WVIK

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 and K289BI at 105.7 in Davenport, Iowa.

WVIK
CityRock Island, Illinois
Broadcast areaQuad Cities
Frequency90.3 MHz
BrandingQuad Cities NPR
Programming
FormatNPR news and classical music
Ownership
OwnerAugustana College
History
First air date1980 (on 90.1, moved to 90.3 in 1991)
Technical information
ClassC1
ERP31,000 watts
HAAT334 meters (1,096 ft)
Translator(s)K240DZ (95.9 MHz, Dubuque, Iowa)
K289BI (105.7 MHz, Davenport, Iowa)
Links
WebsiteWVIK Web Site

The station signed on for the first time on August 25, 1980 on 90.1 FM. The Quad Cities had been one of the last areas of Iowa and Illinois without a city-grade signal from an NPR station. Prior to 1980, the only source of NPR programming in the area had been a low-powered translator of Cedar Falls' KUNI, though much of the area got grade B coverage from Iowa City's WSUI. In 1991, it moved to its current frequency, and activated its Dubuque translator in 1996.


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