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WGQR
City of license	Elizabethtown, North Carolina
Broadcast area	Fayetteville, North Carolina
Branding	Christian 105.7
Slogan	A Better Variety of Southern Gospel
Frequency	105.7 MHz
Format	Southern Gospel Music
Power	7,700 Watts
Class	C3
Facility ID	60881
Transmitter Coordinates	34°44′5″N 78°47′25″W / 34.73472, -78.79028
Owner	Christian Listening Network
Sister stations	WCLN-FM
Website	www.wgqr1057.com

WGQR (105.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Southern Gospel Music format. Licensed to Elizabethtown, North Carolina, USA, it serves the Fayetteville, North Carolina area. The station is currently owned by Christian Listening Network.

History

WGQR signed on in 1990 with an oldies format^[1] and was known as "Solid Gold 105.7^[2]."

In 1993, Sound Business, which was 50 percent owned by Arthur DeBerry and Associates, owned WGQR and WBLA (AM). Lee Hauser, who owned the other 50 percent of Sound Business and served as its president, began managing WJSK and WAGR in Lumberton, North Carolina when the DeBerry company bought those stations. Morning host Dan Hester, who had worked at WWAY, replaced Hauser as station manager for WGQR and WBLA^[3]. WGQR and WBLA both aired the Bladen County high school football game of the week^[4].

In 2004, Beasley Broadcasting tried to buy the stations, but the Federal Communications Commission disallowed the purchase because Beasley would own too many stations in the market. On January 11, 2006, the sale of WGQR and WBLA to Christian Listening Network, owner of WCLN (AM) and WCLN-FM was completed WGQR switched to its current format, and WBLA, already a black gospel station part of the time, would begin airing some of the WCLN programming^[1].

As of 2008, former WGQR on-air talents, Kace Evers, Buddy Edwards and Don Arnsan continue to work at their sister station, WBLA as popular radio air talents.WBLA is a format of "All Hit Radio" Oldies and Carolina Beach Music. Don Arnsan also know as "The Master of the Airwaves" continues to do afternoon drive with weather updates from Caroline the weather girl. Buddy Edwards returned to the air at WBLA in July 2008 to do the morning show. Kace Evers continues doing mid-days on the air and serves as the production manager of the station.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Michael Futch, "Gospel to Replace Nostalgia As Radio Stations Are Sold," The Fayetteville Observer, January 11, 2006.
2. ^ Larry Cheek, "Disc Jockey Dudes," The Fayetteville Observer, March 26, 1992.
3. ^ Jay Woodard, "Radio Stations' Sales Under Way," The Fayetteville Observer, August 25, 1993.
4. ^ "Football Fills Airwaves Across Region Again," The Fayetteville Observer, August 26, 1993.

External links

• official website
• Query the FCC's FM station database for WGQR
• Radio Locator information on WGQR

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