WVKC
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| Broadcast area | Galesburg, Illinois |
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| Frequency | 90.7 MHz |
| Branding | Tri States Public Radio HD2: The Voice of Knox College |
| Programming | |
| Format | Public radio |
| Subchannels | HD2: Freeform |
| Affiliations | American Public Media, National Public Radio, Public Radio Exchange |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Knox College |
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| History | |
First air date | 1961 |
Call sign meaning | Voice of Knox College |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 580 watts |
| HAAT | 31 meters (102 ft) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | https://www.tspr.org/ HD2: https://907wvkc.wixsite.com/thewvkc |
WVKC (90.7 FM) is a 1,000-watt radio station in Galesburg, Illinois. Knox College is the station licensee, authorized by the Federal Communications Commission.
WVKC is a student-operated radio station of Knox College. The call letters were originally chosen to stand for "The Voice of Knox College", although that catchphrase is not in active use. WVKC was known as "Radio-Free Galesburg" until as recently as 2005, when students decided on "No Sale Radio," again emphasizing that WVKC is a non-commercial, not-for-profit organization. In 2006, students opted to change the name to simply "The Voice," a slogan used by the station in the 1970s and 1980s. WVKC now runs under the Tri-States Public Radio branding full time since 2013.
According to station lore, WVKC's official mascot is "Zippy the wonder bat." Though appearances are uncommon — usually occurring in the station's library — there are many bats living on the fourth floor of Knox's George Davis Hall, the same space that currently houses WVKC.
Any student is welcome to become a DJ, with no experience necessary, and are free to play music of any genre. Members from the community have also contributed to the on-air schedule, contributing rock, jazz, gospel, and latin formats.
The station also features live web broadcasting for remote listeners.
Despite being phased out in 2013 in exchange for a full-time public radio format. This Freeform format still exist through the web and a digital subchannel