WCQR-FM

WCQR-FM
City Kingsport, Tennessee
Broadcast area Tri-Cities, Tennessee-Virginia
Slogan Faith, Family, Fun
Frequency 88.3 MHz
First air date 1997
Format Christian Contemporary
ERP 1,200 watts
HAAT 650 meters
Class C2
Facility ID 53101
Transmitter coordinates 36°25′53″N 82°08′16″W / 36.43139°N 82.13778°W / 36.43139; -82.13778
Former callsigns WPGB[1]
Owner Positive Alternative Radio, Inc.
Website http://www.wcqr.org/

WCQR-FM (88.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Christian Contemporary music format. Licensed to Kingsport, Tennessee, USA, 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'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.

References

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


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