WRQR (AM)

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WRQR
WRQR AM1000-97.5FM logo.jpg
City Paris, Tennessee
Broadcast area Jackson TN area
BrandingOldies Radio and News WRQR
Frequency 1000 kHz
Translator(s) 97.5 W248BK (Paris)
First air date1980 (as WMUF)
Format Oldies (WHDM simulcast)
Power 5,000 watts (day)
2,500 watts (critical hours)
Class D
Facility ID 4805
Transmitter coordinates 36°18′50.00″N88°17′33.00″W / 36.3138889°N 88.2925000°W / 36.3138889; -88.2925000
Former callsignsWMUF (1980-2011)
Affiliations Citadel Media
OwnerBenton-Weatherford Broadcasting Inc. of Tennessee
Sister stations WHNY
Website wmufradio.com/indexwrqr.html

WRQR (1000 AM) is an American radio station broadcasting a oldies format, simulcasting WHDM 1440 AM McKenzie, Tennessee. Licensed to Paris, Tennessee, United States, and serves the Jackson, Tennessee, area. The station is owned by Benton-Weatherford Broadcasting Inc. of Tennessee and features programming from Citadel Media. [1]

AM broadcasting radio broadcasting using amplitude modulation

AM broadcasting is a radio broadcasting technology, which employs amplitude modulation (AM) transmissions. It was the first method developed for making audio radio transmissions, and is still used worldwide, primarily for medium wave transmissions, but also on the longwave and shortwave radio bands.

Oldies is a radio format that concentrates on rock and roll and pop music from the latter half of the 20th century, specifically from around the mid-1950s to the 1970s or 1980s.

WHDM

WHDM is a radio station broadcasting an oldies music format. Licensed to McKenzie, Tennessee, United States, the station is currently owned by WHDM Broadcasting, Inc. and features programming from Citadel Media.

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FM Translator

In addition to the main station at 1000 kHz, WRQR is relayed by an FM translator to widen its broadcast area and, in this case, allow 24 hours broadcasting of the format. WRQR is a daytime-only station. The FM translator also gives the listener the advantage of FM broadcasting in high fidelity stereo sound.

FM broadcasting The transmission of audio through frequency modulation

FM broadcasting is a method of radio broadcasting using frequency modulation (FM) technology. Invented in 1933 by American engineer Edwin Armstrong, wide-band FM is used worldwide to provide high-fidelity sound over broadcast radio. FM broadcasting is capable of better sound quality than AM broadcasting, the chief competing radio broadcasting technology, so it is used for most music broadcasts. Theoretically wideband AM can offer equally good sound quality, provided the reception conditions are ideal. FM radio stations use the VHF frequencies. The term "FM band" describes the frequency band in a given country which is dedicated to FM broadcasting.

High fidelity High-quality reproduction of sound

High fidelity is a term used by listeners, audiophiles and home audio enthusiasts to refer to high-quality reproduction of sound. This is in contrast to the lower quality sound produced by inexpensive audio equipment, or the inferior quality of sound reproduction that can be heard in recordings made until the late 1940s.

Broadcast translators of WRQR (AM)
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W248BK97.5 Paris, Tennessee 250100 m (330 ft)D FCC

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References

  1. "WRQR Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.