KDHK

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KDHK
Broadcast area Decorah, Iowa
Frequency 100.5 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingHawk Rawk
Programming
Format Mainstream rock
Subchannels HD1: KDHK analog
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) 99.1 K256CS (Waukon, relays HD2)
Links
Public license information
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.

Contents

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] NameFormatTranslator(s)
100.5 HD1Hawk 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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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.