KVOK (AM)

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DKVOK
KVOK-AM 2014.PNG
Broadcast area Kodiak Island
Frequency 560 AM kHz
BrandingPure Country KVOK
Programming
Format Defunct (was Full Service
Country)
Ownership
OwnerKodiak Island Broadcasting Company, Inc.
KRXX
History
First air date
 1974
Last air date
May 7, 2019
Call sign meaning
KVoice Of Kodiak
Technical information
Facility ID 12185
Class B
Power 1,000 Watts day and night
Transmitter coordinates
 57°46′33.0″N152°32′7.0″W / 57.775833°N 152.535278°W / 57.775833; -152.535278
Translator(s) K254BA 98.7 FM (via KRXX HD2)

KVOK was a Full Service and Country formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Kodiak, Alaska, serving Kodiak Island. [1] The station was last owned and operated by Kodiak Island Broadcasting Company, Inc. [2]

KVOK was taken silent May 7, 2019, after losing its transmitter site which was leased from the United States Coast Guard. [3] On May 7, 2020, the KVOK license was surrendered to the Federal Communications Commission. [4] Since the FM translator was now being fed by an HD Radio subchannel of KRXX (which became KVOK-FM at the same time), the country format remained on 98.7 FM.

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References

  1. ↑ "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings . Retrieved May 12, 2014.
  2. ↑ "KVOK Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
  3. ↑ "CDBS: BLSTA - 20190509AAL Notification of Suspension of Operations / Request for Silent STA — KVOK (AM)". Federal Communications Commission. May 9, 2019. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  4. ↑ KVOK (AM) surrender letter


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