KVOC

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KVOC
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[[Frequency|FrequencTemplate:Pluralize from text]]1230 kHz
BrandingKVOC 1230 AM
Programming
FormatTalk radio
AffiliationsCumulus Media
Ownership
OwnerMt. Rushmore Broadcasting, Inc.
KMLD, KHOC, KQLT, KASS
History
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Call sign meaning
Voice of Casper
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
35861
ClassC
Power1,000 watts (unlimited)
Transmitter coordinates
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KVOC (1230 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Casper, Wyoming, United States. KVOC's transmitter is located at the corner of 15th Street and Beverly. The former studios were located near the tower. KVOC's studios are located in downtown Casper, at 218 North Wolcott.[2]

History

The station got its start in 1946, and for a number of years was one of only three radio stations operating in Casper. KVOC was owned by Natrona Country Tribune.[3] The station was bought by Harry and Alice Bubeck in 1964.[4] The station remained under the ownership of one of the Bubecks until being sold to its current owner Mt. Rushmore Broadcasting in the late 1990s.[5] After the sale Alice continued her Morning Magazine program on the station.

KVOC started out with a middle of the road (music) format.

In 1964, the station was purchased by Harry and Alice Bubeck. Under their leadership, KVOC became Casper's country music outlet in the late 1960s and was one of the first in the region to transition to stereo broadcasting.[6] This format ended some time in the late 1990s, when it was sold to its current owner. At that time it changed over to an oldies format, before switching to an adult standards format. After that the station was an ESPN Radio affiliate. Although competing radio station KKTL is now the ESPN Radio affiliate, the logo is still painted on the window of the station's downtown Casper studio.[7]

During the 1990s, 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 programming in that time slot. The station also aired programming from the Northern Ag Network, weather forecasts from Don Day, its own "Sky Watch" forecasts, Paul Harvey, and the American Country Countdown. KVOC was one of Casper's first country radio stations to be heard in stereo. The station did not 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, and channels like HBO through the stereo. This service was known as cable stereo, or cable radio, or cable FM.

KVOC went off the air for a time.[8] The station was brought back to life in 2013, and was reported to be planning to air an all talk format.[9]

Currently, KVOC operates as "1230 AM The Voice of Casper," utilizing a talk radio format. It is the flagship home for The Chuck Gray Show, a conservative program hosted by the son of the station's owner, Jan Charles Gray.[10]

Programming

KVOC features a talk radio format. The station has 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

KVOC's transmitter is located next to the former studio on east 15th Street. Its present studio is located at 218 North 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 remained silent at the end of 2011. Other than equipment reasons, no further information as to why the three stations were off the air had been provided.[11]

In June 2012, KVOC advised the U.S. Federal Communications Commission that it was off the air due to financial difficulties. The station was on air for a period of days in 2012, however, broadcasting a dead carrier. The station, along with its sister FMs has been the subject of several fines in the past. In 2013, Gray informed the Casper Star Tribune that the lawsuit and a $68,000 fine for unlicensed STLs were "a lot of baloney." Gray said if the FCC doesn't back down, he plans to "sue them on behalf of every radio owner in America that has been wronged by them".[12]

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References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Facility Technical Data for KVOC". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Casper, Wyoming RTLI Coverage". Ubstudios.com. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."ABC Adds Two" (PDF). Broadcasting. September 30, 1946. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 6, 2012. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Alice Bubeck". Casper Star-Tribune. January 18, 2004. Retrieved May 29, 2010.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Queen of airwaves turns 90". Casper Star-Tribune. March 7, 2008. Retrieved May 29, 2010.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Alice Bubeck Obituary". Casper Star-Tribune. January 18, 2004. Retrieved January 4, 2026.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Craig Sundell (May 23, 1980). "Casper radio, TV has come long way". Newspapers.com. Casper Star-Tribune.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Morton, Tom (August 19, 2011). "Five Casper radio stations temporarily go quiet". Casper Star-Tribune. Retrieved January 4, 2026.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."What's old is new again -- KVOC Radio regenerating". Casper Journal. May 21, 2013. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Gray will run for U.S. House". SVI News. December 30, 2025. Retrieved January 4, 2026.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Morton, Tom (August 19, 2011). "Five Casper radio stations temporarily go quiet". Casper Star-Tribune.
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Fugleberg, Jeremy (July 28, 2012). "FCC slaps Casper radio station owner with $68,000 fine". Casper Star-Tribune.

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