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Student radio station in North Carolina

WQFS Greensboro, North Carolina United States Broadcast area Triad Frequency 90.9 MHz Branding Your Only Alternative Programming Format Variety Ownership Owner Guilford College History First air date January 6, 1970 (1970-01-06) Call sign meaning W Quaker Friends School Technical information[1] Licensing authority FCC Facility ID 68233 Class A ERP 1,900 watts HAAT 61.0 meters Transmitter coordinates 36°5′39.00″N 79°53′21.00″W / 36.0941667°N 79.8891667°W / 36.0941667; -79.8891667 Links Public license information Public file LMS Website www.wqfs.org

**WQFS** (90.9 [FM](/source/FM_broadcasting)) is [Guilford College](/source/Guilford_College)'s student-run [radio station](/source/College_radio), with both students and members of the community serving as disk jockeys.[2] Broadcasting in a [variety](/source/Variety_(radio)) format, it serves [Greensboro, North Carolina](/source/Greensboro%2C_North_Carolina) and the greater [Piedmont Triad](/source/Piedmont_Triad) area. It is also broadcast on the internet via streaming audio at [TuneIn](/source/TuneIn). WQFS ranked 6th among college radio stations in 2016, according to The Princeton Review.[3]

## History

The station started as a student club, The Fine Music Broadcasting Society, in 1965. Guilford College obtained a license from the [FCC](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission) on October 26, 1966, and, once it had the necessary equipment and funds, WQFS began a daily broadcast schedule on January 6, 1970, broadcasting in an [adult contemporary](/source/Adult_contemporary) or [middle of the road](/source/Middle_of_the_road_(music)) format.[4]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FCC-LMS-68233_1-0)** ["Facility Technical Data for WQFS"](https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityTechDetails.html?facilityId=68233). *Licensing and Management System*. [Federal Communications Commission](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["WQFS Facility Record"](https://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WQFS). *United States [Federal Communications Commission](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission), audio division*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Princeton Review's The Best 378 Colleges"](https://web.archive.org/web/20130820085741/http://www.guilford.edu/blog/2013/08/06/wqfs-named-to-best-college-radio-list/). *2014 edition*. Archived from [the original](http://www.guilford.edu/blog/2013/08/06/wqfs-named-to-best-college-radio-list/) on August 20, 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["WQFS About Us"](https://web.archive.org/web/20080822234327/http://www.guilford.edu/wqfs/aboutus.htm). Archived from [the original](http://www.guilford.edu/wqfs/aboutus.htm) on August 22, 2008.

## External links

- [WQFS](http://www.wqfs.org) web site

v t e Guilford College Campus The Early College at Guilford Three College Observatory Athletics Teams Football Venues Ragan-Brown Field House Media WQFS Category

v t e North Carolina college radio stations WASU (Appalachian State University) WDCC (Central Carolina Community College) WKNC (North Carolina State University) WNCW (Isothermal Community College) WQFS (Guilford College) WRVS (Elizabeth City State University) WSGE (Gaston College) WSIF (Wilkes Community College) WSOE (Elon University) WUAG (University of North Carolina at Greensboro) WUAW (Central Carolina Community College) WXDU (Duke University) WXYC (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) WWCU (Western Carolina University) WZMB (East Carolina University) See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in North Carolina

v t e Radio stations in Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point, North Carolina (the Piedmont Triad) By AM frequency 600 700 740 790 830 880 920 950 980 1040 1070 1090 1200 1230 1300 1320 1340 1380 1400 1420 1440 1470 1490 1500 1510 1520 1550 1560 1590 By FM frequency 88.5 89.3 WBFJ-FM WSOE 89.5 90.1 90.5 90.9 91.1 91.3 92.3 93.1 94.1 94.5 95.5 97.1 98.1 98.3 98.7 99.5 100.3 101.1 102.1 103.1 104.1 105.7 106.7 107.5 LPFM 96.5 99.9 100.7 101.7 103.1 WEOM-LP WFEC-LP 105.1 107.9 Translators 88.9 92.7 W224CO W224CP 93.5 93.7 95.1 95.9 96.3 W242CC W242CD 96.7 97.7 W249BZ W249CN 99.1 99.9 W260BG W260CG 101.5 102.5 102.7 W274AL W274BO 103.5 W278AM W278BM 104.5 104.7 104.9 106.1 W291DD W291DM 106.9 107.1 Digital radio by frequency & subchannel 88.5-1 88.5-2 88.5-3 93.1-1 93.1-2 94.5-1 99.5-1 99.5-2 102.1-1 102.1-2 104.1-1 By call sign W205CP W224CO W224CP W228BE W229CH W236AL W240CU W242CC W242CD W244CD W249BZ W249CN W256DR W260BG W260CG W268CG W273DH W274AL W274BO W278AM W278BM W283BT W284BN W285EU W291DD W291DM W295CE W296CV WBFJ WBFJ-FM WBLO WBRF WCOG WDFC-LP WDSL WEAL WEJM-LP WEOM-LP WFDD HD2 HD3 WFEC-LP WFOZ-LP WGOS WHPE-FM WIST-FM WJMH HD2 WKEW WKRR WKTE WKVK WKZL WLJF-LP WLOE WLUL-LP WLXN WMAG HD2 WMFR WMKS WMYN WNAA WPAQ WPAW HD2 WPCM WPET WPIP WPOL WPTI WQFS WQMG WSGH WSJS WSML WSMW WSMX WSNC WSOE WSSY-LP WSYD WTJY WTOB WTQR WTRU WUAG WUNW-FM WVBZ WWBG WWLV WWNT WXRI WYMY WYSR WYZD WZOO Defunct stations WBIG (1470 AM) WJOS (1540 AM) WLHJ (1640 AM) WRNC (1600 AM) Nearby regions Charlotte Fayetteville Raleigh-Durham Roanoke Rapids-South Hill Southwest Virginia Southside See also List of radio stations in North Carolina

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