WHQC (96.1 FM, Hits 96.1) is a commercial radio station licensed to Shelby, North Carolina, and serving the Charlotte metropolitan area (Metrolina).

It is owned by iHeartMedia with studios in the Wood Ridge Center office complex off Billy Graham Parkway in south Charlotte.

Air staff at WXIK included longtime PD/MD Jeffrey Owens, Andy Foster, Vince Goolio, J. Worthington Smith, Eddie Bridges, Dawne Conrad, Don Richards, Rusty Price, Kent Dorsey, Scott Miller, Jeff Champion, and Bob Davis.

On February 27, 1987, the station boosted its signal to a full 100,000 watts, allowing it to cover the entire Charlotte area, including its farthest suburbs.

At midnight on September 1, 2004, after playing "American Pie" by Don McLean, WWMG began stunting with a wide range of music featuring the word "kiss" in the titles.

The WIBT call letters were chosen shortly afterwards, even though it created confusion between it and Charlotte station WBT, which also has a spot on the FM dial as well.

The next day, WIBT announced that Frederick, the station's morning co-host since June 2006, would begin originating the show from Chicago on January 3, 2011.

[15] On December 16, 2011, the station announced that longtime Charlotte morning radio hosts Ace & TJ would be replacing Brotha Fred, beginning January 5, 2012.

[17] Brooke Morrison joined the "Channel 96-1" team for afternoons on March 26, 2018, after being the producer for Nina Chantele on KRRL in Los Angeles.