KQAK

KQAK (105.7 FM) is a commercial classic hits music radio station in Bend, Oregon.

KQAK

Bend, Oregon
Broadcast area	Bend, Oregon
Frequency	105.7 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	105.7 KQAK
Programming
Format	Classic hits
Subchannels	HD2: News/Talk (KBNW simulcast) HD3: Sports (KRCO simulcast)
Affiliations	Premiere Networks United Stations Radio Networks
Ownership
Owner	Horizon Broadcasting Group
Sister stations	KRCO, KRCO-FM, KWPK-FM
History
First air date	September 5, 1986 (as KWBX)
Former call signs	KJII (1984–1986, CP) KWBX (1986–1990)
Call sign meaning	K QuAcK
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	31175
Class	C1
ERP	40,000 watts
HAAT	180 meters
Translator(s)	HD3: 92.5 K223DJ (Bend)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	kqak.com

History of the KQAK call sign

KQAK was the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) call sign of a now defunct classic rock—and, more memorably, new wave/punk/gothic/ska—radio station, "The Quake," in San Francisco, California. See KSOL-FM under the history section for more information.

105.7 FM history

The station signed on the air on September 5, 1986 as KWBX with a classical music format, simulcasting KWAX 91.1 FM Eugene. They changed their call letters to the current KQAK and switched to an oldies format on October 19, 1990.^[2][3]