WHQR
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| Frequency | 91.3 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | WHQR 91.3 & 92.7 FM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Public radio |
| Subchannels | HD2: Classical music "Classical HQR" |
| Affiliations | National Public Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Friends of Public Radio, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | April 24, 1984 |
Call sign meaning | Wilmington High Quality Radio |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 22656 |
| Class | C |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 348 meters (1,142 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 34°7′53.60″N 78°11′16.00″W / 34.1315556°N 78.1877778°W |
| Translator(s) | See § Translators |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | www |
WHQR is the National Public Radio (NPR) member station for Southeastern North Carolina, broadcasting on the FM band 91.3 MHz. Based in Wilmington and operated by Friends of Public Radio, Inc. (a community group). It airs NPR, American Public Media, Public Radio Exchange, and BBC programming as well as classical, jazz and adult album alternative music. WHQR hosts concerts, art receptions and events in their gallery space as well as live concerts from the Soup to Nuts Live program and monthly Classical concerts.
The station operates an FM translator station, W265EJ from Rose Hill on 100.9. WHQR also operates a sister classical music station called Classical HQR, broadcasting on the HD-2 stream as well as on translator W224CX from Wilmington on 92.7.