WHKX
{{For|the Cleveland radio station which identified as WHKX from 1947 to 1948|WMMS}}
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = WHKX
| above =
| logo =
| city = Bluefield, Virginia
| area = Bluefield, Virginia
Tazewell, Virginia
Bland, Virginia
Bluefield, West Virginia
Princeton, West Virginia
| branding = Kicks Country
| airdate = {{start date|1966|12}}
| frequency = {{Frequency|106.3|MHz}}
| repeater = 107.7 WHQX (Gary, West Virginia)
| format = Country
| power = 330 watts
| haat = {{convert|420|m|ft|sp=us}}
| class = A
| facility_id = 6004
| coordinates = {{coord|37|15|5.0|N|81|11|20.0|W|type:landmark}}
| callsign_meaning = WH KiX (kicks)
| licensing_authority = FCC
| former_callsigns = WOVE-FM (1966–1969)
WKJC (1969–1974)
WBDY (1974–1980)
WBDY-FM (1980–1997)
WHKX (1997–present)
| affiliations = Premiere Networks
Westwood One
| owner = Charles Spencer and Rick Lambert
| licensee = First Media Services, LLC
| sister_stations = WHAJ, WHIS, WHQX, WKEZ, WKOY-FM, WKQB, WKQR, WAMN, WELC
| webcast = {{listenlive|https://player.amperwave.net/1806}}
| website = {{URL|https://www.kickscountry.com/}}
}}
WHKX (106.3 FM) 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. WHKX is owned and operated by Charles Spencer and Rick Lambert, through licensee First Media Services, LLC.
History
106.3 FM in this region launched as WOVE-FM, the FM counterpart of WOVE (1340 AM), in 1966.{{cite news|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1968/1968-BC-YB.pdf|access-date=July 30, 2020|work=Broadcasting Yearbook|date=1968|title=WOVE-FM|page=B-181 (329)}} 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.{{Cite web|url= https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=80076 |title= History Cards for WHKX|publisher=Federal Communications Commission}} (Guide to reading History Cards)
References
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{{cite web|url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=SP15&band=fm&callLetter=WHKX|title=Arbitron Station Information Profiles|access-date=July 22, 2015|work=Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings}}
{{cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=67082&Callsign=WHKX|title=Call Sign History|access-date=July 22, 2015|work=Federal Communications Commission, audio division}}
{{cite web|url=http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WHKX|title=WHKX Facility Record|access-date=July 22, 2015|work=Federal Communications Commission, audio division}}
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.kickscountry.com/}} - Kicks Country Online
- {{FM station data|6004|WHKX}}
{{Bluefield Radio}}
{{Country Radio Stations in Virginia}}
Category:1966 establishments in Virginia
Category:Country radio stations in the United States
Category:Radio stations established in 1966
Category:Mass media in Bluefield, West Virginia
Category:Mass media in Princeton, West Virginia
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