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.
| City | Cameron, South Carolina |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1490 kHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Talk WQXL simulcast |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Peter Schiff (Community Broadcasters, LLC) |
| Sister stations | WQXL |
| History | |
| First air date | 2008 |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 160804 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000 watts day 1,000 watts night |
| Transmitter coordinates | 33°33′09″N 80°44′38″W |
| Translator(s) | W246BX (97.1 MHz, Orangeburg) |
| Links | |
| Website | makethepointradio.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]
References
- "WTQS Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2010-04-02.
- "Application for Construction Permit for Commercial Broadcast Station". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission.
External links
- WTQS in the FCC's AM station database
- WTQS on Radio-Locator
- WTQS in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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