WQDR-FM

WQDR-FM
Broadcast areaResearch Triangle
Frequency94.7 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding94.7 QDR
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatCountry music
Subchannels
AffiliationsCompass Media Networks
Ownership
Owner
WBBB, WKIX-FM, WKIX, WKJO, WKXU, WPLW-FM, WPTF, WQDR
History
First air date
August 1949; 75 years ago (1949-08)
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 ID9076
ClassC
ERP95,000 watts
HAAT512 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 and HD3: see below
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.947qdr.com

WQDR-FM (94.7 MHz) is a commercial radio station in Raleigh, North Carolina, broadcasting to the Research Triangle. "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 station's transmitter is off Business Route 70 in Garner.[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.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WQDR-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "WQDR Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ^ "WQDR Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  4. ^ 947QDR.com/contact
  5. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WQDR-FM
  6. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "North Carolina EBS Training" – via YouTube.