WKHF

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WKHF
CityLynchburg, Virginia
Broadcast areaLynchburg, Virginia
Bedford, Virginia
Appomattox, Virginia
Frequency93.7 FM MHz
BrandingRebel 93.7
SloganEverything Country
Programming
FormatCountry[1]
Ownership
OwnerLynchburg Media Partners
History
First air date
March 25, 2011[2]
Former call signs
WKHF (2010-present)[3]
Technical information
Facility ID183352
ClassA
Power1,600 watts
HAAT197 meters (646 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
37°20′56.0″N 79°10′5.0″W / 37.348889°N 79.168056°W / 37.348889; -79.168056
Links
WebcastWKHF Webstream
WebsiteWKHF Online

WKHF (93.7 FM) is a broadcast radio station licensed to Lynchburg, Virginia, serving Lynchburg, Bedford, and Appomattox in Virginia. WKHF is currently airing a country music format.[1][4] WKHF is owned and operated by Lynchburg Media Partners.[5]

History[]

A company organized as United States CP, LLC, owned by W. Philip Robinson, applied to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for this station's original construction permit on October 19, 2009. The FCC granted the permit on December 15, 2009, with a scheduled expiration date of December 15, 2012.[6] The station was assigned the call sign "WKHF" by the FCC on October 29, 2010.[3]

With construction completed and testing set to commence, the station applied for its license to cover on March 2, 2011.[7] As of March 4, 2011, this application was accepted for filing by the FCC and was awaiting further action by the commission.[7] After several days of equipment testing and broadcasting under program test authority, the station began regular broadcasting as "93-7 KHF" at on the evening of March 25, 2011.[2] The station was simulcast on WZZI, from June 2012 until November 2, 2012.

WKHF was later operated under a local marketing agreement by Radiowerks Broadcasting of Central Virginia, which was also working on a deal to purchase the station.[2] However, in June 2014, WKHF and sister station WJVR were sold to Todd Robinson's WVJT, LLC for $200,000. The sale was consummated on July 31, 2014.

On April 14, 2021, WKHF was sold to Lynchburg Media Partners. A day later, WKHF dropped its inaugural hot AC format and began stunting with Christmas music, still under the "93.7 KHF" branding. On May 4, 2021, WKHF ended its Christmas music stunt and launched a gold-based country music format, branded as "Rebel 93.7".[8]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "New Lynchburg station officially launches". VARTV.com. March 26, 2011. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  4. ^ WKHF to Flip on Thursday Ahead of Sale
  5. ^ "WKHF Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  6. ^ "Application Search Details (BNPH-20091019ACI)". FCC Media Bureau. December 15, 2009. Retrieved March 26, 2011.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b "Application Search Details (BLH-20110302AAF)". FCC Media Bureau. March 4, 2011. Retrieved March 26, 2011.
  8. ^ Rebel Rises In Lynchburg RadioInsight - May 4, 2021

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