WHKT
City | Portsmouth, Virginia |
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Broadcast area | Hampton Roads |
Frequency | 1010 kHz |
Branding | "The Lighthouse 100.1" |
Programming | |
Format | Christian talk |
Ownership | |
Owner | Chesapeake-Portsmouth Broadcasting Corporation |
WLES, WPMH, WRJR, WTJZ | |
History | |
First air date | 1972 |
Former call signs | WPMH (1971-2004) WRJR (2004-2010) WPMH (2010-2021) |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 10759 |
Class | B |
Power | 5,000 watts daytime 449 watts nighttime |
Transmitter coordinates | 36°49′20.0″N 76°26′38.0″W / 36.822222°N 76.443889°W |
Translator(s) | 100.1 W261DI (Norfolk) |
Links | |
Website | WPMHradio.com |
WHKT (1010 kHz) is a Christian talk formatted AM radio station licensed to Portsmouth, Virginia, serving Hampton Roads. The station is owned by Chesapeake-Portsmouth Broadcasting Corporation.[1]
WHKT is also heard on FM translator station W261DI at 100.1 MHz, in Norfolk, Virginia.
History[]
Although the station's initial application for a construction permit was filed in 1960, it did not sign on until December 12, 1971, as WPMH. It was a daytimer, allowed to broadcast only from sunrise to sunset, to avoid interference with other radio stations. AM 1010 is a Canadian clear-channel frequency. Years later, the station was permitted to stay on the air around the clock, but using a low power at night.
Expanded Band assignment[]
On March 17, 1997 the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that eighty-eight stations had been given permission to move to newly available "Expanded Band" transmitting frequencies, ranging from 1610 to 1700 kHz, with WPMH authorized to move from 1010 to 1650 kHz.[2]
A construction permit for the expanded band station, also in Portsmouth, was assigned the call letters WAWT on January 9, 1998, which were changed to WHKT the next month.[3] The FCC's initial policy was that both the original station and its expanded band counterpart could operate simultaneously for up to five years, after which owners would have to turn in one of the two licenses, depending on whether they preferred the new assignment or elected to remain on the original frequency.[2] However, this deadline has been extended multiple times, and both stations have remained authorized.
Later history[]
In 2004, the call sign was changed to WRJR. Chesapeake-Portsmouth purchased WRJR from The Walt Disney Company, along with WHKT, in January 2010.[4] In the interim, despite having previously brokered the station to Chesapeake-Portsmouth, Disney, in an FCC filing, stated that it took WRJR, along with five former Radio Disney stations slated to be sold (including WHKT), off the air on January 22.[5][6] WRJR did not leave the air.[7]
On July 1, 2010, the station's call sign was changed back to WPMH. On November 19, 2021 the call sign was changed to WHKT,[8] in a swap that moved the call sign WHKT from AM 1270 to AM 1010, and WPMH from AM 1010 to AM 1270.
Translators[]
In addition to the main signal, WHKT operates an FM translator station to increase its broadcast reach.
Call sign | Frequency (MHz) |
City of license | ERP (W) |
Class | FCC info |
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W261DI | 100.1 | Norfolk, Virginia | 225 | D | FCC FM Query |
References[]
- ^ "WHKT Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ a b "FCC Public Notice: Mass Media Bureau Announces Revised AM Expanded Band Allotment Plan and Filing Window for Eligible Stations" (FCC DA 97-537), March 17, 1997.
- ^ Call Sign History for 1650 AM (Facility ID: 87170)
- ^ "APPLICATION FOR CONSENT TO ASSIGNMENT OF BROADCAST STATION CONSTRUCTION PERMIT OR LICENSE". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. January 27, 2009. Retrieved January 29, 2010.
- ^ "Radio Disney Takes Six Stations Silent". All Access. January 28, 2010. Retrieved January 29, 2010.
- ^ Zucker, John W (January 26, 2010). "Notification of Suspension of Operations / Request for Silent STA". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved January 29, 2010.
- ^ "Extension of Existing Engineering STA". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. June 18, 2010. Retrieved March 9, 2011.
- ^ Call Sign History: Facility ID 10759 (FCC.gov)
External links[]
- Christian Talk Radio 1010 Online
- WHKT in the FCC AM station database
- WHKT on Radio-Locator
- WHKT in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- FCC History Cards for WHKT (covering 1960-1980 as WPMH)
- Radio stations in the Hampton Roads-Tidewater area
- Radio stations established in 1972
- Christian radio stations in Virginia
- Talk radio stations in the United States
- 1972 establishments in Virginia
- Former subsidiaries of The Walt Disney Company