WQDR (AM)

WQDR
Broadcast areaResearch Triangle
Frequency570 kHz
BrandingRock FM
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatClassic rock
Ownership
Owner
WBBB, WKIX-FM, WKIX, WKXU, WPLW-FM, WPTF, WQDR-FM
History
First air date
October 25, 1954; 70 years ago (1954-10-25)
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)
  • WFNL (2012–2017)
  • WQDR (2017–2019)
  • 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)
  • 93.3 W227CZ (Durham)
  • 98.3 W252EL (Cary)
  • 100.3 W262CZ (Raleigh)
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 Research Triangle region.[2] WQDR's studios are located in Raleigh, and its transmitter is co-located at the WPTF transmitter site in Cary.

Its programming is carried over the station's translators on 93.3 FM (W227CZ) in Durham, North Carolina, 98.3 FM (W252EL) in Cary, North Carolina, and 100.3 FM (W262CZ) in Raleigh, North Carolina, as well as WQDR-FM HD3, which in turn is relayed by a translator at 93.5 FM (W228CV) in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.[3]

  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.
  3. ^ "The Triangle's Rock FM Coverage Map" (rock929triangle.com)