Broadcast area | Decorah, Iowa |
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Frequency | 100.5 MHz (HD Radio) |
Branding | Hawk Rawk |
Programming | |
Format | Mainstream rock |
Subchannels | HD1: KDHK analog HD2: AC "The River" KDEC HD3: Classic hits KVIK |
Affiliations | ABC News Radio |
Ownership | |
Owner | LA Communications, Inc. |
KDEC, KNEI-FM, KVIK | |
History | |
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 HawK |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 16367 |
Class | C2 |
ERP | 42,000 watts |
HAAT | 162 meters |
Translator(s) | 99.1 K256CS (Waukon, relays HD2) |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | hawkrawk.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.
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. [1]
On May 8, 2021, KDHK starting broadcasting in HD Radio
Subchannel | Name | Format | Translator(s) |
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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 |
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