WCQS (88.1 FM) is a non-commercial educational (NCE) radio station licensed to MARS HILL, NC. Broadcasting with an effective radiated power of 1.6 kW and antenna height of 487 meters HAAT, its signal reaches approximately 104 km to the radio horizon. The station broadcasts in HD Radio digital format. It operates a network of 14 translator(s) extending its coverage area. The station is owned by Western North Carolina Public Radio, Inc. It broadcasts a Public radio (talk radio format.
