WKHI (FM)

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WKHI
WKHI 94.9KHI logo.png
City Newark, Maryland
Broadcast area Delmarva
Frequency 94.9 MHz
Branding94.9 KHI
Programming
Format Classic hits
Ownership
OwnerThe Voice Radio Network
(The Voice Radio Network, LLC)
WJKI, WJKI-FM, WJWL, WKDB, WZEB
History
First air date
April 1, 2017 (as WAMS)
Former call signs
WMDS (2015–2016)
WAMS (2016–2018)
Technical information
Facility ID 198742
Class A
ERP 4,700 watts
HAAT 113 meters (371 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
38°21′41.4″N75°15′08.7″W / 38.361500°N 75.252417°W / 38.361500; -75.252417
Links
Webcast Listen live
Website 949khi.com

WKHI (94.9 FM, "94.9 KHI") is a commercial radio station that is licensed to Newark, Maryland, United States and serves the Delmarva Peninsula. The station is owned by The Voice Radio Network and broadcasts a classic hits format.

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History

The station at 94.9 FM was granted an initial construction permit in November 2015. Originally called WMDS, it switched its call sign to WAMS in May 2016. On April 1, 2017, the station signed on the air with a triple-A format as "94.9 WAMS", [1] programmed under an LMA between Miriam Media and Robin Rothschild. In October 2017, Seaford Media, LLC (now Vinco Media, LLC) purchased WAMS from Miriam Media; the new owner flipped the station to adult hits as "94.9 Jack FM" on November 1, moving that format from WSUX-FM. [2]

On September 19, 2018, WAMS adopted the legacy WKHI call letters that were used previously at 99.9 FM (now WWFG) when it was a contemporary hit radio (CHR) station. On January 30, 2019, the station flipped to classic hits as "94.9 KHI". [3] From May 1 to June 7, 2019, WKHI was simulcast on WXSH (106.1 FM).

In January 2020, WKHI was sold to The Voice Radio Network. The following month, the station relaunched its classic hits format with the new tagline "Delmarva's Super Hits", focusing on classic hits from the 1980s and 1990s. Promotion for the relaunch included former personalities of the 1990s CHR incarnation of WKHI. [4]

Syndicated programming on WKHI includes Backtrax USA — the 1980s version on Saturdays and 1990s on Sundays.

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