KVOE-FM

KVOE
City Emporia, Kansas
Broadcast area Lyon County, Kansas and surrounding counties
Branding Country 101.7 FM
Slogan Today's Best Country!
Frequency 101.7 MHz
First air date 1984
Format Country music
Power 3,200 watts[1]
HAAT 91 meters
Class A
Facility ID 37128[2]
Transmitter coordinates 38°23′10″N 96°10′36″W / 38.38611°N 96.17667°W / 38.38611; -96.17667Coordinates: 38°23′10″N 96°10′36″W / 38.38611°N 96.17667°W / 38.38611; -96.17667
Callsign meaning Kansas' Voice Of Emporia
Former callsigns KEGS (November 6, 1984-August 30, 1994)[3]
Owner Emporia's Radio Stations, Inc.
(Emporia's Radio Stations, Inc.)
Sister stations KVOE
KFFX
Webcast Live on KVOE.com
Website www.kvoe.com

KVOE-FM (101.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format, broadcasting as "Country 101.7 FM". The station is located in Emporia, Kansas, where it is also licensed. KVOE-FM is owned by Emporia's Radio Stations, Inc.

History

KVOE-FM began broadcasting as KEGS. KEGS's first license was issued on May 2, 1985. KEGS became KVOE-FM on August 30, 1994.

Awards

KVOE-FM has won numerous awards from the Kansas Association of Broadcasters. In 2005, KVOE-FM won Station of the Year.[4] In 2011, KVOE-FM won KAB's Website of the Year.[5] In 2010, KVOE-FM won the KAB's Tony Jewell Community Service Award.[6] On April 17, 2012, KVOE-FM's general manager Ron Thomas, went to Las Vegas, Nevada to accept the Crystal Radio Award from the National Association of Broadcasters, one of which 10 out of 50 radio stations are awarded.[7]

Community service

Every year, KVOE puts on a Drive for Food campaign in partnership with The Salvation Army collecting "non-perishable food items" for their food pantry. KVOE also hosts an auction over the radio for the National Teachers Hall of Fame.[8] In 2014, KVOE partnered with Emporia State University to help defeat the school's rival, Washburn University.[9]

Programming

Throughout the day, a news team member, will give news updates on the hour. WIBW-TV meteorologists also give a weather update. KVOE-FM plays programming from KJJJ, a country radio station located in Las Vegas, Nevada.[10]

Sports

KVOE-FM broadcasts surrounding area high school football and basketball games, with an "Area Coaches Corner" throughout the week. KVOE also broadcasts Kansas State Wildcats football and basketball games, as well as Kansas City Chiefs football games.[10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "KVOE 101.7 FM - Emporia, KS". findradio.us.
  2. ↑ Cavell, Mertz; Associates, Inc. "FCCInfo Results". fccinfo.com.
  3. ↑ Callsign history for KVOE-FM from the F.C.C.; retrieved April 25, 2018.
  4. ↑ "KVOE-FM 2005 Station of the Year Award". Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  5. ↑ "2011 Website of the Year Award". Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  6. ↑ University of Nebraska-Lincoln - Web Developer Network. "KVOE Radio, Emporia, KS: news anchor/reporter - Announce - University of Nebraska-Lincoln". unl.edu.
  7. ↑ "Page Not Found". www.nab.org. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  8. ↑ "KVOE-AM wins Crystal Radio award". Emporia Gazette.
  9. ↑ "ESU's Corky's Cupboard once again to benefit from Can the Bods effort - KVOE". www.kvoe.com. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  10. 1 2 "KVOE-FM Daily Schedule". Retrieved September 14, 2017.
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