WDUK

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WDUK
City Havana, Illinois
Frequency 99.3 MHz
Programming
Format Country
Ownership
OwnerIllinois Valley Radio
History
Call sign meaning
DUcK
Technical information
Facility ID 28313
Class A
ERP 3,000 watts
HAAT 91 meters (299 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
40°18′43.2″N90°3′18″W / 40.312000°N 90.05500°W / 40.312000; -90.05500

WDUK (99.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a country format in Havana, Illinois. [1]

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History

The construction permit for WDUK was issued on October 1, 1969, to the Illinois Valley Broadcasting Company, owned by M. Kent Whitten and Lawrence and Robert Martin. The station was licensed on December 1, 1970. The station was acquired by Edwin G. Stimpson, Jr., doing business as Illinois Valley Radio, in 1973. WDUK primarily receives its programming through physical audio tapes, but only plays one side of it.

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References

  1. "WDUK Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.