KHAK is a radio station that broadcasts a country music

Country music

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 format to the Cedar Rapids

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

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-Iowa City

Iowa City, Iowa

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, Iowa

Iowa

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 area. Licensed to Cedar Rapids, Iowa the station is currently owned by Cumulus Media

Cumulus Media

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. Its tower is also near Cedar Rapids, broadcasting the Signal at 100,000 Watt

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KHAK is one of the top-ranked radio stations in the Cedar Rapids-Iowa City Market. Part of this is due to the fact it is the only full power country station in that market. It is based in the CR-IC Market, but it is heard in the Waterloo

Waterloo, Iowa

Waterloo is a city in and the county seat of Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census the population decreased by 0.5% to 68,406. Waterloo is part of the Waterloo – Cedar Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is the more populous of the two...

-Cedar Falls

Cedar Falls, Iowa

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 and Quad Cities

Quad Cities

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 Markets as well in spots. Cumulus Broadcasting Corporation is the owner of the station, as well as its sister stations KRNA

KRNA

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, KRQN

KRQN

KRQN is a radio station broadcasting a Rhythmic-leaning Top 40 music format, billed as "i107.1." Licensed to Vinton, Iowa, USA, the station serves the Cedar Rapids, Iowa area. The station is currently owned by George S. Flinn, Jr. but is operated by Cumulus Media under a time brokerage...

, and KDAT

KDAT

KDAT is a radio station broadcasting a Adult Contemporary music format. Licensed to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA, the station serves the Cedar Rapids area. The station is currently owned by Cumulus Media.-External links:*...

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