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| Frequency | 90.5 MHz |
|---|---|
| Branding | BPR Classic |
| Programming | |
| Format | Public radio (classical music; news, jazz) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Western North Carolina Public Radio, Inc. |
| WCQS | |
| History | |
First air date | 1975 (as WVMH-FM) |
Former call signs | WVMH-FM (1975–2005) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 40436 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 250 watts |
| HAAT | 389 meters (1,276 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°53′12.00″N 82°33′23.00″W / 35.8866667°N 82.5563889°W |
| Repeater(s) | |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | www |
WYQS (90.5 FM; "BPR Classic") is a radio station licensed to Mars Hill, North Carolina, United States. The station is owned by Western North Carolina Public Radio, Inc. (styled as "Blue Ridge Public Radio"), owner of the area's flagship public radio station, WCQS.[2][3] The format is a mixture of classical music, NPR programs, and jazz.
As well as being available via a number of low-power translators as far apart as Brevard, Bryson City, Hendersonville, and Waynesville,[4] BPR Classic is carried on WZQS (90.5 FM) in Cullowhee and the second HD Radio channel of WCQS. It is also streamed live via the Blue Ridge Public Radio mobile app and on the station's website, making it available over a much wider area than its FM reach alone would allow.[5][6][7]
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WYQS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WYQS Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Archived from the original on 2020-09-29. Retrieved 2009-02-25.
- ^ "WYQS Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on 2012-06-01. Retrieved 2009-02-25.
- ^ "WNC Frequencies | Blue Ridge Public Radio". Retrieved 2017-09-23.
- ^ "New Radio Station to Serve Areas in Madison, North Buncombe," Asheville Citizen-Times, November 17, 2007.
- ^ Tony Kiss, "New Radio Station on the Air," Asheville Citizen-Times, October 1, 2008.
- ^ "WYQS Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.