KVAK (AM)

KVAK
City Valdez, Alaska
Slogan "Your Hometown Station"
Frequency 1230 kHz
First air date 1982
Format Country/Talk
Power 1,000 watts (unlimited)
Class B
Facility ID 12187
Transmitter coordinates 61°07′16″N 146°15′25″W / 61.12111°N 146.25694°W / 61.12111; -146.25694
Callsign meaning Valdez, AK
Owner North Wave Communications, Inc.
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) (Broadcasting). September 1, 1939. p. 89. Retrieved 20 September 2016.

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