ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv, dˈʌbəljˌuːkˈɛn wʌz wˈʌn ʌv sˈɛvɹəl stˈeɪʃənz ɪn nˈɔːɹθ ˌæləbˈæmə ænd sˈʌðɚn tˌɛnəsˈiː ðæt tʃˈeɪndʒd ˈiːðɚ ðɛɹ sˈɪɾi ʌv lˈaɪsəns, bɹˈɔːdkæst fɹˈiːkwənsi, ɔːɹ bˈoʊθ.
In 2005, WQEN was one of several stations in north Alabama and southern Tennessee that changed either their city of license, broadcast frequency, or both.