KDHK

Radio station in Decorah, Iowa
  • Decorah, Iowa
Broadcast areaDecorah, IowaFrequency100.5 MHz (HD Radio)BrandingHawk RawkProgrammingFormatMainstream rockSubchannelsHD1: KDHK analog
HD2: AC "The River" KDEC
HD3: Classic hits KVIKAffiliationsABC News RadioOwnershipOwnerLA Communications, Inc.
Sister stations
KDEC, KNEI-FM, KVIKHistory
First air date
January 13, 1986 (as KRDI-FM)
Former call signs
KRDI-FM (1986–1994)
KDEC-FM (1994–2019)
Call sign meaning
K Decorah's HawKTechnical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCCFacility ID16367ClassC2ERP42,000 wattsHAAT162 metersTranslator(s)99.1 K256CS (Waukon, relays HD2)Links
Public license information
  • Public file
  • LMS
WebcastListen LiveWebsitehawkrawk.com

KDHK (100.5 FM) is a mainstream rock radio station in Decorah, Iowa. KDHK is also the home for the Iowa Hawkeyes, broadcasting Iowa Hawkeyes football and basketball. Weekend programming includes Dee Snider's House of Hair, LA Lloyd's Rock 30 and Sammy Hagar's Top Rock Countdown.

History

The station's original call letters were KRDI-FM, assigned in 1986. On May 1, 2009, KDEC-FM began streaming online at kdecradio.net.

On October 1, 2019, KDEC-FM changed their format from adult album alternative to mainstream rock, branded as "Hawk Rawk" under new KDHK calls and began streaming online at hawkrawk.com.[2]

On May 8, 2021, KDHK starting broadcasting in HD Radio

HD Radio sub-channels

Subchannel[3] Name Format Translator(s)
100.5 HD1 Hawk Rawk Mainstream rock
100.5 HD2 The River Adult contemporary 99.1 FM K256CS Waukon, Iowa
100.5 HD3 KVIK Classic hits

References

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KDHK". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Two Format Changes Follow NE Iowa Station Sale
  3. ^ "Iowa AM Station Returns License, Programming Continues on FM – Upper Midwest Broadcasting". Retrieved 2021-09-11.
  • Facility details for Facility ID 16367 (KDHK) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
  • KDHK in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
  • Facility details for Facility ID 201002 (K235CT) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
  • K235CT at FCCdata.org
  • Facility details for Facility ID 149116 (K256CS) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
  • K256CS at FCCdata.org


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