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Radio station in Colonial Heights, Virginia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WKHK (95.3 FM) is a country music formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Colonial Heights, Virginia, serving Richmond and Petersburg in Virginia.[1] WKHK is owned and operated by SummitMedia.[5] The station's studios and offices are located west of Richmond proper in unincorporated Chesterfield County,[6] and its transmitter is located in Bensley, Virginia.[7]
Broadcast area | Richmond–Petersburg, Virginia |
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Frequency | 95.3 MHz (HD Radio) |
Branding | K95 |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English |
Format | Country music[1] |
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Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
Ownership | |
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W282CA, W291CL, WJSR, WKLR, WURV | |
History | |
First air date | November 17, 1972[2] |
Former call signs | WPVA-FM (1972–1984)[3] |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 319 |
Class | B |
ERP | 47,000 watts |
HAAT | 156 meters (512 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°26′22.0″N 77°26′1.0″W |
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Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | k95country.com |
WKHK is licensed by the FCC to broadcast in the HD digital hybrid format.[8]
On August 7, 2016, WKHK-HD2 and simulcasting translator W282CA signed on for the first time.[9][10] The new stations began stunting with Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang, by Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, on a loop.[9] The stunt ended just after Noon, on August 9, and the Classic Hip Hop format began.[9] Using Westwood One's Classic Hip Hop network, the first song heard on the station was Rock It by Master P.[9][11][12]
On May 7, 2021, WKHK-HD2/W282CA dropped the classic hip hop format and began simulcasting WKHK.[13]
On January 11, 2022, WKHK-HD2/W282CA dropped the WKHK simulcast and changed its format to classic country as "Classic Country 104.3".[14]
Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | HAAT | Class | FCC info | Notes |
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W282CA | 104.3 FM | Richmond, Virginia | 154008 | 250 | 180 m (591 ft) | D | LMS | translator for HD2 subchannel |
WKHK-HD3 carries a non-commercial Contemporary Christian music format branded as "The Journey," based at WRVL in Lynchburg which feeds translator W235AI at 94.9 FM.