WVOK-FM

WVOK-FM

Hot Adult Contemporary
Ownership
Owner	Woodard Broadcasting Co.
Sister stations	WTAZ
History
First air date	February 19, 1990; 35 years ago (February 19, 1990)
Former call signs	WKFN (1989–1992) WVOK (1992–2002)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Class	A
ERP	510 watts
HAAT	338 meters (1,109 ft)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	979wvok.com

WVOK-FM (97.9

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WVOK-FM is a

History

WVOK in Birmingham and Oxford

In 1977, WVOK-FM was launched in Birmingham, Alabama, as an album-oriented rock (AOR) radio station called "K-99." The station broadcast on the 99.5 MHz frequency, originally the sister station to WVOK 690 AM (now WJOX). WVOK 690 was a popular Top 40 stations. WVOK-FM changed its call letters to WRKK in 1979. It kept its Rock format until 1983, when it became country music station "K Country." Several format changes later, the station is now known in Birmingham as WZRR "Talk 99.5."

The WVOK

the air on February 19, 1990; 35 years ago (February 19, 1990). At first, it was WKFN "K98" on the 97.9 MHz frequency. In 1992, WKFN acquired the WVOK call letters but its "K98" nickname remained the same.

On February 19, 1990, the station made a change.

station WHMA of in Anniston, known by listeners as "Alabama 100."

On November 6, 1996, the

Arbitron ratings

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Since K98 began broadcast in 1990, it has employed a number of popular

Hot AC

format.

In early 2006, WVOK-FM began using its

call letters

often (instead of the "K98" nickname) as its station identifier. Its slogan became "The Best of the 80's, 90's and Today". In early 2008, it added a new morning program, The Steve and Carl Show.

• WVOK-FM is recognized as one of the only radio stations in Alabama to remain on the air during the "
  Guy Hunt
  , and others for keeping the station on the air through the duration of the storm.
• WVOK-FM is one of two stations in the Anniston/Gadsden market whose call letters were previously assigned to Top 40 stations in Birmingham. The other is WKXX.
• There has been much speculation about the WVOK call sign meaning over the years. Although DJs from the original WVOK-AM radio station sometimes referred to it as the Voice Of Kindness, the call letters were randomly chosen.

• WVOK-FM official website
• Facility details for Facility ID 73609 (WVOK-FM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WVOK-FM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

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