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 WFRK in Florence.^[2]

WTQS

Cameron, South Carolina
Frequency	1490 kHz
Branding	Orangeburg's News Talk 97.1 WTQS
Programming
Format	Talk (WFRK simulcast)
Affiliations	Premiere Radio Networks, Fox News Radio
Ownership
Owner	Peter Schiff (Community Broadcasters, LLC)
Sister stations	WFRK
History
First air date	2008
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	160804
Class	C
Power	1,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates	33°33′09″N 80°44′38″W
Translator(s)	97.1 W246BX (Orangeburg)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	cborangeburg.com/wtqs/

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.^[3] The FM station is a 24-7 station.

Programming is conservative talk radio, with notable programs outside WFRK's morning show including Glenn Beck, The O'Reilly Report, Dan Bongino, Sean Hannity, Mark Levin, and Brian Kilmeade.