KVOK was a Full Service and

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formatted broadcast

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licensed to

Kodiak, Alaska Kodiak ( Alutiiq: , russian: Кадьяк), formerly Paul's Harbor, is the main city and one of seven communities on Kodiak Island in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska. All commercial transportation between the island's communities and the outside ...

, serving

Kodiak Island Kodiak Island ( Alutiiq: ''Qikertaq''), is a large island on the south coast of the U.S. state of Alaska, separated from the Alaska mainland by the Shelikof Strait. The largest island in the Kodiak Archipelago, Kodiak Island is the second la ...

. The station was last owned and operated by Kodiak Island Broadcasting Company, Inc. KVOK was taken silent May 7, 2019, after losing its transmitter site which was leased from the

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. On May 7, 2020, the KVOK license was surrendered to the Federal Communications Commission. 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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FCC Station Search Details: DKVOK
(Facility ID: 12185)
FCC History Cards for KVOK
(covering 1970-1980) VOK Country radio stations in the United States 2020 disestablishments in Alaska Defunct radio stations in the United States Radio stations disestablished in 2020 Radio stations established in 1974 1974 establishments in Alaska VOK (AM) {{Alaska-radio-station-stub