WHRK

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WHRK

Broadcast area	Memphis
Branding	"K-97.1"
Slogan	#1 for Hip Hop and R&B
First air date	1960s
Frequency	97.1 (MHz)
Format	Mainstream Urban
ERP	100,000 watts
Callsign meaning	W Harold R. Krelstein (executive of former owner Plough Broadcasting) The K is used in K-97.1 branding
Owner	Clear Channel Communications
Website	http://www.k97fm.com/

WHRK is a very successful Mainstream Urban station owned by Clear Channel Communications. It is licensed to Memphis, and it broadcasts at 97.1 MHz frequency.

[edit] History

The station was originally WMPS-FM and had offered an Adult Contemporary format during the 1960s and 1970s. That was until 1977 when it flipped to a Rhythmic Contemporary Hit Radio hybrid format that featured Disco. Even after Disco's demise they still continued to add Dance and Pop/Rock product throughout the 1980s but would evolve to Urban contemporary format by the end of that decade. It was purchased by Chancellor in the late 1990's along with sister station WDIA and former competitor KJMS. Today the station continues to dominate the Memphis Urban radio wars against KXHT.

[edit] Station Management

General Manager Timothy P. Davies
Program Director Devin Steele
Community Affairs Director Jae Henderson

[edit] External links

Memphis FM radio stations (Arbitron #49)

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