WHKX

For the Cleveland radio station which identified as WHKX from 1947 to 1948, see WMMS.
WHKX
City Bluefield, Virginia
Broadcast area Bluefield, Virginia
Tazewell, Virginia
Bland, Virginia
Bluefield, West Virginia
Princeton, West Virginia
Branding "Kicks Country"
Frequency 106.3 FM MHz
First air date December, 1970[1]
Format Country[2]
Power 330 Watts
HAAT 420 meters (1,380 ft)
Class A
Facility ID 6004
Transmitter coordinates 37°15′5.0″N 81°11′20.0″W / 37.251389°N 81.188889°W / 37.251389; -81.188889
Callsign meaning WH KiX (kicks)
Former callsigns WBDY (?–1980)
WBDY-FM (1980–1997)
WHKX (1997–present)[3]
Owner Alpha Media
(Alpha Media Licensee LLC)
Sister stations WBDY, WHAJ, WHIS, WHQX, WKEZ, WKOY-FM
Webcast WHKX Webstream
Website Official website

WHKX is a country formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Bluefield, Virginia, serving Bluefield, Tazewell, and Bland in Virginia and Bluefield and Princeton in West Virginia.[2] WHKX is owned and operated by Alpha Media.[4]

References

  1. Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-560. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  3. "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  4. "WHKX Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 22, 2015.


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