WHKR

WHKR (102.7 FM, "The Hitkicker") is a country music radio station serving the Space Coast, but the signal is strong enough to serve parts of the Orlando metropolitan area. It is owned by Cumulus Media. It is one of the 3 country stations that serve the Space Coast, the other two being WIXC AM 1060, whose transmitter is located in Mims, Florida, and WWKA (Transmitter located outside the Space Coast). WHKR's transmitter is located near Cocoa, at 28°21′00″N 80°46′29″W.

WHKR
CityRockledge, Florida
Broadcast areaMelbourne-Titusville-Cocoa, Florida
Frequency102.7 MHz
Branding102.7 The Hitkicker
SloganToday's Best Country
Programming
FormatCountry
Ownership
OwnerCumulus Media
(Cumulus Licensing LLC)
WAOA-FM, WLZR, WROK-FM
History
First air date
1989
Call sign meaning
W Hit KickeR
Technical information
Facility ID57628
ClassC2
ERP50,000 watts
HAAT132 meters
Links
WebcastListen live
Websitethehitkicker.com

Previously known as "WHKR 102.7 The Hitkicker", on July 3, 2013 at 3pm, after playing "Parking Lot Party" by Lee Brice, WHKR aired a brief stunt sequence along with the top-of-the-hour station ID, and then joined Cumulus's nationally growing country brand as "Nash FM 102.7 Melbourne". The first song on "Nash" was Randy Houser's How Country Feels, the first song on all new Nash FM stations up to that point.

On October 5, 2020, WHKR rebranded back to its original branding as "102.7 The Hitkicker."[1]

References

  1. WHKR Returns To The Hitkicker Radioinsight - October 12, 2020


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