WQDR-FM

WQDR-FM

Raleigh, North Carolina United States
Broadcast area	Raleigh–Durham Research Triangle
Frequency	94.7 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	94.7 QDR
Programming
Format	Country
Subchannels	HD2: Simulcast of WPLW-FM (Top 40 (CHR)) HD3: Simulcast of WQDR (classic rock)
Ownership
Owner	Curtis Media Group (Carolina Media Group, Inc.)
Sister stations	WBBB, WKIX-FM, WKIX, WKJO, WKXU, WPLW-FM, WPTF, WQDR
History
First air date	August 1949; 75 years ago (1949-08) (as WPTF-FM at 94.5)
Former call signs	WPTF-FM (1949–1972) WQDR (1972–2010)
Former frequencies	94.5 MHz (1949–1950)
Call sign meaning	Quadraphonic rock
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	9076
Class	C
ERP	95,000 watts
HAAT	512 meters (1,680 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	35°40′35.5″N 78°32′8″W / 35.676528°N 78.53556°W / 35.676528; -78.53556
Translator(s)	HD2: WPLW-FM § Translators HD3: See WQDR (AM) § Translators
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	www.947qdr.com

WQDR-FM (94.7 MHz) is a commercial radio station in Raleigh, North Carolina, broadcasting to the Research Triangle, including the cities of Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, Fayetteville, Rocky Mount, Wilson, and Goldsboro. "94.7 QDR" presents a country music radio format and is owned by the Curtis Media Group.^[2][3]

WQDR-FM's studios and offices are on Highwoods Boulevard in Raleigh.^[4] The transmitter is off Business Route 70 in Garner, on an antenna used by many Raleigh TV and FM stations.^[5] WQDR-FM is a Primary Entry Point (PEP) station for the Emergency Alert System, and was previously the Common Program Control Station (or CPCS-1) for the Raleigh operational area of the Emergency Broadcast System.^[6] WQDR-FM broadcasts in the HD Radio format, with its HD2 subchannel carrying the Top 40/CHR programming of co-owned WPLW-FM. WQDR-FM's HD3 subchannel airs the classic rock programming of AM 570 WQDR.