dˈʌbəljˌuːkˈɛn wʌzðə fˈɜːst tˈɑːp fˈoːɹɾi stˈeɪʃən ɪnðə bˈɜːmɪŋˌæm mˈɑːɹkɪt sˈɪns wˈæpiˌɛfˈɛm aɪ nˈaɪnti fˈaɪv dɹˈɑːpt ðə fˈɔːɹmæt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈoːɹ.
WQEN was the first Top 40 station in the Birmingham market since WAPI-FM (I-95) dropped the format in 1994.