WKHJ
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| 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 L.A.'s KHJ |
| Affiliations | Fox News Radio |
| Owner |
Broadcast Communications, Inc. (Broadcast Communications II, Inc.) |
| Sister stations | WWHQ, WMSG |
WKHJ is a radio station with a Hot Adult Contemporary format licensed to Mountain Lake Park, Maryland, near Oakland.
History
WKHJ was granted its construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission on November 23, 1988, to build a station that would broadcast on 98.9 MHz. The station signed on the air on July 9, 1990. When it was located on 98.9 MHz, the station was known as "99-KHJ". WKHJ changed frequency 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 WWHQ.
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 works weekends.
Station sold
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, Maryland Circuit Court. John Culp was appointed as receiver. The Federal Communications Commission approved the transfer of the license on May 19, 2011. The three stations were transferred to Broadcast Communications II, Inc. effective July 1, 2013 at a purchase price of $775,000.
See also
References
- ↑ Taylor, Tom (July 27, 2009). "Wheeling and Dealing". Taylor on Radio-Info. Radio-Info.com.
External links
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WKHJ
- Radio-Locator information on WKHJ
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WKHJ
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