WQCS

WQCS
City Fort Pierce, Florida
Broadcast area Treasure Coast
Slogan "NPR for the Treasure Coast"
Frequency 88.9 MHz
First air date March 1982
Format Classical music/news/talk
ERP 100,000 watts
HAAT 133 meters
Class C1
Facility ID 28545
Affiliations National Public Radio
Owner Indian River State College
Website wqcs.org

WQCS (FM 88.9) is the National Public Radio member station for the Treasure Coast of Florida. Licensed to Fort Pierce, it is owned by Indian River State College, with studios in building Q of the college's main campus in Fort Pierce.

The station signed on in March 1982, operating at 3,200 watts. Four years later, it boosted its power to 100,000 watts, more than tripling its coverage area in the process. The format is a mix of classical music and NPR talk programming.

Coordinates: 27°25′19″N 80°21′22″W / 27.422°N 80.356°W / 27.422; -80.356


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