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WQFS

WQFS
Broadcast areaTriad
Frequency90.9 MHz
BrandingYour Only Alternative
Programming
FormatVariety
Ownership
OwnerGuilford College
History
First air date
January 6, 1970 (1970-01-06)
Call sign meaning
W Quaker Friends School
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID68233
ClassA
ERP1,900 watts
HAAT61.0 meters
Transmitter coordinates
36°5′39.00″N 79°53′21.00″W / 36.0941667°N 79.8891667°W / 36.0941667; -79.8891667
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.wqfs.org

WQFS (90.9 FM) is Guilford College's student-run radio station, with both students and members of the community serving as disk jockeys.[2] Broadcasting in a variety format, it serves Greensboro, North Carolina and the greater Piedmont Triad area. It is also broadcast on the internet via streaming audio at TuneIn. WQFS ranked 6th among college radio stations in 2016, according to The Princeton Review.[3]

History

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The station started as a student club, The Fine Music Broadcasting Society, in 1965. Guilford College obtained a license from the FCC on October 26, 1966, and, once it had the necessary equipment and funds, WQFS began a daily broadcast schedule on January 6, 1970, broadcasting in an adult contemporary or middle of the road format.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WQFS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "WQFS Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ^ "Princeton Review's The Best 378 Colleges". 2014 edition. Archived from the original on August 20, 2013.
  4. ^ "WQFS About Us". Archived from the original on August 22, 2008.
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