| City of license | Belhaven, North Carolina |
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| Branding | 101.1 Sam FM |
| Frequency | 101.1 MHz |
| First air date | 1981 (as WKJA-FM) |
| Format | Adult Hits |
| ERP | 31,000 watts |
| HAAT | 185 meters |
| Class | C2 |
| Facility ID | 47883 |
| Former callsigns | WKJA-FM (1981-1999) WANJ (1/22/1999 - 06/25/2002)[1] |
| Owner | NextMedia Group |
WQZL (101.1 FM) is a radio station licensed to serve Belhaven, North Carolina, USA, formerly simulcasting the rock music format of WXQR-FM Jacksonville.
WKJA-FM signed on June 1, 1981, at 92.1 FM.[2]
WKJA used to play oldies in the early 1990s,[3] and then rebroadcast the signal of adult standards WANG-FM (now WLVG). In 1999, it took the WANJ calls to better reflect its relation to WANG-FM. In 2002, WANJ began simulcasting with WQSL, taking the new WQZL calls; both stations first had a rhythmic CHR under the moniker of "The Beat of Carolina", this was later tweaked to a more Rhythmic AC format but still with the "Beat" moniker. They later flipped formats to "The Touch FM", an Urban adult contemporary format. In August 2010, WQZL broke up with WQSL after 8 years and began simulcasting sister Rocker WXQR, giving it coverage in the inland sections of the Greenville-New Bern-Jacksonville area (WXQR serves mostly the coastal regions). On January 2nd, 2012, WQZL broke with WXQR and flipped to Variety Hits using the "S.A.M.: Simply About Music" format and calling itself "101.1 SAM FM". "S.A.M." was last heard in the market on what is now WLVG twice (June 2005-October 2006, April 2008-May 2010) when it was WSSM. This is also the first format WQZL has aired since it was WKJA-FM that is not fed from a sister station (WANG-FM [now WLVG], WQSL, WXQR).
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