| City of license | Mountain Lake Park, Maryland |
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| Broadcast area | Oakland, Maryland Western Maryland |
| Branding | "104.5 KHJ" |
| Slogan | "80s, 90s, Now" |
| Frequency | 104.5 MHz |
| First air date | November 23, 1988 |
| Format | Hot Adult Contemporary |
| ERP | 1,500 watts |
| HAAT | 202 meters |
| Class | A |
| Callsign meaning | reference to LA's KHJ |
| Affiliations | CNN Radio |
| Owner | Radiowerks Broadcasting in Receivership (John Culp, Receiver) |
| Sister stations | WWHC, WMSG |
| Website | WKHJ Online |
WKHJ-FM is an radio station with a Hot Adult Contemporary format licensed to Mountain Lake Park, Maryland, near Oakland.
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WKHJ was granted its construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission on November 23, 1988, to build a station that would broadcast on 98.9FM. The station signed on the air on July 9, 1990. It was originally located on the dial at 98.9, where the station was known as "99-KHJ". WKHJ moved up the dial to 104.5 in April, 1998, after a ruling by the FCC that it had to accommodate a frequency move and power increase by WDNE-FM, Elkins, WV. Eventually, WPQR (now WPKL), Uniontown, PA, was also able to upgrade in power due to the move.
WKHJ serves Garrett County, Maryland and eastern Preston County, West Virginia. Studios are on Lothian Street in Loch Lynn Heights near Oakland. WKHJ is owned by Radiowerks Broadcasting in Receivership and is operated from the same facility as sister stations WMSG and WWHC.
The initial stockholders of Southern Highlands, Incorporated, the first owners of the station included Roger Ruff, who also served as chief operator, and Albert and Jeanne Devine. Albert Devine died in November, 2004, while Roger Ruff died suddenly in May, 2005.
Terry King has been operations manager of WKHJ since its inception. Jim Shaffer has served as news director from nearly the beginning. Bob Mohr is the afternoon host. Pam Trickett is the sales and marketing director, while Lisa Skipper is an account executive. Paul Mullan serves as chief operator.
In July 2009 WKHJ and sisters WMSG and WWHC were sold for $830,000 to Radiowerks Broadcasting.[1] In May 2011, WKHJ and its sister stations were ordered into receivership by the Garrett County MD Circuit Court. John Culp was appointed as receiver. The Federal Communications Commission approved the transfer of the license on May 19, 2011.
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