WHKX
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.[1] WHKX is owned and operated by Charles Spencer and Rick Lambert, through licensee First Media Services, LLC.[3]
| Simulcast with WHQX (107.7 FM) | |
|---|---|
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| City | Bluefield, Virginia |
| Broadcast area | Bluefield, Virginia Tazewell, Virginia Bland, Virginia Bluefield, West Virginia Princeton, West Virginia |
| Frequency | 106.3 MHz |
| Branding | Kicks Country |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country music[1] |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Charles Spencer and Rick Lambert (First Media Services, LLC) |
| WHAJ, WHIS, WHQX, WKEZ, WKOY-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | December 1966 |
Former call signs | WOVE-FM (1966–1969) WKJC (1969–1974) WBDY (1974–1980) WBDY-FM (1980–1997) WHKX (1997–present)[2] |
Call sign meaning | WH KiX (kicks) |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 6004 |
| Class | A |
| Power | 330 watts |
| HAAT | 420 meters (1,380 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°15′5.0″N 81°11′20.0″W |
| Links | |
Public license information | Profile LMS |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
History
106.3 FM in this region launched as WOVE-FM, the FM counterpart of WOVE (1340 AM), in 1966.[4] In 1969, Kenneth J. Crosthwaite, who had owned WOVE, acquired the station, changed the call letters to WKJC and was approved to change its city of license from Welch, West Virginia, to Bluefield.[5]
References
- "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
- "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
- "WHKX Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
- "WOVE-FM" (PDF). Broadcasting Yearbook. 1968. p. B-181 (329). Retrieved July 30, 2020.
- FCC History Cards for WHKX
External links
- Official website - Kicks Country Online
- WHKX in the FCC's FM station database
- WHKX on Radio-Locator
- WHKX in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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