WHRK
Radio station in Memphis, Tennessee / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WHRK (97.1 FM "K97") is a commercial radio station licensed to Memphis, Tennessee. The station is owned by iHeartMedia and it airs an urban contemporary radio format. The station carries the nationally syndicated weekday morning show, The Breakfast Club, from co-owned Premiere Networks and based at WWPR-FM in New York City. The rest of the schedule is hosted by local DJs.
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Broadcast area | Memphis metropolitan area |
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Frequency | 97.1 MHz (HD Radio) |
Branding | "K97" |
Programming | |
Format | Urban contemporary |
Subchannels | HD2: Christian radio "Radio by Grace" |
Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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KJMS, KWNW, WDIA, WEGR, WHAL-FM, WREC | |
History | |
First air date | December 2, 1959 |
Call sign meaning | Harold R. Krelstein (executive of former owner Plough Broadcasting) |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 54916 |
Class | C1 |
ERP | 100,000 watts |
HAAT | 167 meters (548 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°13′22″N 90°02′37″W |
Translator(s) | 106.3 W292EL (Memphis, relays HD2) |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live HD2: Listen Live |
Website | k97fm.iheart.com HD2: radiobygrace.com |
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WHRK's studios and offices are located on Thousand Oaks Boulevard in Southeast Memphis.[1] The transmitter site is off Benjestown Road in North Memphis.[2]
WHRK broadcasts in the HD Radio format, with its HD-2 subchannel carrying Christian radio format, branded as "Radio by Grace".[3]