INDIAN RIVER STATE COLLEGE NEWS
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ACQUISITIONS OF RADIO
STATIONS EXPANDS
NETWORKS LISTENING RANGE
BY SUZANNE SELDES
Indian River State College has taken ownership of 91.1 FM
and 88.5 FM from Black Media Works.The stations combine with
the college’s flagship public radio station, WQCS 88.9 FM, to
provide expanded offerings of news, information, and music to
all of Florida’s Treasure Coast, as well as the Okeechobee region.
With the acquisition, the college has organized all of its media
properties under IRSC Public Media, a new moniker for the
network of stations.
“For almost 40 years, through WQCS, the college has provided
public radio programming that informs, entertains and enlightens,”
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WQCS station manager Christopher Puorro said.. “Our
mission has been possible thanks to decades of support from our
listeners and community. We have always wanted to give something
back to every donor and supporter. This is our opportunity.”
Format changes to the stations will provide listeners and supporters
more options.
WQCS 88.9 FM provides NPR News, talk and information 24
hours a day. Many offerings like Here and Now, 1A, and BBC World,
which have previously been available only on WQCS-HD2, can
now be heard WQCS.
WQCP 91.1 FM is the permanent home of classical music, The
Metropolitan Opera, Jazz on The Treasure Coast with Rodney Spencer,
American Songbook with Dick Golden, and many other musical
programs formerly heard on WQCS. The WQCP FM signal is nearly
identical to WQCS, so all Treasure Coast listeners should also be
able to hear 91.1 FM.
WQJS 88.5 FM becomes the first NPR affiliate to service the
Lake Okeechobee region. Listeners can enjoy jazz, BBC News in
the morning and local and NPR updates. Jazz fans on the Treasure
Coast can hear this station on 88.9 FM WQCS-HD2.
The Federal Communications Commission approved the assignment
of the frequencies from Black Media Works on Aug. 13,
2021. The college began programming the stations in mid-September
through an agreement with the owners. The new formats
will debut in the coming weeks. Black Media Works retains the
rights to the original station formats.
IRSC Public Media is planning a celebration for its donors, underwriters,
volunteers and employees later this year. Go to www.
wqcs.org for more information.
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