In October 1979, the station changed its call letters to WQCC. It started a country music format (the call letters stood for "Charlotte Country"). This did not work so a switch to "Charlotte's solid gold radio"Robin Clark, "'Golden Oldies' Now The Stars: Switch By WQCC Is 6th In 15 Years," The Charlotte Observer, April 23, 1980, p. 3C. with oldies and beach music took place in April 1980.
