WKHM-FM

WKHM-FM
Broadcast areaJackson, Michigan
Frequency105.3 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingK-105.3
Programming
FormatHot adult contemporary
SubchannelsHD2: "Fox Sports 101.9" (Sports radio)
AffiliationsWestwood One
Ownership
Owner
  • Jamie McKibbin
  • (McKibbin Media Group, Inc.)
WIBM, WKHM
History
First air date
1995; 30 years ago (1995)
Call sign meaning
Fred Knorr, Harvey Hansen, Bill McCoy
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID9247
ClassA
ERP2,200 watts
HAAT115 meters (377 ft)
Translator(s)HD2: 101.9 W270CJ (Jackson)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Listen Live (HD2)
Websitek1053.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.

Broadcast translator for WKHM-FMHD2
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT Class FCC info
W270CJ 101.9 FM Jackson, Michigan 143034 250 39.1 m (128 ft) D LMS

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.[2] 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.

HD2 logo under ESPN Radio affiliation

On October 1, 2020, WKHM-FM HD2 switched affiliations from ESPN Radio to Fox Sports Radio, branded as "Fox Sports 101.9".[3]

Sources

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WKHM-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Hot Country Launches In Jackson, MI".
  3. ^ Sports Network Switch In Jackson MI Radioinsight – October 6, 2020

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