WHVO

WHVO & WKDZ
Broadcast areaClarksville, TennesseeHopkinsville, Kentucky
FrequencyWHVO: 1480 kHz
WKDZ: 1110 kHz
BrandingOldies Radio 96.5 & 100.9 FM
Programming
FormatOldies
AffiliationsFox News Radio
Premiere Networks
United Stations Radio Networks
Ownership
OwnerHam Broadcasting Co., Inc.
WEKT, WKDZ-FM, WPKY
History
First air date
WHVO: September 19, 1954; 70 years ago (1954-09-19)
WKDZ: April 8, 1966; 58 years ago (1966-04-08)[1]
Former call signs
WHVO:
WKOA (1954–1986)[2]
WYKH (1986–1987)
WQKS (1987–2000)
Call sign meaning
WHVO: "Hopkinsville Oldies"
WKDZ: Cadiz[3] or as pronounced "K-Diz"
Technical information[4]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility IDWHVO: 55651
WKDZ: 25887
ClassWHVO and WKDZ: D
PowerWHVO: 1,000 watts day
24 watts night
WKDZ: 790 watts day
Transmitter coordinates
WHVO: 36°52′15″N 87°30′43″W / 36.87083°N 87.51194°W / 36.87083; -87.51194
WKDZ: 36°52′57″N 87°50′44″W / 36.88250°N 87.84556°W / 36.88250; -87.84556
Translator(s)WHVO: 96.5 W243CH (Hopkinsville)
WKDZ: 100.9 W265BW (Cadiz)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitewww.whvoradio.com

WHVO (1480 AM) and WKDZ (1110 AM) are a pair of radio stations simulcasting an oldies format. Licensed to Hopkinsville, Kentucky, United States, WHVO serves the Clarksville-Hopkinsville area. WKDZ is licensed to Cadiz, Kentucky. The stations are currently owned by Ham Broadcasting Co., Inc. and feature news programming from Fox News Radio. WKDZ is a daytime-only radio station, while WHVO broadcasts 24 hours a day.

The two stations maintain a shared studio facility with WKDZ-FM on US 68/KY 80 near its junction with Interstate 24 in Cadiz. WHVO's transmitter is located near the Western Kentucky State Fairgrounds in Hopkinsville. WKDZ's transmitter is located on Monitor Springs Road off KY 778 near Cadiz.

  1. ^ "ABOUT US". Cadiz, Kentucky: WHVO Radio.
  2. ^ Nash, Francis M. (1995). Towers Over Kentucky: A History of Radio and TV in the Bluegrass State (PDF). HOST Communications. ISBN 9781879688933 – via World Radio History.
  3. ^ "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  4. ^ WHVO: 55651
    WKDZ: 25887 "Facility Technical Data for WHVO & WKDZ"
    . Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
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