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.[2] WHKX is owned and operated by Alpha Media.[4]
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| City | Bluefield, Virginia |
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| Broadcast area | Bluefield, Virginia Tazewell, Virginia Bland, Virginia Bluefield, West Virginia Princeton, West Virginia |
| Branding | "Kicks Country" |
| Frequency | 106.3 FM MHz |
| Repeater(s) | 107.7 FM MHz (WHQX) |
| First air date | December, 1970[1] |
| Format | Country[2] |
| Power | 330 Watts |
| HAAT | 420 meters (1,380 ft) |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 6004 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 37°15′5.0″N 81°11′20.0″W |
| Call sign meaning | WH KiX (kicks) |
| Former call signs | WBDY (?–1980) WBDY-FM (1980–1997) WHKX (1997–present)[3] |
| Owner | Alpha Media (sale to First Media Services pending) (Alpha Media Licensee LLC) |
| Sister stations | WHAJ, WHIS, WHQX, WKEZ, WKOY-FM |
| Webcast | WHKX Webstream |
| Website | Official website |
References
- Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-560. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
- "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.
External links
- Official website - Kicks Country Online
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WHKX
- Radio-Locator information on WHKX
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WHKX
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