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Ralph Epperson founded WPAQ 740 AM, the first radio station in Surry County, in 1948. The station became best known for preserving music native to the mountains of North Carolina and Virginia and for highlighting local old-time musicians. WPAQ remains on the air today and features the Merry-Go-Round Program, the second longest-running live radio broadcast of its kind, broadcast every week from the Historic Earle Theatre on Main Street. Epperson received the "Roses While You Live" award from the National Council for the Traditional Arts and was inducted into the North Carolina Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame.
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