WPQR (1050 AM) was a

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licensed to Conway, New Hampshire, United States, serving the Mount Washington Valley of the White Mountains. The station was last owned by Mt. Washington Radio & Gramophone, L.L.C. It carried a tourist information format (similar to highway advisory radio) with a

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on FM translator W237BX. AM 1050 is a clear channel frequency. For much of its history, WPQR (previously WBNC) had been a

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, required to go off the air at night because of that. Two 50,000–

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stations,

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and WEPN

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, dominate the frequency in

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at night. While WPQR transmitted 1,000 watts by day, it eventually was permitted by the

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(FCC) to stay on the air at night, but at only 63 watts. WPQR went dark on October 17, 2012, along with its translator, W237BX. The tourist information format, call letters and FM translator were then transferred to the new station on 1340 kHz (then WPQR) which picked up the

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. The translator remained W237BX. WPQR's license was deleted on November 14, 2013, after being surrendered by the licensee on November 6, 2013.

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PQR Carroll County, New Hampshire Radio stations established in 1955 1955 establishments in New Hampshire Defunct radio stations in the United States Radio stations disestablished in 2013 2013 disestablishments in New Hampshire PQR {{NewHampshire-radio-station-stub