WQFS

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

WQFS

Greensboro, North Carolina
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
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	www.wqfs.org

History

The station started as a student club, The Fine Music Broadcasting Society, in 1965. Guilford College obtained a license from the FCC 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 or middle of the road format.^[4]