KVAK (AM)

KVAK

Valdez, Alaska
Frequency	1230 kHz
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″N146°15′25″W / 61.12111°N 146.25694°W / 61.12111; -146.25694
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

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

1. "Winter 2008 Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
2. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
3. "New KVAK on the Air" (PDF). No. Broadcasting. September 1, 1939. p. 89. Retrieved September 20, 2016.

External links

• 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