WCQR-FM

For the Washington, D.C. television station that used the WCQR call letters from 1981-1985, see WDCW.

WCQR-FM (88.3 MHz) is a radio station broadcasting a Christian Adult Contemporary music format. Licensed to Kingsport, Tennessee, United States, it serves the Tri-Cities area. Locally owned by Positive Alternative Radio, Inc., it has been on the air since 1997.

WCQR-FM

Kingsport, Tennessee
Broadcast area	Tri-Cities, Tennessee-Virginia
Frequency	88.3 MHz
Programming
Format	Christian Adult Contemporary
Ownership
Owner	Positive Alternative Radio, Inc.
Sister stations	WEYE
History
First air date	1997
Former call signs	WPGB (1990 to 1995)[1]
Call sign meaning	We're Christian Quality Radio
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	53101
Class	C2
ERP	1,200 watts
HAAT	650 meters
Transmitter coordinates	36°25′53″N 82°08′16″W
Translator(s)	93.7 W229BA (Greeneville) 96.1 W241AL (Marion, Virginia) 101.9 W270BN (Walnut Hill) 104.7 W284BB (Wise, Virginia)
Repeater(s)	104.3 WEYE (Surgoinsville)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	wcqr.org

The station was assigned the WCQR-FM call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on December 8, 1995.^[1]

WCQR-FM's transmitter is located in the Cherokee National Forest, almost 4,200 feet above sea level. As a result, despite its modest 1,200-watt power, it provides strong grade B coverage as far as Boone, North Carolina.