KWVV-FM (103.5
FM, "K-Wave") is a commercial
alternative rock
Alternative rock (also known as alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative) is a category of rock music that evolved from the independent music underground of the 1970s. Alternative rock acts achieved mainstream success in the 1990s w ...
music
radio station
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in
Homer, Alaska
Homer (DenaŹ¼ina language, Dena'ina: ''Tuggeght'') is a City (Alaska), city in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, Kenai Peninsula Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is southwest of Anchorage, Alaska, Anchorage. According to the 2020 United ...
. It changed to this new format on January 1st, 2025.
Prior to the format change on January 1st, 2025, K-Wave was an
adult album alternative
Adult album alternative (also triple-A, AAA, or adult alternative) is a radio format. See pages 9 and 10Mills, Joshua. "A New Radio Music Format: Rock for Prosperous Adults" New York Times, Feb 28 1994, p. 2. ProQuest. Web. Accessed September 4, ...
format that KWVV-FM produced programming for in-house.
The station, and its sister stations, were purchased in November of 2024 from Peninsula Communications Inc, by Peninsula Radio Group Inc.
Translators
*K236CC in
Seward-
Woodrow, Alaska, broadcasting on 95.1 FM.
*K292ED in
Kachemak City, Alaska, broadcasting on 106.3 FM.
*K281BA in Delta Junction-Fort Greely, Alaska, broadcasting on 104.1 FM.
*K285DU in
Homer, Alaska
Homer (DenaŹ¼ina language, Dena'ina: ''Tuggeght'') is a City (Alaska), city in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, Kenai Peninsula Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is southwest of Anchorage, Alaska, Anchorage. According to the 2020 United ...
, broadcasting on 104.9 FM.
*K285EF in
Kenai, Alaska
Kenai (, ; Dena'ina: ; , ''Kenay'') is a city in the Kenai Peninsula Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. By road, it is 158 miles southwest of Anchorage. The population was 7,424 as of the 2020 census, up from 7,100 in 2010,
the fiftee ...
, broadcasting on 104.9 FM.
*K285AA in
Kodiak, Alaska
Kodiak (Alutiiq language, Alutiiq: ) is the main city and one of seven communities on Kodiak Island in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska. All commercial transportation between the island's communities and the outside ...
, broadcasting on 104.9 FM.
*K283AB in
Soldotna, Alaska
Soldotna is a city in the Kenai Peninsula Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. At the 2020 census, the population was 4,342, up from 4,163 in 2010. It is the seat of the Kenai Peninsula Borough.
Soldotna is located in the Southcentral port ...
, broadcasting on 104.5 FM.
References
External links
K-Wave 104.9 FacebookK-Wave's Official Website*
WVV-FM
Alternative rock radio stations in the United States
Radio stations established in 1966
1966 establishments in Alaska
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