Broadcast area | Decorah, Iowa |
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Frequency | 100.5 MHz (HD Radio) |
Branding | 100.5 The Hawk |
Programming | |
Format | Hot adult contemporary |
Subchannels | HD2: AC "The River" KDEC HD3: Classic hits KVIK |
Affiliations | Premiere Networks Learfield |
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 [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 | thehawkfm.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.
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]
Subchannel [4] | Name | Format | Translator(s) |
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100.5 HD1 | 100.5 The Hawk | Hot adult contemporary | |
100.5 HD2 | The River | Adult contemporary | 99.1 FM K256CS Waukon, Iowa |
100.5 HD3 | KVIK | Classic hits |