WHKX

Radio station in Bluefield, Virginia
37°15′5.0″N 81°11′20.0″W / 37.251389°N 81.188889°W / 37.251389; -81.188889Repeater(s)107.7 WHQX (Gary, West Virginia)Links
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WebcastListen liveWebsitewww.kickscountry.com

WHKX (106.3 FM) is a country-formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Bluefield, Virginia, serving Bluefield, Tazewell, and Bland in Virginia and Bluefield and Princeton in West Virginia.[1] WHKX is owned and operated by Charles Spencer and Rick Lambert, through licensee First Media Services, LLC.[4]

History

106.3 FM in this region launched as WOVE-FM, the FM counterpart of WOVE (1340 AM), in 1966.[5] In 1969, Kenneth J. Crosthwaite, who had owned WOVE, acquired the station, changed the call letters to WKJC and was approved to change its city of license from Welch, West Virginia, to Bluefield.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  2. ^ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  3. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WHKX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  4. ^ "WHKX Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  5. ^ "WOVE-FM" (PDF). Broadcasting Yearbook. 1968. p. B-181 (329). Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  6. ^ FCC History Cards for WHKX

External links

  • Official website - Kicks Country Online
  • WHKX in the FCC FM station database
  • WHKX in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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