baɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɪks, ðə tɹænsmˈɪɾɚ fɔːɹ dˈʌbəljˌuːkˈɛn wʌz mˈuːvd tə stˈiːl, sˌʌm fˈɪftiːn mˈaɪlz sˈaʊθ ʌv ɡˈædsdən, ænd ðə pˈaʊɚɹ ʌv ɪts sˈɪɡnəl wʌz ɪŋkɹˈiːst tə wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ wˈɑːts.
By 1976, the transmitter for WQEN was moved to Steele, some 15 miles south of Gadsden, and the power of its signal was increased to 100,000 watts.