WQDR (AM)

WQDR
Broadcast area
Frequency570 kHz
BrandingRock FM
Programming
FormatClassic rock
Ownership
Owner
WBBB, WKIX-FM, WKIX, WKXU, WPLW-FM, WPTF, WQDR-FM
History
First air date
October 25, 1954; 69 years ago (1954-10-25) (as WMSN)
Former call signs
  • WMSN (1954–1959)
  • WSHE (1959–1962)
  • WLLE (1962–1997)
  • WRDT (1997–1999)
  • WDTF (1999–2003)
  • WDNZ (2003–2006)
  • WDOX (2006–2010)
  • WQDR (2010–2012, 2017–2019)
  • WFNL (2012–2017)
  • WPLW (2019–2021)
Call sign meaning
"Quadraphonic rock" (from sister station WQDR-FM)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID61698
ClassD
Power
  • 1,000 watts day
  • 40 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
35°47′35.55″N 78°45′40.02″W / 35.7932083°N 78.7611167°W / 35.7932083; -78.7611167
Translator(s)See § Translators
Repeater(s)94.7 WQDR-FM HD3 (Raleigh)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.rock929triangle.com

WQDR (570 kHz; "Rock FM") is a classic rock AM radio station, licensed to Raleigh, North Carolina, which serves the Triangle region, including Durham and Chapel Hill.[2] Its studios are located in Raleigh, and the transmitter is co-located at the WPTF transmitter site in Cary. WQDR's programming is also carried on two translator stations in Raleigh, W225DF (92.9 FM) and W262CZ (100.3 FM), as well as in Durham on W227CZ (93.3 FM), and in Chapel Hill on W228CV (93.5 FM).

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WQDR". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Venta, Lance (January 30, 2012). "Comedy Comes To Dallas, Raleigh & Phoenix". Radio Insight. Retrieved January 31, 2012.