KVAK (AM)
Appearance
Frequency | 1230 kHz |
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Programming | |
Format | Country/Talk |
Ownership | |
Owner | North Wave Communications, Inc. |
History | |
First air date | 1982 |
Call sign meaning | Valdez, AK |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 12187 |
Class | B |
Power | 1,000 watts (unlimited) |
Transmitter coordinates | 61°07′16″N 146°15′25″W / 61.12111°N 146.25694°W |
Links | |
Website | http://www.kvakradio.com/ |
KVAK (1230 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Valdez, Alaska. The station is owned by North Wave Communications, Inc. It airs a country music and talk radio format.[1]
The station has been assigned these call letters by the Federal Communications Commission since August 9, 1982.[2]
History of call letters
[edit]The call letters KVAK previously were used by an AM station in Atchison, Kansas. That station began broadcasting on July 28, 1939, on 1420 kHz with 100 W power (daytime only).[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Winter 2008 Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- ^ "New KVAK on the Air" (PDF). No. Broadcasting. September 1, 1939. p. 89. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
External links
[edit]- KVAK official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 12187 (KVAK) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KVAK in Nielsen Audio's AM station database