WQAK

WQAK
Union City, Tennessee;
Broadcast area	Jackson TN area
Frequency	105.7 MHz
Branding	The Quake
Programming
Format	Active rock
Ownership
Owner	Thunderbolt Broadcasting Company
Sister stations	KYTN, WCDZ, WCMT, WCMT-FM
History
First air date	February 10, 1993 (as WLJJ)
Former call signs	WLJJ (1993–1994); WWUC (1994–1998)
Call sign meaning	W Q u A K e
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	68611
Class	A
ERP	6,000 watts
HAAT	94 meters (308 ft)
Translator(s)	107.9 W300BY (Union City)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen live
Website	www.thunderboltradio.com/the-quake/

WQAK (105.7 FM, "The Quake") is a radio station broadcasting an Active Rock format. Licensed to Union City, Tennessee, United States, the station serves the Jackson TN area and Ken Tenn area. The station is owned by Thunderbolt Broadcasting Company.^[2]

History

The station began broadcasting as WLJJ on February 10, 1993 and changed its call letters February 11, 1994 to WWUC, On December 11, 1998 to the current WQAK,^[3]

In addition to its alternative rock format, "The Quake" WQAK FM airs Union City high school sports and Tennessee Titans football.

The radio station is owned by Thunderbolt Broadcasting which also operates KYTN-FM 104.9 in Union City, Tennessee and WCMT AM 1410, WCMT-FM 101.3 and WCDZ-FM 95.1 in Martin, Tennessee.

The WQAK-FM and KYTN-FM studios are located at 223 Westgate Drive in Union City, Tennessee. Thunderbolt Broadcasting purchased KYTN (formerly WYVY FM) and WQAK-FM stations December 27, 2005 from Twin States Broadcasting December 27, 2005. WQAK FM 105.7 also broadcasts its programming on 107.9 FM a local channel FM station aka translator.

The station began airing the syndicated Pink Floyd program "Floydian Slip" in July 2021.