KDHK

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KDHK
Broadcast area Decorah, Iowa
Frequency 100.5 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding100.5 The Hawk
Programming
Format Hot adult contemporary
Subchannels HD2: AC "The River" KDEC
HD3: Classic hits KVIK
Affiliations ABC News Radio
Ownership
OwnerLA 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 [1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 16367
Class C2
ERP 42,000 watts
HAAT 162 meters
Translator(s) HD2: 99.1 K256CS (Waukon)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website hawkrawk.com

KDHK (100.5 FM) is a hot adult contemporary radio station in Decorah, Iowa. KDHK is also the home for the Iowa Hawkeyes, broadcasting Iowa Hawkeyes football and basketball.

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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.

On January 1, 2025, KDHK changed their format from mainstream rock to hot adult contemporary, branded as "100.5 The Hawk". [3]

HD Radio sub-channels

Subchannel [4] NameFormatTranslator(s)
100.5 HD1100.5 The Hawk Hot adult contemporary
100.5 HD2 The River Adult contemporary 99.1 FM K256CS Waukon, Iowa
100.5 HD3 KVIK Classic hits

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References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for KDHK". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. Two Format Changes Follow NE Iowa Station Sale
  3. A New Hawk Lands at KDHK Radioinsight - January 1, 2025
  4. "Iowa AM Station Returns License, Programming Continues on FM – Upper Midwest Broadcasting" . Retrieved 2021-09-11.