WCQR-FM

Last updated
WCQR-FM
Broadcast area Tri-Cities, Tennessee-Virginia
Frequency 88.3 MHz
Programming
Format Christian Adult Contemporary
Ownership
OwnerPositive Alternative Radio, Inc.
WEYE
History
First air date
1997
Former call signs
WPGB (1990 to 1995) [1]
Call sign meaning
We're Christian Quality Radio
Technical information
Facility ID 53101
Class C2
ERP 1,200 watts
HAAT 650 meters
Transmitter coordinates
36°25′53″N82°08′16″W / 36.43139°N 82.13778°W / 36.43139; -82.13778
Translator(s) 93.7 W229BA (Greeneville)
96.1 W241AL (Marion, Virginia)
101.9 W270BN (Walnut Hill)
104.7 W284BB (Wise, Virginia)
Repeater(s) 104.3 WEYE (Surgoinsville)
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website wcqr.org

WCQR-FM (88.3 MHz) is a radio station broadcasting a Christian Adult Contemporary music format. Licensed to Kingsport, Tennessee, United States, it serves the Tri-Cities area. Locally owned by Positive Alternative Radio, Inc., it has been on the air since 1997.

The station was assigned the WCQR-FM call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on December 8, 1995. [1]

WCQR-FM's transmitter is located in the Cherokee National Forest, almost 4,200 feet above sea level. As a result, despite its modest 1,200-watt power, it provides strong grade B coverage as far as Boone, North Carolina.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.