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| Broadcast area | Topeka metropolitan area |
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| Frequency | 100.3MHz |
| Branding | V100 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic rock |
| Affiliations | United Stations Radio Networks Westwood One |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KMAJ,KMAJ-FM,KTOP,KTOP-FM,KWIC | |
| History | |
First air date | May 29, 1960; 65 years ago (1960-05-29) (as KTOP-FM) |
Former call signs | KTOP-FM (1960–1976) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 62237 |
| Class | C |
| ERP | 100,000watts |
| HAAT | 300 meters (980 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°57′15″N95°54′43″W / 38.95417°N 95.91194°W /38.95417; -95.91194 |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | v100rocks.com |
KDVV (100.3MHz) is acommercialFMradio stationlicensed toTopeka, Kansas. It is owned byCumulus Media.[2] It airs aclassic rockradio format that leans towardharder-edged songs from the 1960s, 70s and 80s. It carries thenationally syndicatedBob & Tom Show in morningdrive time.
KDVV has aneffective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000watts, the maximum for most FM stations. Thetransmittertower is on SW Davis Road inDover.[3] Theradio studios are on South Kansas Avenue in Topeka.
The stationsigned on the air on May 29, 1960; 65 years ago (1960-05-29). Its originalcall sign was KTOP-FM, and was thesister station toKTOP (1490 AM). (TheKTOP-FM call letters are now found on a co-owned station at 102.9 MHz inSt. Marys.) At first, KTOP-AM-FMsimulcast and werenetwork affiliates of theMutual Broadcasting System. In 1964, KTOP-AM-FM were acquired by Harris Enterprises.[4]
By the 1970s, KTOP-FM had a separate format from 1490 AM. While KTOP (AM) was aTop 40 station in the 1960s and 70s, KTOP-FM aired anautomatedcountry music format. In 1976, the two stations flipped, with KTOP-FM becoming the Top 40 station, playing contemporary hits inFM stereo. During this time, KTOP-FM switched its call letters to KDVV. The Top 40 format continued throughout the 1980s and into the early 1990s.
The station has aired various forms ofalbum rock music since the 1990s, at times leaning heavily on classic rock and at other times playing more new music. In 2014, KDVV became the Topeka affiliate of theBob & Tom Show. KDVV serves now as the de factoactive rock station for Topeka, Junction City, and Manhattan since the nearest active rock station provides onlyrimshot coverage.