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The transmitter and studios are on Springs Road at Mount View Drive in Mount Airy. [1] By day, WPAQ is powered at 10,000 watts non-directional. But 740 AM is a clear channel frequency reserved for Class A station CFZM Toronto. To avoid interference with CFZM, WPAQ must reduce power to 1,000 watts during critical hours and to only 7 watts at night.
NC 80 at Buck Creek Gap. NC 80 is a 37.9-mile-long (61.0 km) two-lane mountain highway between US 70, in Pleasant Gardens, and NC 226A, near Bakersville.The highway is popular with bike and motorcycle enthusiasts, because of its hairpin turns and also makes up part of the Mount Mitchell Scenic Drive between the Blue Ridge Parkway and Micaville.
Mount Airy is located along the Ararat River, about 3 miles (4.8 km) south of the Virginia state line. The United States Census Bureau states the city has a total area of 8.4 square miles (22 km 2), all land. The city is located at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, approximately 14 miles (23 km) from the Blue Ridge Parkway. [18]
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Blue Ridge Mountains - Front Royal, Virginia Although the term "Blue Ridge" is sometimes applied exclusively to the eastern edge or front range of the Appalachian Mountains, the geological definition of the Blue Ridge province extends westward to the Ridge and Valley area, encompassing the Great Smoky Mountains, the Great Balsams, the Roans, the Blacks, and other mountain ranges.
The northern segment leaves US 52 in Mount Airy, heading northwest out of the region. I-274, currently only in the planning stages, is the proposed designation for the western half of the Winston-Salem Beltway. I-85, connects the region to Charlotte and points southwest. Enters from the east conjoined with I-40, and splits from that route in ...
Between 1929 and 1930, NC 89 was extended west to the Virginia state line. The highway was routed west of Mount Airy through Low Gap before ending at Virginia State Route 117 (SR 117) at the state line which continued toward Galax. [6] [7] On May 31, 1962, NC 89 was placed onto split streets in Mount Airy.
The Blue Ridge Parkway is a National Parkway and All-American Road in the United States, noted for its scenic beauty.The parkway, which is the longest linear park in the U.S., [3] runs for 469 miles (755 km) through 29 counties in Virginia and North Carolina, linking Shenandoah National Park to Great Smoky Mountains National Park.