WHQC

WHQC
	Shelby, North Carolina; United States;
Broadcast area	Charlotte/Metrolina
Frequency	96.1 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	Hits 96.1
Programming
Format	Contemporary hit radio
Subchannels	HD2: Air1; HD3: HIS Radio;
Affiliations	Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc.; (iHM Licenses, LLC);
Sister stations	WEND, WKKT, WLKO, WRFX, W254AZ
History
First air date	1948
Former call signs	WOHS-FM (1948–1978); WXIK (1978–1987); WWMG (1987–2004); WIBT (2004–2011);
Call sign meaning	"Hits Queen City"
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	74194
Class	C
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	533 meters (1,749 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	35°21′44.5″N 81°9′18.3″W / 35.362361°N 81.155083°W
Translators	HD2: 100.3 W262BM (Charlotte); HD3: 96.5 W243BY (Charlotte); HD3: 98.3 W252BU (Dallas); HD2: 98.3 W252DI (Concord);
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen live (via iHeartRadio)
Website	hits961.iheart.com

WHQC (96.1 FM, "Hits 96.1") is a commercial radio station licensed to Shelby, North Carolina, United States, and serving the Charlotte metropolitan area. It broadcasts a contemporary hit radio format, and is owned by iHeartMedia with studios in the Wood Ridge Center office complex off Billy Graham Parkway in south Charlotte.

WHQC broadcasts in HD Radio; the HD2 subchannel carries contemporary worship music from "Air1" on FM translator W262BM at 100.3 FM, and the HD3 subchannel airs a contemporary Christian format called "HIS Radio", on FM translator W243BY at 96.5 FM.