WKHK

WKHK
City Colonial Heights, Virginia
Broadcast area Richmond, Virginia
Petersburg, Virginia
Branding "K95"
Slogan "Number 1 for New Country"
Frequency 95.3 FM MHz
(also on HD Radio)
Translator(s) 104.3 W282CA (Richmond, relays HD2)
First air date November 17, 1972[1]
Format HD1: Country
HD2: Classic hip hop "G104.3"[2]
ERP 47,000 Watts
HAAT 156 meters (512 ft)
Class B
Facility ID 319
Transmitter coordinates 37°26′22.0″N 77°26′1.0″W / 37.439444°N 77.433611°W / 37.439444; -77.433611
Former callsigns WPVA-FM (1972-1984)
WKHK (1984-Present)[3]
Owner SummitMedia LLC
(SM-WKHK, LLC)
Sister stations W291CL, WJSR, WKLR, WURV, W282CA
Webcast WKHK Webstream
Website WKHK Online

WKHK is a Country formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Colonial Heights, Virginia, serving Richmond and Petersburg in Virginia.[2] WKHK is owned and operated by SummitMedia LLC.[4]

WKHK is licensed by the FCC to broadcast in the HD digital hybrid format.[5]

WKHK-HD2

On August 7, 2016, WKHK-HD2 and simulcasting translator W282CA signed on for the first time.[6][7] The new stations began stunting with "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang", by Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, on a loop.[6] The stunt ended just after Noon, on August 9, and the Classic Hip Hop format began.[6] Using Westwood One's Classic Hip Hop network, the first song heard on the station was "Rock It" by Master P.[6][8][9]

Call sign Frequency
(MHz)
City of license Facility
ID
ERP
W
Height
m (ft)
Class FCC info
W282CA 104.3 FM Richmond, Virginia 154008 250 watts 180 m (590 ft) D FCC

References

  1. Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-569. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  3. "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  4. "WKHK Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  5. "Station Search Details - WKHK". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Venta, Lance (August 9, 2016). "Classic Hip-Hop G104.3 Richmond Debuts". RadioBB Networks. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  7. "W282CA Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  8. "G104.3 Richmond Launches". RadioBB Networks. August 9, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  9. http://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=56 HD Radio Guide for Richmond, Virginia
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