WHKT

Although the station's initial application for a construction permit was filed in 1960, it did not sign on until December 12, 1971, as WPMH. It was a daytimer, allowed to broadcast only from sunrise to sunset, to avoid interference with other radio stations. AM 1010 is a Canadian clear-channel frequency. Years later, the station was permitted to stay on the air around the clock, using a lower power at night.

On March 17, 1997, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that eighty-eight stations had been given permission to move to newly available "Expanded Band" transmitting frequencies, ranging from 1610 to 1700 kHz, with WPMH authorized to move from 1010 to 1650 kHz.[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uva.x004848309&view=1up&seq=276 "FCC Public Notice: Mass Media Bureau Announces Revised AM Expanded Band Allotment Plan and Filing Window for Eligible Stations"] (FCC DA 97-537), March 17, 1997.

A construction permit for the expanded band station, also in Portsmouth, was assigned the call sign WAWT on January 9, 1998, which was changed to WHKT the next month, to WTJZ in 2021, and to WJFV in 2022.[https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=87170 Call Sign History for 1650 AM] (Facility ID: 87170) The FCC's initial policy was that both the original station and its expanded band counterpart could operate simultaneously for up to five years, after which owners would have to turn in one of the two licenses, depending on whether they preferred the new assignment or elected to remain on the original frequency. However, this deadline has been extended multiple times, and both stations remained authorized. One restriction was that the FCC has generally required paired original and expanded band stations to remain under common ownership.[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=osu.32437121992750;view=1up;seq=264 "In re: WHLY(AM), South Bend, Indiana"] (FCC DA 13-600, released April 3, 2013)[https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=21066 "Re: WDDD (AM) Application for Consent to Assignment of AM Broadcast Station License"] (August 23, 2010, correspondence from Peter H. Doyle, Chief, FCC Audio Division, Media Bureau. Reference Number 1800B3-TSN)

In 2004, the call sign was changed to WRJR. Chesapeake-Portsmouth purchased WRJR from The Walt Disney Company, along with WHKT, in January 2010.{{cite web|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1354330&Service=AM&Form_id=314&Facility_id=87170|title=Application For Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License|date=January 27, 2009|work=CDBS Public Access|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|access-date=January 29, 2010}} In the interim, despite having previously brokered the station to Chesapeake-Portsmouth, Disney, in an FCC filing, stated that it took WRJR, along with five former Radio Disney stations slated to be sold (including WHKT), off the air on January 22.{{cite news|url=https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/69932/radio-disney-takes-six-stations-silent|title=Radio Disney Takes Six Stations Silent|date=January 28, 2010|work=All Access|access-date=January 29, 2010}}{{cite web|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1354767&Service=AM&Form_id=910&Facility_id=10759|title=Notification of Suspension of Operations / Request for Silent STA|last=Zucker|first=John W|date=January 26, 2010|work=CDBS Public Access|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|access-date=January 29, 2010}} WRJR did not leave the air.{{cite web|title=Extension of Existing Engineering STA|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1377521&Service=AM&Form_id=911&Facility_id=10759|date=June 18, 2010|work=CDBS Public Access|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|access-date=March 9, 2011}}

On July 1, 2010, the station's call sign was changed back to WPMH. On November 19, 2021, the call sign was changed to WHKT,[https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=10759 Call Sign History (Facility ID 10759)] (FCC.gov) in a swap that moved the call sign WHKT from AM 1270 to AM 1010, and WPMH from AM 1010 to AM 1270.

WHKT went silent on December 15, 2021, "due to the loss of its transmitter site".[https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=101546 "Notification of Suspension of Operations and Request for Silent STA"] WHKT(AM), Portsmouth, Virginia (Facility ID No. 10759), March 29, 2022. Responsibility for program origination of "The Lighthouse" religious format was assumed by WPMH on 1270 AM. WHKT briefly resumed operations on December 13, 2022, "utilizing equipment loaned by another broadcaster", but went silent again on January 4, 2023, because "that equipment had to be returned".

[https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/draftCopy.html?displayType=html&appKey=25076f9185631e9b0 "Request for Silent Authority of an AM Station Application"], January 4, 2023, WHKT, Facility ID: 10759, (FCC.gov) On July 28, 2023, the FCC granted a request for the station to remain silent until January 4, 2024, while it worked to establish a new transmission site.[https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/api/download/attachment/25076f918974ecba01899e18f4da15e1 "Request for Extension of Special Temporary Authority to Remain Silent"], July 28, 2023, WHKT(AM), Facility ID: 10759, (FCC.gov)

The Federal Communications Commission cancelled the station’s license on January 3, 2024.{{cite web|url= https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-399588A1.pdf|title=Public Notice|work=Federal Communications Commission|date=January 5, 2024|access-date=January 5, 2024}}{{cite web|url= https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/views/public/amDraftCopy?displayType=html&appKey=b530e23bbb9f4ab1867ac1b6063ebeb7&id=b530e23bbb9f4ab1867ac1b6063ebeb7&goBack=N|title=AM License to Cover (302-AM)|work=Federal Communications Commission Licensing and Management System|date=January 3, 2024|access-date=January 5, 2024}}{{cite web|url= https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=10759|title=License Cancelled|work=Federal Communications Commission Licensing and Management System|date=January 3, 2024|access-date=January 5, 2024}}

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• [https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=66222 FCC History Cards for WHKT] (covering 1960-1980 as WPMH)

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Category:Radio stations established in 1971

Category:1971 establishments in Virginia

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Category:Defunct radio stations in the United States

Category:Defunct religious radio stations in the United States