KVOC is a commercial radio station licensed to Casper, Wyoming operating on 1230 kHz. KVOC broadcasts an adult standards.

Station History [link]

The station was started in 1946 and for a number of years was one of only 3 radio stations operating in Casper, WY. KVOC was originally owned by Natrona Country Tribune.^[1] The station was bought by Harry and Alice Bubeck in 1964.^[2] The station remained under the ownership of one of the Buberck's until being sold to its current owner Mt. Rushmore Broadcasting in the late 90s.^[3] Even after the sale Alice continued her "Morning Magazine" program on station. KVOC started out, with a middle of the road (music) format. Then in the late 1960s the station switched over to a country music format, ending some time in the late 1990s when its was sold to its current owner. At that time it changed over to an oldies format, before switching to its present format.

During the '90s before the sale of the station it was the home of "The Rush Limbaugh Show." While the first two hours were broadcast live the last hour was run one hour later at 1 pm instead of 12 noon, in order to allow the station to air its own programing in that time slot. The station also aired programing from the Northern Ag Network, as well as weather forecasts from Don Day in addition to its own "Sky Watch" forecasts. In addition to the above listed programing the station was also the home of Paul Harvey, as well as the American Country Countdown. Now Rush Limbaugh, The Northern Ag Network, and Don Day can be heard on K2 Radio.

KVOC was one of Casper's first country radio stations to be heard in stereo. The station did not actually broadcast in stereo. Instead the local cable company rebroadcast this station on the FM dial. Cable subscribers who plugged their coaxial cable into their stereo could listen to KVOC, as well as channels like HBO through the stereo. This service was known, as cable stereo, or cable radio, or cable FM.

Programing [link]

KVOC features an adult standards format. Recently the station stopped airing ESPN Radio's programming. The ESPN programming was picked up by competitor KKTL (1400 AM). Also for much of its life it has been affiliated with ABC Radio.

Studio and signal [link]

KVOC's transmitter is located next to the former studio on east 15th Street. Its present studio is located at 218 N Wolcott in downtown Casper, along with its sister stations. With its 1,000 watt signal, KVOC reaches most of central Wyoming. Citing technical difficulties, the station, along with its five other sister stations went dark for a period of time in August 2011. KVOC, KMLD, and KHOC remain silent as of December, 17, 2011. Other than equipment reasons, no further information as to why the three stations are off the air has been provided.^[4]

References [link]

External links [link]

• Query the FCC's AM station database for KVOC
• Radio-Locator Information on KVOC
• Query Arbitron's AM station database for KVOC