WKHM-FM
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = WKHM-FM
| city = Brooklyn, Michigan
| country = US
| logo = WKHMNewLogo.png
| area = Jackson, Michigan
| branding = K-105.3
| frequency = 105.3 MHz {{HD Radio}}
| translator = {{Radio Relay|101.9|W270CJ|Jackson|HD2}}
| airdate = {{start date and age|1995}}
| format = Hot adult contemporary
| subchannels = HD2: "Fox Sports 101.9" (Sports radio)
| erp = 2,200 watts
| haat = {{convert|115|m|ft|sp=us}}
| class = A
| licensing_authority = FCC
| facility_id = 9247
| callsign_meaning = Fred Knorr, Harvey Hansen, Bill McCoy
| former_callsigns =
| affiliations = Westwood One
| owner = Jamie McKibbin
| licensee = McKibbin Media Group, Inc.
| sister_stations = WIBM, WKHM
| webcast = [http://player.listenlive.co/52071 Listen Live]
[http://50.229.202.34:98/broadwave.m3u Listen Live (HD2)]
| website = [http://www.k1053.com/ k1053.com]
[http://www.foxsports1019.com/ foxsports1019.com] (HD2)
}}
WKHM-FM (105.3 MHz "K105.3") is a hot adult contemporary radio station licensed to Brooklyn, Michigan, United States, serving the Jackson area.
History
The WKHM callsign has a long Jackson tradition and is based on the names of the original owners of WKHM AM (Fred Knorr, Harvey Hansen, and Bill McCoy). The first WKHM-FM operated on 106.1 and is now WJXQ.
The current WKHM-FM signed on in 1995 and originally programmed easy listening music, one of the last stations in Michigan to program such a format. "Easy Relaxed 105.3" played a mixture of adult contemporary hits, soft oldies, and smooth jazz. The "easy" format was dropped in early 1998 (moving to sister WIBM 1450 AM for a short time until that station went sports) and K105.3 was born.
FM translator
The WKHM-FM HD2 signal is relayed by an FM translator.
{{RadioTranslators
|callsign = WKHM-FMHD2
|call1 = W270CJ
|freq1 = 101.9
|fid1 = 143034
|watts1 = 250
|haat1 = 39.1
|class1 = D
|city1 = Jackson, Michigan
}}
HD Radio
WKHM-FM HD2 airs a sports talk format branded as "Fox Sports 101.9" with programming from Fox Sports Radio, feeding analog translator 101.9 W270CJ.
On May 1, 2014, WKHM-FM launched a country music format on its HD2 subchannel, branded as "Hot Country 101.5," relayed on translator W268CA 101.5 FM Jackson, Michigan.{{Cite web|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/88510/hot-country-launches-in-jackson-mi/|title=Hot Country Launches In Jackson, MI}} The country format is now heard on WIBM 1450 AM and translator 95.9 W240DG. Programming on 101.5 is now a simulcast of WKHM 970 AM.
File:WKHM-HD2 101.9ESPN logo.png
On October 1, 2020, WKHM-FM HD2 switched affiliations from ESPN Radio to Fox Sports Radio, branded as "Fox Sports 101.9".[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/199174/sports-network-switch-in-jackson-mi/ Sports Network Switch In Jackson MI] Radioinsight – October 6, 2020
Sources
- [http://www.michiguide.com/dials/rad-j/wkhm.html Michiguide.com – WKHM-FM History]
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External links
- {{FM station data|9247|WKHM}}
{{South Central Michigan Radio}}
{{Adult Contemporary Radio Stations in Michigan}}
{{Sports Radio Stations in Michigan}}
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Category:Hot adult contemporary radio stations in the United States