- WQBR (AM)
Infobox Radio station
name = WQBR
city =Ypsilanti, Michigan
area =
branding =
slogan =
airdate =1968
frequency = 610kHZ
format = College radio
power = 4watt s,carrier current
erp =
class =
callsign_meaning = Quirk Building Radio
former_callsigns = WHUR (1976-1982)
WEMU-AM (1968-1976)
owner =Eastern Michigan University
webcast =
website = [http://www.emich.edu/studentorgs/wqbr/ Official website]
affiliations =WQBR-AM is the student radio station of
Eastern Michigan University . Originally broadcasting via carrier current at 640 AM and receivable throughout EMU's campus (including the dorms), the signal has since switched to 610 AM, and can no longer be heard more than ten feet from the transmitter site in the Quirk Building. Students can still receive the station on Eastern Michigan University Cable Channel 10, however. WQBR airs from September through April, on a mixed schedule (usually 1pm to 1am weekdays when school is in session) from studios located in the Quirk Building. [ [http://wqbr.iwarp.com/about.html About WQBR] ] [ [http://www.emich.edu/cta/opp-career.html Eastern Michigan University: College of Arts and Sciences] ] [ [http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/college/directory/brief/drextras_2259_brief.php USNews.com America's Best Colleges - Eastern Michigan University Extracurriculars] ]History
Originally WQBR was on the air in 1968 as WEMU-AM, sharing facilities with
WEMU -FM. When WEMU-FM moved to King Hall in 1976, WEMU-AM took over the entire Quirk studios and changed its name to WHUR ("Huron Radio", taken from the university's now-banned nickname). By 1982, it was WQBR (Quirk Building Radio) [ [http://www.nostalgiaair.org/forums/Messages/519/M0049519.htm 610 WQBR information] ] , airing on 640 AM and 96.7 University cable FM, using the slogan "Fast Tracking Through The 80s". The FM was dropped in the early 90's and replaced by University Cable Channel 10. In 1992, due to interference byCFCO , a station inSarnia, Ontario at 630 AM, WQBR moved to 610 AM. [ [http://wqbr.iwarp.com/index.html About WQBR] ]By the fall of 2008, WQBR expects to move to a new studio on the ground floor of Halle Library, where the station plans to acquire digital radio and internet streams. [ [http://www.myspace.com/wqbremu] ]
References
External links
*official|http://www.emich.edu/studentorgs/wqbr
* [http://emu.collegiatelink.net/Community?action=getOrgHome&orgID=14176 WQBR Student radio contact information]
* [http://www.productionhub.com/directory/description.aspx?item=47226 Productionhub listing for Eastern Michigan University]
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