WKHM-FM
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| City of license | Brooklyn, Michigan |
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| Broadcast area | Jackson, Michigan |
| Branding | K-105.3 |
| Slogan | Jackson's Hit Music |
| Frequency | 105.3 MHz |
| First air date | 1995 |
| Format | Top 40 |
| ERP | 2,200 watts |
| HAAT | 115 meters |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 9247 |
| Callsign meaning | Fred Knorr, Harvey Hansen, Bill McCoy |
| Owner | Jackson Radio Works |
| Webcast | Listen Live! |
| Website | k1053.com |
WKHM-FM ("Jackson's Hit Music, K105.3") is a Top 40 FM radio station located in Brooklyn, Michigan serving the Jackson area.
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[edit] History
The WKHM callsign has a long Jackson tradition and is based on the names of the original owners of WKHM AM (Fred Knorr, Harvey Hansen, and Bill McCoy). The first WKHM-FM operated on 106.1 and is now WJXQ.
The current WKHM-FM signed on in 1995 and originally programmed easy listening music, one of the last stations in Michigan to program such a format. "Easy Relaxed 105.3" played a mixture of adult contemporary hits, soft oldies, and smooth jazz. The "easy" format was dropped in early 1998 (moving to sister WIBM 1450 AM for a short time until that station went sports) and K105.3 was born.
[edit] Programming
The format of the station starts with "The Big Dog in the Morning" show. The "Big Dog," Jamie McKibbin hosts the show. It showcases news (with Greg O'Connor from sister station News/Talk 970), sports, and weather (from meteorologist Andy Provenzano of WILX-TV 10) as well as music, "brainbuster trivia," celebrity "sleaze," and "weirdo news," stories that may not normally be told during the regular news.
From 10:00 until 2:00, Corrina Van Hamlin hosts including the All-Request Lunch Hour between noon and 1:00.
At 2:00 J-Rod comes in and stays until 7:00. He hosts "The 80s Rewind," in which people call in after an 80s song is played and guess the song and who it is by; "My Three Songs with J-Rod," in which a caller gets to pick three songs he or she wants to hear back-to-back-to-back; the "Duh Story of the Day," which usually involves a story about a dumb criminal, etc.; and "The Drive at Five," where a caller calls in and "blows" (screams, howls, yells, etc.) the "5-o'clock work whistle."
Finally, at 7:00 Greg Thomas comes in to do The Night Show.
Weekends feature American Top 40 with Ryan Seacrest, Sunday mornings from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
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[edit] External links
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WKHM
- Radio-Locator information on WKHM
- Query Arbitron's FM station database for WKHM
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Coordinates: 42°09′14″N 84°24′07″W / 42.154°N 84.402°W
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