FM Technical Profile: WQAH

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Station Name:

Big Country 105.7

Frequency:

105.7

Format:

Classic Country

Transmitter Location:

[map] [street view] Across from Corinth Cemetery on CR-1101, several miles west of AL-157.

Power (ERP):

4.5 kW

Antenna:

Omnidirectional

Antenna HAAT:

377 feet

Other Information:

60 dBu protected contour map, from the FCC.

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PI-WQAH-FM

Silent

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[Studio] Street View imagery of the studio (?) building on Chestnut Street in Hartselle.

Owner:

SSR Communications

History:

This station was put on the air by Alvin Abercrombie, then-owner of 1310 AM in Priceville and Abercrombie Chevrolet.  When the station signed on in 1996, it had a classic country format.  Thanks to a good transmitter location on a mountain, this Addison-licensed station puts a decent signal into Huntsville. The station had, up until the fall of 2010, been very much concentrated on older country classics, from the 50's through the 70's, plus a healthy dose of bluegrass.  A re-imaging in more recent years has the station changing from "Classic Country" to "Big Country" with a wider swath of music and more targeting of the Huntsville market.

In mid-August 2026, it was announced that the estate of Alvin Abercrombie would be selling the station to SSR Communications (Matthew Wesolowski) for $180,000.  According to RadioInsight, Abercrombie Broadcasting will retain all intellectual property rights and the call sign.  Regular programming will cease on 30 August at 1 pm as the new owners transition to new equipment.  A new call sign of WTNI (formerly on 1640 AM in Biloxi) will become effective on 27 September 2026. Wesolowski is known for his advocacy of a new C4 FM class, as well as ownership of stations in Mississippi and Utah. 

In mid-September 2026, the station filed a request with the FCC to re-license from Addison to Danville.  As part of the request, the station would drop antenna height slightly from 377 feet HAAT (Height Above Average Terrain) to 376 feet, and increase power slightly from 4.5 kW to 4.6 kW. The application noted that this small change would result in Danville having their first licensed station, as well as increasing the covered population 1,367 persons.  K-Love's KRLE, licensed to Carbon Hill, would concurrently re-license to Addison as part of the change, if approved.  The change remains pending at the FCC.