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 Premiere Networks Learfield
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 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.

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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

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 September 11, 2021.