WHKB

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{{Infobox radio station

| name = WHKB

| logo = WHKB-FM.jpg

| city = Houghton, Michigan

| country = US

| area =

| branding = K-Bear 102

| airdate =

| frequency = 102.3 MHz

| format = Country

| power = 6,000 watts

| erp = {{convert|167|m|ft|sp=us}}

| class = C3

| facility_id = 27690

| callsign_meaning = Houghton, Keweenaw, and Baraga Counties

| former_callsigns = WAAH (1987–1998)

| affiliations = ABC News Radio

| owner = Morgan Murphy Media

| licensee = Queen Bee's Knees LLC

| sister_stations = WCCY, WOLV, WHBS

| webcast = {{listenlive|url=https://radio.securenetsystems.net/cwa/index.cfm?stationCallSign=WHKBFM}}

| website = {{URL|http://www.kbear102.com/}}

| licensing_authority= FCC

}}

WHKB (102.3 FM, "K-Bear 102") is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. The studios are at 313 E. Montezuma, Houghton. It shares this location with its sister stations, WOLV, WCCY, and WHBS.

Licensed to Houghton, Michigan, it first began broadcasting under the WAAH call sign.

In September 2023, The Marks Group sold its Michigan broadcasting properties—WBKB-TV, WBKP, WBUP, and the Houghton and Iron River radio stations—for $13.375 million to Morgan Murphy Media.{{Cite news |last=Venta |first=Lance |date=2023-09-14 |title=Morgan Murphy Media Acquires Northern Michigan TV/Radio Combo |language=en-US |work=RadioInsight |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/258856/morgan-murphy-media-acquires-northern-michigan-tv-radio-combo/ |access-date=2023-09-15}} The deal was closed on December 4.{{cite news |title=Done Deal: Morgan Murphy Media Completes Purchase Of Marks Media Group Stations. |url=https://www.insideradio.com/free/done-deal-morgan-murphy-media-completes-purchase-of-marks-media-group-stations/article_0db5f438-92ec-11ee-9432-f31cb1952dec.html |access-date=10 December 2023 |work=Insideradio.com |date=4 December 2023 |language=en}}

References

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  • [http://www.michiguide.com/dials/rad-g/whkb.html Michiguide.com - WHKB History]