WQDR (AM)

WQDR
Broadcast areaResearch Triangle
Frequency570 kHz
BrandingRock FM
Programming
LanguagesEnglish
FormatClassic rock
Ownership
Owner
WBBB, WKIX-FM, WKIX, WKXU, WPLW-FM, WPTF, WQDR-FM
History
First air date
October 25, 1954 (1954-10-25)
Former call signs
  • WMSN (1954–1959)
  • WSHE (1959–1962)
  • WLLE (1962–1997)
  • WRDT (1997–1999)
  • WDTF (1999–2003)
  • WDNZ (2003–2006)
  • WDOX (2006–2010)
  • WQDR (2010–2012)
  • WFNL (2012–2017)
  • WQDR (2017–2019)
  • WPLW (2019–2021)
Call sign meaning
"Quadraphonic rock" (from sister station WQDR-FM)
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID61698
ClassD
Power
  • 1,000 watts (day)
  • 40 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
35°47′35.55″N 78°45′40.02″W / 35.7932083°N 78.7611167°W / 35.7932083; -78.7611167
Translator(s)98.3 W252EL (Cary) (Off the air)
Repeater(s)94.7 WQDR-FM HD3 (Raleigh)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.rock929triangle.com

WQDR (570 kHz; "Rock FM") is a classic rock AM radio station, licensed to Raleigh, North Carolina, which serves the Research Triangle region. WQDR's studios are located in Raleigh, and its transmitter is co-located at the WPTF transmitter site in Cary.

Its programming is carried over the station's translator on 98.3 FM (W252EL) in Cary, North Carolina, as well as WQDR-FM-HD3, which in turn is relayed by translators at 93.3 FM (W227CZ) in Durham, North Carolina, 93.5 FM (W228CV) in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and 100.3 FM (W262CZ) in Raleigh, North Carolina.