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Treasure Coast
The Treasure Coast is a region in the southeast of the U.S. state of Florida. It borders the Atlantic Ocean and comprises Indian River, Martin, and St. Lucie counties. The region, whose name refers to the Spanish Treasure Fleet that was lost in a 1715 hurricane, evidently emerged from residents' desire to distinguish themselves from the Gold Coast to the south (the coast along Palm Beach, Broward, and Miami-Dade counties). The Treasure Coast area includes parts of two metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) designated by the Office of Management and Budget and used for statistical purposes by the Census Bureau and other agencies: the Port St. Lucie MSA (comprising St. Lucie and Martin counties) and the Sebastian–Vero Beach, Florida MSA (comprising Indian River County). History The area has long been inhabited, but like other of Florida's vernacular regions, a popular identity for the area did not emerge until the area had its initial population boom in the 20th century. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brevard County, Florida
Brevard County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of Florida. It is on the Atlantic coast of eastern Central Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 606,612, making it the 10th-most populated county in Florida. The official county seat is located in Titusville. A secondary center of county administration, including a circuit courthouse, was built in 1989 in the planned community of Viera, Florida, the geographic center of the county. History The first Paleoindians arrived in the area near Brevard county between 12,000 and 10,000 years ago. Before the arrival of non- indigenous settlers in the 16th century, the area was inhabited by Native Americans. The county is the site of the Windover Archeological Site, which contained evidence of habitation over 7,000 years ago. Brevard County was established in 1855 and is named after Theodore Washington Brevard, an early Florida settler and state comptroller. The county's boundaries were changed and reduced numerous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian River State College
Indian River State College (IRSC) is a public college based in Fort Pierce, Florida, United States. Serving the Treasure Coast region, it is part of the Florida College System and offers associate and bachelor's degree programs as well as vocational certificates. It was established in 1959. The college has grown significantly since its inception, with multiple campuses across Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee, and St. Lucie counties. IRSC is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. History The college was established in 1959 as Indian River Junior College by the Florida Legislature to serve the Treasure Coast region of Florida. Originally housed in a single building, the college relocated to its current Fort Pierce campus in 1963 following a donation of of land from the city. This move allowed the college to better accommodate its growing student body and expand its educational offerings.. Accessed September 10, 2024. In 1965, following statewide inte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WQCS
WQCS (88.9 FM) is the National Public Radio (NPR) 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 is non-commercial and listener-supported. WQCS is a Class C1 station. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, the maximum for most FM stations. The transmitter is on the Indian River State College Campus in Fort Pierce, on South 30th Street at Cross Campus Road. WQCS broadcasts using HD Radio technology. On its HD2 digital subchannel, it offers classical music as "QCS Classic." On HD3, it plays classic hits as "IRSC River Radio." Programming WQCS carries programs from NPR and other public radio networks. On weekdays, shows include: ''All Things Considered, Morning Edition, Fresh Air, 1A'' and '' Here and Now''. Frequent news updates come from NPR and the WQCS news department. The BBC World Service ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Public Radio
National Public Radio (NPR) is an American public broadcasting organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., with its NPR West headquarters in Culver City, California. It serves as a national Radio syndication, syndicator to a network of more than List of NPR stations, 1,000 public radio stations in the United States. Funding for NPR comes from dues and fees paid by member stations, Underwriting spot, underwriting from corporate sponsors, and annual grants from the publicly funded Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Most of its member stations are owned by non-profit organizations, including public school districts, colleges, and universities. NPR operates independently of any government or corporation, and has full control of its content. NPR produces and distributes both news and cultural programming. The organization's flagship shows are two drive time, drive-time news broadcasts: ''Morning Edition'' and the afternoon ''All Things Considered'', both carried by most NPR me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Pierce, Florida
Fort Pierce is a city in and the county seat of St. Lucie County, Florida, United States. The city is part of the Treasure Coast region of Florida’s Atlantic Coast. It is also known as the Sunrise City. Per the 2020 census, the population was 47,297. History The city was named after the Fort Pierce army post which was built nearby in 1838 during the Second Seminole War, and lasted until 1842. The military post had been named for Benjamin Kendrick Pierce, a career United States Army officer and the brother of President Franklin Pierce. The first permanent settlement of the current city was during the 1860s. In 1901, the city was officially incorporated as a municipality. It was the largest city on Florida's Atlantic Coast between Daytona Beach and West Palm Beach until 1970, when it was surpassed by Melbourne. Lincoln Park The neighborhood of Lincoln Park, the area north of Moore's Creek, originated as Edgartown. The renowned writer, Zora Neale Hurston lived in the neighb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WTTB
WTTB (1490 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Vero Beach, Florida, and serving the Treasure Coast. It broadcasts a talk radio format, calling itself "Newsradio 105.7 and 1490." The station is owned by Treausure & Space Coast Radio with the license held by Vero Beach Broadcasters, LLC. WTTB is powered at 1,000 watts, non-directional. It is also heard on 250 watt FM translator W289CF at 105.7 MHz in Vero Beach. Programming While most of WTTB's programming is nationally syndicated talk shows, there are two local hours each weekday featuring Treasure Coast news and information, at 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. Hosts heard on WTTB include Sean Hannity, Glenn Beck, Brian Kilmeade, Dan Bongino, Jim Bohannon, Doug Stephan, "America in The Morning" and "Coast to Coast AM with George Noory." Weather is supplied by WPTV Channel 5. History WTTB is one of the oldest radio stations along the Treasure Coast. It signed on the air on . Although it is widely believed the station's s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WPHR-FM
WPHR-FM (94.7 MHz "B-94.7") is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Gifford, Florida, and serving the Treasure Coast including Vero Beach and Fort Pierce. The station has a country music radio format and is owned and operated by Mitchell Rubenstein and Laurie Silvers' R&S Radio, LLC. WPHR-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 50,000 watts. The transmitter is on Old Dixie Highway in Lakewood Park, Florida, near U.S. Route 1. History In 1994, the station signed on the air as WBBE. It was later acquired by Clear Channel Communications, the forerunner to today's iHeartMedia. On January 25, 2008, it was announced that the station, then licensed as WSYR-FM, was one of several Clear Channel Communications radio stations to be sold, in order to remain under the ownership caps following the sale of Clear Channel to private investors. Until it was sold, WSYR-FM and other stations were placed into the Aloha Station Trust. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WAVW
WAVW (92.7 MHz) is a commercial radio station licensed to Stuart, Florida, and serving the Treasure Coast, including Port St. Lucie and Vero Beach. The station broadcasts a country music radio format and is owned by iHeartMedia. Each weekday, WAVW carries two syndicated shows from co-owned Premiere Networks. ''The Bobby Bones Show'' from WSIX-FM in Nashville is heard in morning drive time. And overnight, ''CMT Nites with Cody Alan'' is heard. WAVW has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 50,000 watts. The transmitter is on SE Lennard Road in Port St. Lucie, near South Federal Highway ( U.S. Route 1). History On December 24, 1964, the station first signed on the air. from |
Country Music
Country (also called country and western) is a popular music, music genre originating in the southern regions of the United States, both the American South and American southwest, the Southwest. First produced in the 1920s, country music is primarily focused on singing Narrative, stories about Working class in the United States, working-class and blue-collar worker, blue-collar American life. Country music is known for its ballads and dance tunes (i.e., "Honky-tonk#Music, honky-tonk music") with simple form, folk lyrics, and harmonies generally accompanied by instruments such as banjos, fiddles, harmonicas, and many types of guitar (including acoustic guitar, acoustic, electric guitar, electric, steel guitar, steel, and resonator guitar, resonator guitars). Though it is primarily rooted in various forms of American folk music, such as old-time music and Appalachian music, many other traditions, including African-American, Music of Mexico, Mexican, Music of Ireland, Irish, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stuart, Florida
Stuart is a city in and the county seat of Martin County, Florida, United States. Located in southeastern Florida, Stuart is the largest of five Municipal corporation, incorporated municipalities in Martin County. The population is 17,425 according to the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. census. Stuart is the 126th largest city in Florida based on official 2019 estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. It is part of the Treasure Coast, Port St. Lucie, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. Stuart is frequently cited as one of the best small towns to visit in the U.S., in large part because of its proximity to the St. Lucie River, Indian River Lagoon, and the Atlantic Ocean. History In the 18th century, several Spanish galleons were shipwrecked in the Martin County, Florida, Martin County area of Florida's Treasure Coast. The multiple wrecks were reportedly the result of a hurricane, and the ships were carrying unknown quantities of gold and silver. Some of this treasure has sinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
