KVCK (AM)

KVCK

Wolf Point, Montana
Frequency	1450 kHz
Programming
Format	Classic Hits
Affiliations	ABC Radio
Ownership
Owner	WolfTrax Broadcasting, LLC
Sister stations	KVCK-FM
History
First air date	1957-09-01 (at 1490 KHz)
Technical information
Facility ID	73385
Class	C
Power	1,000 watts unlimited
Transmitter coordinates	48°05′18″N 105°39′22″W
Links
Website	kvckradio.com

KVCK (1450 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format to the Wolf Point, Montana, USA area. The station is owned by WolfTrax Broadcasting, LLC, and features programming from ABC Radio.

History

The station went on the air on 1957-09-01 and celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2007. The call letters represent the first initial of the last name of three original owners. The letter 'V' representing Mike Vukelich, 'C' representing Pete Coffey, and the 'K' representing Ed Krebsbach.

Problems

KVCK broadcasts a monophonic signal using the standard monophonic AM modulation scheme. The music feed to the station from its content provider, however, is stereo, and KVCK routes only one channel of that feed to its transmitter. So for any content that provides fully panned mix to the missing channel, no sound reaches the listener. This problem has existed for decades, the station has been notified many times about it by email and in writing, and yet it persists. The solution should be as simple as a stereo-to-mono cable or mixer, or, if the content is provided digitally, by a software setting or a call to the content provider. That this has never been corrected comprises an interesting mystery with regard to KVCK, and makes it an unusual DX catch for BCB DXers.

Ownership

In April 2007, KVCK was acquired by WolfTrax Broadcasting from Wolf Town Wireless Inc.

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID KVCK ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's AM station database