KQAK

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KQAK
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Broadcast area Bend, Oregon
Frequency 105.7 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding105.7 KQAK
Programming
Format Classic hits
Subchannels HD2: News/Talk (KBNW simulcast)
HD3: Sports (KRCO simulcast)
Affiliations Premiere Networks
United Stations Radio Networks
Ownership
OwnerHorizon Broadcasting Group
KRCO, KRCO-FM, KWPK-FM
History
First air date
September 5, 1986 (as KWBX)
Former call signs
KJII (1984–1986, CP)
KWBX (1986–1990)
Call sign meaning
KQuAcK
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 31175
Class C1
ERP 40,000 watts
HAAT 180 meters
Translator(s) HD3: 92.5 K223DJ (Bend)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website kqak.com

KQAK (105.7 FM) is a commercial classic hits music radio station in Bend, Oregon.

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History of the KQAK call sign

KQAK was the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) call sign of a now defunct classic rock—and, more memorably, new wave/punk/gothic/ska—radio station, "The Quake," in San Francisco, California. See KSOL-FM under the history section for more information.

105.7 FM history

The station signed on the air on September 5, 1986 as KWBX with a classical music format, simulcasting KWAX 91.1 FM Eugene. They changed their call letters to the current KQAK and switched to an oldies format on October 19, 1990. [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for KQAK". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. "105.7 KQAK • Rock & Roll's Greatest Hits - :15". YouTube .
  3. "105.7 KQAK • Rock & Roll's Greatest Hits - :30". YouTube .

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