WVIK

WVIK
Broadcast areaQuad Cities
Frequency90.3 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingQuad Cities NPR
Programming
FormatPublic radio; news/talk
SubchannelsHD2: Classical music
AffiliationsNPR
Ownership
OwnerAugustana College
History
First air date
August 25, 1980 (1980-08-25)
Former frequencies
90.1 MHz (1980–1991)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID3242
ClassC1
ERP31,000 watts
HAAT334 meters (1,096 ft)
Translator(s)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewvik.org

WVIK (90.3 FM) is the flagship National Public Radio station for the Quad Cities region of eastern Iowa and northwest Illinois. It is based in Rock Island, Illinois, and licensed to and owned by Augustana College. The studios are located on Augustana's campus in Rock Island. The station also operates two low-powered translators – K240DZ at 95.9 FM in Dubuque, Iowa, relays its main programming, and W252EM at 98.3 in Davenport, Iowa, carries WVIK's second HD Radio channel.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WVIK". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.