WHKF
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| City | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
| Branding | 99.3 Kiss FM |
| Slogan | Harrisburg's #1 Hit Music Station |
| Frequency | 99.3 MHz (also on HD Radio) |
| Translator(s) | See table |
| First air date | July 1965 |
| Format |
Analog/HD1: CHR HD2: Contemporary Christian (K-Love) |
| ERP | 1,350 watts |
| HAAT | 207 meters (679 ft) |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 23464 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 40°11′30.0″N 76°52′5.0″W / 40.191667°N 76.868056°W (NAD27) |
| Callsign meaning | W Harrisburg Kiss F M |
| Former callsigns |
WSFM (1965-1987) WHIT (1987-1988) WIMX (1988-1995) WYMJ (1995) WWKL-FM (1995-2001) |
| Owner |
iHeartMedia, Inc. (Clear Channel Broadcasting Licenses, Inc.) |
| Sister stations | WHP, WKBO, WTKT, WRBT, WRVV |
| Website |
993kissfm |
WHKF (99.3 FM, "KISS-FM") is a commercial FM radio station licensed to serve Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. through licensee Clear Channel Broadcasting Licenses, Inc. and broadcasts a contemporary hit radio (CHR) format. WHKF is one of the many "KISS-FM" branded stations owned by iHeartMedia, Inc.
History
The station first signed on the air in July 1965 by Hudson Broadcasting Corp. as WSFM. The studios and transmitter were co-located with WCMB on Poplar Church Road (40°15′45.10″N 76°54′37.155″W / 40.2625278°N 76.91032083°W) in Wormleysburg, Pennsylvania. Through the 1960s and early 1970s the station's format was MOR like its sister station, but it did not duplicate WCMB. In 1978 the station rebranded as ROCK 99 with a format change to CHR ("Top 40") and began competing with WKBO AM 1230 and WQXA-FM Q-106 (in York, PA).
In 1981, the format was changed to adult contemporary and the branding to WSFM-99, then Sunny 99-FM. For a short time in the mid-1980s, it was a CHR station branded as 99 HIT-FM with the WHIT call sign. In 1988 Barnstable Broadcasting purchased the station. The call sign was changed to WIMX, the branding to Mix 99.3 and the format to rhythmic CHR. The station changed call signs to WYMJ in 1995 but did not change format.
In 1995, owner Barnstable Broadcasting swapped the station's format and call sign with sister station KOOL 94.9, moving KOOL 94.9's oldies format to 99.3, branded as KOOL 99.3. Dame Media bought the station in 1997. The Dame Media stations were bought by Clear Channel Communications in 1999.[1]
In 2001, Clear Channel rebranded the station as KISS-FM, changed the call sign to WHKF and changed the format to CHR. Prior to launching, Clear Channel began stunting by playing a continuous sound effect of a small, noisy crowd. As the station's launch drew closer, the voiceover began announcing "Tomorrow at noon ... the talking stops." This was thought to be a direct shot at popular afternoon drive talk show host Bruce Bond, of Wink-104, who has since left that station.
Translators
WHKF-HD2 programming (K-Love) is broadcast on the following translator:[2]
| Call sign | Frequency (MHz) | City of license | ERP W | Height m (ft) | Class | FCC info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W269AS | 101.7 | Carlisle, Pennsylvania | 160 | 305 m (1,001 ft) | D | FCC |
References
- 1966 Broadcasting year book, pg C-145
- ↑ Portzline, Timothy (2011). Harrisburg Broadcasting. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia. p. 109. ISBN 9780738575070.
- ↑ "Station Search Details, W269AS". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
External links
- Official website
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WHKF
- Radio-Locator information on WHKF
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WHKF
- Query the FCC's FM station database for W269AS