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Overview
WCQS (88.1 FM) is a public radio station licensed to Mars Hill, North Carolina. On air it goes by “Blue Ridge Public Radio.” It began broadcasting in 1975.
License and signal
- Call sign
- WCQS
- Frequency
- 88.1 FM
- Format
- Public radio (news/talk)
- On-air name
- Blue Ridge Public Radio
- City of license
- Mars Hill, NC
- Licensee
- Western North Carolina Public Radio
- Power
- 1,900 watts
- Station class
- C3
- First on air
- 1975
- FCC facility ID
- 71923
- Website
- bpr.org
- FCC public file
- publicfiles.fcc.gov
- Wikipedia
- Read the article
Its programming is listed as public radio (news/talk). It carries programs from NPR, BBC World Service, PRX and American Public Media. The FCC license is held by Western North Carolina Public Radio. It has used the WCQS call letters since November 1987.
Its website is bpr.org. Its sister station is WYQS.
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WCQS at a glance
- Frequency
- 88.1 FM
- On air as
- Blue Ridge Public Radio
- Format
- Public radio (news/talk)
- Licensed to
- Mars Hill, NC






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