KHDK

KHDK

City of license	New London, Iowa
Broadcast area	Burlington, Iowa
Branding	Hot 97.3
Slogan	Today's Hit Music
Frequency	97.3 MHz FM
First air date	2006
Format	Top 40 (CHR)
ERP	3,800 watts
HAAT	125 meters
Class	A
Facility ID	89613
Transmitter coordinates	40°47′53″N 91°26′22″W
Callsign meaning	K Hot 97 Dot 3 K
Former callsigns	KKNL (8/28/01 - 9/18/06)
Owner	Pritchard Broadcasting Corporation
Sister stations	KBKB, KBUR, KDMG, KKMI, WQKQ
Website	hot973online.com

KHDK (97.3 FM "Hot 97.3") is a Top 40 (CHR) radio station based in Burlington, Iowa, USA. It is owned by the Pritchard Broadcasting Corporation.

Before KHDK

Before CHR made its 2006 debut in the Burlington-Fort Madison area on 97.3, the station was known as KKNL (K K New London). KKNL was was actually a simulcast of 93.5 KKMI to provide a better signal to Mount Pleasant, as the 93.5 signal is hard to receive in the Mount Pleasant Area. The simulcast lasted for four years, until late-2005 when KKNL broke away from KKMI, emerging as the Tri-States New Hit Music Station: "Hot 97-3".

Syndicated shows

Hot 97.3 syndicates numerous radio shows. "Kidd Kraddick in the Mornings" is the stations flagship syndicated show. On the weekends they also syndicate "Rick Dees Weekly Top 40", "MTV TRL Weekend Countdown", and "The Hollywood 5".

On-air staff

Tim Bayless is the program director at KHDK. Bayless has been at station since July 2008.

External links

• Hot 97.3 Website
• Pritchard Broadcasting Website
• Query the FCC's FM station database for KHDK
• Radio-Locator information on KHDK
• Query Arbitron's FM station database for KHDK