WODE-FM

WODE-FM
Broadcast areaLehigh Valley
Frequency99.9 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding99.9 The Hawk
Programming
FormatClassic rock
SubchannelsHD2: Simulcast of WEEX (sports)
Ownership
Owner
WEEX, WWYY, WLEV, WCTO
History
First air date
1948 (1948) (as WEEX-FM at 98.3)
Former call signs
  • WEEX-FM (1948–1973)
  • WQQQ (1973–1989)
  • WHXT (1989–1991)
Former frequencies
98.3 MHz (1948-1950s)
Call sign meaning
Oldies (previous format)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID8595
ClassB
ERP
  • 50,000 watts (analog)
  • 2,000 watts (digital)[2]
HAAT137 meters (449 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
40°42′30.3″N 75°12′58.6″W / 40.708417°N 75.216278°W / 40.708417; -75.216278 (WODE-FM)
Translator(s)See tables below
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Website999thehawk.com

WODE-FM (99.9 FM, "99.9 The Hawk") is a commercial FM radio station licensed to serve Easton, Pennsylvania. The station's service contour covers the Lehigh Valley area of Pennsylvania and New Jersey.[3]

The station is owned by Cumulus Media, through licensee Radio License Holding CBC, LLC, and broadcasts a classic rock radio format, playing rock hits from the 1960s into the early 1990s. WODE-FM's transmitter, studios, and offices are on Paxinosa Road West in Easton. The station is frequently at or near the top of the ratings in the Allentown-Easton-Bethlehem radio market.

WODE-FM broadcasts using HD Radio, and simulcasts the sports programming of sister station 1230 AM WEEX on its HD2 subchannel.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WODE-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "FCC 335-FM Digital Notification [WODE-FM]". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. March 29, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
  3. ^ "54 dBu Service Contour for WODE-FM, Easton, PA, 99.9 MHz". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. January 28, 2016. Retrieved December 4, 2016.