WNRQ

WNRQ

Nashville, Tennessee
Broadcast area	Greater Nashville
Frequency	105.9 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	105-9 The Rock
Programming
Format	Classic rock
Subchannels	HD2: Black-oriented news (Black Information Network)
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc. (iHM Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations	WLAC, WRVW, WSIX-FM, WUBT
History
First air date	1953; 72 years ago (1953) (as WSOK-FM)
Former call signs	WSOK-FM (1953–1955) WHCY (1955–1957) WFMB (1957–1964) WLAC-FM (1964–1978) WKQB (1978–1981) WJYN (1981–1983) WLAC-FM (1983–1998)
Call sign meaning	Nashville's RoQ (pronounced as "Rock")
Technical information
Facility ID	34392
Class	C
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	376 meters (1,234 ft)
Translator(s)	HD2: 97.5 W248BQ (Nashville)
Links
Webcast	Listen Live HD2: Listen Live
Website	1059therock.iheart.com HD2: nashville.binnews.com

WNRQ (105.9 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station in Nashville, heard in northern middle Tennessee and southern central Kentucky. It airs a classic rock format. It is owned by iHeartMedia, with studios in Nashville's Music Row district.

WNRQ is a Class C FM station. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, the maximum for most FM stations. The transmitter site is on Johnson Chapel Hill Road West in Brentwood, Tennessee, a Nashville suburb.^[1] WNRQ broadcasts using HD Radio technology. Its HD2 digital subchannel carries the Black Information Network (BIN), an all news service directed at the African-American community. It feeds FM translator W248BQ at 97.5 MHz.