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3017:List of radio stations in North Carolina
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1729:"WCQS Station Information Profile"
1674:"Facility Technical Data for WCQS"
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1955:from the original on 2020-09-29
1926:from the original on 2020-11-20
1865:Motsinger, Carol (2011-02-15).
1811:. August 28, 1975. pp. 1,
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1739:from the original on 2012-06-01
1710:from the original on 2001-09-10
1678:Licensing and Management System
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2997:Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol
1838:Sandford, Jason (2010-08-02).
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2002:CDBS Public Access Database
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1135:Bryson City, North Carolina
398:Public license information
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1892:"WCQS signal expands west"
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1896:Asheville Citizen-Times
1871:Asheville Citizen-Times
1845:Asheville Citizen-Times
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1641:- moved to 102.9 W275BU
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316:Transmitter coordinates
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18:Blue Ridge Public Radio
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2992:Greenville-Spartanburg
2184:Radio stations in the
2150:'s FM station database
2128:'s FM station database
2106:'s FM station database
1768:Radio-Locator.com/WCQS
1696:"WCQS Facility Record"
860:Murphy, North Carolina
699:WCQS HD-2 and online.
460:Western North Carolina
232:; 49 years ago
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1809:The Asheville Citizen
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680:Relaunch and BPR News
651:All Things Considered
479:Public Radio Exchange
475:American Public Media
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184:American Public Media
179:Public Radio Exchange
3352:List of NPR stations
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