WOC (AM)
| Broadcast area | Quad Cities |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1420 kHz |
| Branding | WOC News Talk 1420 |
| Programming | |
| Format | News/Talk |
| Network | Fox News Radio |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KCQQ, KMXG, KUUL, WFXN, WLLR-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | February 18, 1922 (Experimental transmissions date from 1907) |
Call sign meaning | Randomly assigned, but station later adopted the slogan World (also Wonders) of Chiropractic |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 60360 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°33′0.12″N 90°28′37.48″W / 41.5500333°N 90.4770778°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | woc1420.iheart.com |
WOC (1420 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station, licensed to Davenport, Iowa, and serving the Quad Cities of Iowa and Illinois. It broadcasts a news/talk format. WOC is among America's oldest radio stations and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. Its studios are at 3535 East Kimberly Road in Davenport (along with co-owned KCQQ, KMXG, KUUL, WFXN and WLLR-FM). Its transmitter is located at an antenna farm in Bettendorf, Iowa, near the campus of Scott Community College. (WOC is the only remaining AM station at this site, as all the other transmitters are for FM and TV.) WOC broadcasts with 5,000 watts, using a directional antenna to avoid interfering with other stations on 1420 kHz.
WOC's most famous former employee was future U.S. President Ronald "Dutch" Reagan, who got his start in radio there in 1932, broadcasting football games, after having played football at Eureka College in nearby Eureka, Illinois.