- WVKO-FM
Infobox_Radio_station
name = WVKO-FM
city = Johnstown,Ohio
area =Columbus, Ohio Newark, Ohio
branding = "103.1 La X"
slogan = "La X, Pura Raza"
airdate = May 26, 2004
frequency = 103.1 MHz
format = Spanish
power = 1600 Watts
class = A
callsign_meaning = originally, Voice of Kolumbus Ohio
owner = Stop 26 Riverbend Licenses, LLC
website =WVKO-FM (103.1 FM, "103.1 La X") is a
radio station inJohnstown, Ohio , that focuses almost exclusively on traditional Mexican music, though it does occasionally play other Spanish-language pop music.It serves as one of two Spanish radio stations in the immediate Columbus area, the other being
WDLR . Neither WVKO-FM or WDLR are very easily heard throughout Columbus. WVKO broadcasts from Johnstown, Ohio which is about 25 miles from downtown Columbus. In its current broadcast pattern, the station can only effectively reach about 66% of the city.References
* [http://www.columbusdispatch.com/business-story.php?story=dispatch/2006/10/15/20061015-F1-00.html "Nuevo media: Growing Spanish-language newspaper, radio presence in central Ohio mirrors rising number of Latinos who make their home here"] , by Tracy Turner "
Columbus Dispatch ", Oct 15, 2006
*"The Fall of WVKO" by Dave Chose, "Columbus Monthly " October 2006External links
*FMQ|WVKO
*FML|WVKO
*FMARB|WVKO
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