WTQS

WTQS (1490 AM) is a radio station licensed to Cameron, South Carolina, United States, serving the Orangeburg-Calhoun area. The station is currently owned by Peter Schiff, through licensee Community Broadcasters, LLC, and is a simulcast of WQXL in Columbia.[1] This expansion allows WQXL to expand into a market that had not received any news or talk radio programming since 2003.

WTQS
CityCameron, South Carolina
Frequency1490 kHz
Programming
FormatTalk WQXL simulcast
Ownership
OwnerPeter Schiff
(Community Broadcasters, LLC)
Sister stationsWQXL
History
First air date2008
Technical information
Facility ID160804
ClassC
Power1,000 watts day
1,000 watts night
Transmitter coordinates33°33′09″N 80°44′38″W
Translator(s)W246BX (97.1 MHz, Orangeburg)
Links
Websitemakethepointradio.com

On May 11, 2015 WTQS was granted a Federal Communications Commission construction permit to move to 1500 kHz, construct a new taller and much more efficient antenna, downgrade from Class C to Class D, increase day power to 5,000 watts, decrease critical hours power from 1,000 watts to 730 watts and discontinue operation at night.[2]

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