX
Broadcast areaGulfport-Biloxi metropolitan area
Frequency1130 kHz
BrandingMy Power Gospel
Programming
FormatGospel music
Ownership
OwnerWalking by Faith Ministries, Inc.
History
First air date
May 7, 1975 (1975-05-07)
Former call signs
  • WGUF (1976–1985)
  • WAIZ (1985–1986)
Call sign meaning
From former "Foxy 96" name of the formerly co-owned FM
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID61306
ClassD
Power1,000 watts (daytime only)
Transmitter coordinates
30°23′21″N 89°06′23″W / 30.38917°N 89.10639°W / 30.38917; -89.10639
Translator(s)W254DJ (98.7 MHz) Gulfport
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.mypowergospel.com

WQFX (1130 AM) is a radio station in Gulfport, Mississippi, United States, broadcasting a gospel music format. It is owned by Walking by Faith Ministries, Inc., and operates from studios in nearby Biloxi and a transmitter in Gulfport. 1130 kHz is a clear-channel frequency shared by three North American stations (CKWX, KWKH, and WBBR), requiring WQFX to operate on a daytime-only basis on the AM band. The station also broadcasts on an FM translator, W254DJ (98.7 FM), which allows it to broadcast around-the-clock, including when the AM facility cannot be active.

Established as a commercial station in 1975, by 1986, it became a simulcast of its sister FM station, WQFX-FM 96.7. In 1992, the simulcast was broken and the station leased—and later bought—by its present owner to broadcast the current gospel format.

History

[edit]

On May 8, 1974, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) awarded a construction permit to Robert Barber, Jr., George Sliman, and F. M. Smith, doing business as the Gulf Broadcasting Company, for a new 500-watt daytime-only radio station on 1130 kHz at Gulfport.[2] It had been a long wait for the trio to get the permit, having filed their application in 1969 but having to wait through a comparative hearing process to get the frequency.[2] WGUF went on the air May 7, 1975, with a country music format.[3] Two years later, the same group launched WGUF-FM 96.7; Holton Turnbough bought full ownership of both stations in 1979.[2] The country format was jettisoned in 1983 in favor of all-news, utilizing the programming of CNN Radio with local reporters and inserts.[4]

WGUF, Inc., Turnbough's company, filed to sell the AM and FM stations to Joyner Communications in August 1984,[5] but the Joyner transaction fell through, leading to a second and successful sale to Caravelle Broadcast Group of Mississippi that October.[6] Even after the sale, however, Turnbough and Broadcast Music, Inc., a performing rights organization, maintained a legal feud over back royalty payments owed for music played on the WGUF stations. Turnbough had a policy of purposely being behind on royalty payments, telling a Sun Herald reporter, "I always paid my bills late on purpose. I just don't like copyright fees. I don't think they give all the money to the people they're supposed to give it to."[7]

On January 1, 1985, the two stations relaunched with new programming and separate call letters: the FM became WQFX "Foxy 96", an urban contemporary station, while the AM changed to WAIZ "Big WAIZ Country".[8] The country station proved a poor ratings performer in a market with a glut of similar stations and changed to an oldies format at the start of 1986, using the same WQFX call sign as the FM.[9]

Steere Broadcasting of Kalamazoo, Michigan, acquired WQFX-AM-FM for $1.25 million in 1986.[10] The AM then began to simulcast the FM.[11]

After a proposed $47,500 sale of the AM in May 1991 never materialized, Steere tried to sell the WQFX stations to Urban Media Group in December 1991 for $500,000; the sale price consisted solely of promissory notes to Caravelle and Turnbough's estate.[12] However, this sale also did not close. As Steere steered toward bankruptcy, in 1992, Faith Tabernacle of Praise in Biloxi began operating the station as a gospel music outlet, part of a larger mission to start new Black-owned businesses in the area; the station's studios moved from Gulfport to a former church office in Biloxi.[13] The church would not own the station for several more years. In 1993, a bankruptcy trustee sold WQFX-AM-FM to Southern Horizons Broadcasting Corporation;[14] the FM station, which had continued under Steere operation, was described as "in turmoil" by its new owner.[15] Walking by Faith Ministries purchased WQFX, after four years of managing it, for $34,000 in 1996.[16] By 2004, the station featured recorded and live church services from around 50 churches.[17]

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WQFX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ a b c "History Cards for WQFX". Federal Communications Commission. (Guide to reading History Cards)
  3. ^ "WGUF(AM)" (PDF). Broadcasting Yearbook. 1977. p. C-116. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-09-06. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
  4. ^ Cauchon, Dennis (September 15, 1983). "Broadcaster betting news will be good". The Sun. Biloxi, Mississippi. p. A12. Retrieved December 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Changing Hands" (PDF). Broadcasting. August 6, 1984. p. 74. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-03-08. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
  6. ^ "For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. October 8, 1984. p. 107. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-11-08. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
  7. ^ Cassreino, Terry R. (January 3, 1986). "BMI considers dropping suit". Sun Herald. Biloxi, Mississippi. p. C2. Retrieved December 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Creel, Vincent (December 29, 1984). "Two new stations debut on Jan. 1". The Sun. Biloxi, Mississippi. p. Marquee 2. Retrieved December 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Radio: A look at some of the changes". Sun Herald. Biloxi, Mississippi. April 5, 1986. p. Marquee 16. Retrieved December 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. June 2, 1986. p. 86. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-11-08. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
  11. ^ Creel, Vincent (January 21, 1987). "Black-oriented WTAM goes country". Sun Herald. Biloxi, Mississippi. p. D-2. Retrieved December 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Transactions" (PDF). Radio & Records. December 20, 1991. p. 6. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-10-01. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
  13. ^ Peterson, Patrick (August 15, 1992). "Message to the Masses". Sun Herald. Biloxi, Mississippi. p. B-1. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021. Retrieved December 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Transactions" (PDF). Radio & Records. February 19, 1993. p. 9. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-10-01. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
  15. ^ Lacy, Mike (March 31, 1993). "Southern Horizons gets final OK to buy WQFX". Sun Herald. Biloxi, Mississippi. p. B-8. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021. Retrieved December 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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