Everything about Whbq Am totally explained
WHBQ is an
AM radio station in
Memphis,
Tennessee, in the
United States of America. Its
frequency is 560
kHz. Although today it broadcasts sports news exclusively, the station became famous in the
1950s for playing
rhythm and blues.
WHBQ was once owned by
RKO General. Its legend was made by
Dewey Phillips, a
disc jockey (DJ) who played rhythm and blues music on his night-time show,
Red, Hot and Blue. In
1954, Phillips played a recording of "That's Alright Mama" by a young truck driver by the name of
Elvis Presley, marking the first time an Elvis recording was played on air.
For many years, WHBQ was considered a "farm club" for RKO. Young, aspiring DJs, such as
Rick Dees and game show host
Wink Martindale would work there with hopes of being moved up to RKO's bigger markets, like
Boston,
New York,
San Francisco, or the holy grail,
KHJ in
Los Angeles. In the
1960s, under the guidance of
Bill Drake, WHBQ became
Boss Radio. By the late 70s, the once-mighty music station could no longer compete with the increasing popularity of
FM-band musical stations, and today its focus has shifted from music to sports.
Today, WHBQ carries play-by-play of the
University of Mississippi's
football and
basketball teams, and the
Memphis Redbirds of
baseball's
Pacific Coast League. It supplements its national coverage with
Sporting News Radio.
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