WCQS
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| Program type | News and Culture |
| reception | analogue and digital terrestrial on VHF, live stream |
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North Carolina United States
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| Start of transmission | |
| Broadcaster | Western North Carolina Public Radio, Inc. |
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Coordinates: 35 ° 35 ′ 23 " N , 82 ° 40 ′ 26" W.
WCQS - Blue Ridge Public Radio is the NPR station for western North Carolina . The station is owned by Western North Carolina Public Radio .
history
Western North Carolina Public Radio, Inc. (WNCPRI) was founded as a non-profit company in 1979 to broadcast a public radio offering for western North Carolina. The university in Asheville helped build the station, and at first, the studios were on the UNCA campus.
Stations
Blue Ridge Public Radio broadcasts the programs "BPR News" and "WCQS" through 19 separate stations.