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Broadcast area | Quad Cities |
Frequency | 90.3 MHz (HD Radio) |
Branding | Quad Cities NPR |
Programming | |
Format | Public radio; news/talk |
Subchannels | HD2: Classical music |
Affiliations | NPR |
Ownership | |
Owner | Augustana College |
History | |
First air date | August 25, 1980 |
Former frequencies | 90.1 MHz (1980–1991) |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 3242 |
Class | C1 |
ERP | 31,000 watts |
HAAT | 334 meters (1,096 ft) |
Translator(s) | |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | wvik.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.