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===WWWQ-HD3=== WWWQ-HD3 launched with the debut of "Journey 97.9" on June 9, 2011, promoted as a "journey" through 1980s and 1990s popular music.<ref>[http://blogs.ajc.com/radio-tv-talk/2011/06/10/99x-moves-from-97-9-to-99-1-on-fm-dial/ 99X Moves From 97.9 to 99.1 on FM Dial]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-06-17 |title=99X Atlanta Moves On Its Journey |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/netgnomes/33045/99x-atlanta-moves-on-its-journey/ |access-date=2019-12-15 |website=RadioInsight |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-06-17 |title=Journey 97.9 Atlanta Debuts |url=https://formatchange.com/journey-97-9-atlanta-debuts/ |access-date=2019-12-15 |website=Format Change Archive |language=en-US}}</ref> This format was dropped on September 4, 2012, in favor of a loop of the then-current Top 20 popular music songs, as well as newer hit music, modeled after [[SiriusXM]]'s now-defunct [[Top 20 on 20]] channel. Branded "Q100 20 @ 97.9", this was meant to compete with [[WWPW]], which flipped to CHR the week before.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-09-04 |title=Journey 97.9 Becomes Something New |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/70349/journey-97-9-becomes-something-new/ |access-date=2019-12-15 |website=RadioInsight |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>[http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/radio/1083598/ross-on-radio-q100-20-on-979-transitions-to-contemporary-hit-radio/ Ross on Radio: Q100-20@97.9 Transitions to CHR]</ref> On November 25, 2014, WWWQ-HD3 and W250BC flipped to [[classic hip hop]] as "OG 97.9",<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-11-20 |title=Old School 99.3 Atlanta Shifts To Classic Hip-Hop |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/90948/old-school-99-3-atlanta-shifts-to-classic-hip-hop/ |access-date=2019-12-15 |website=RadioInsight |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-11-25 |title=Atlanta Gains A Classic Hip-Hop OG |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/90988/atlanta-gains-a-classic-hip-hop-og/ |access-date=2019-12-15 |website=RadioInsight |language=en-US}}</ref> several hours before [[Urban One|Radio One]]-owned [[W275BK|WAMJ-HD2]] flipped to the same format.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ho |first=Rodney |title=Radio and TV Talk: Classic hip-hop OG 97.9 replaces Q100 at 97.9, then 102.9 went Boom! |url=https://www.ajc.com/blog/radiotvtalk/classic-hip-hop-replaces-q100-then-102-went-boom/vrwNHIGLp2J0mbSLh0PQbL/ |access-date=2019-12-15 |website=ajc |language=en}}</ref> {{RadioTranslators | call1 = W250BC | freq1 = 97.9 | city1 = Atlanta | fid1 = 158597 | watts1 = 250 | class1 = D | haat1 = 303.3 | coord1 = {{Coord|33|48|26|N|84|20|22|W|type:landmark_region:GA-US}} | callsign = WWWQ-HD3 }}
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