KHKR

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KHKR
Broadcast area St. GeorgeCedar City, Utah
Frequency 1210 kHz
BrandingESPN 97.7
Programming
Format Sports
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
KCIN, KDXU, KDXU-FM, KIYK, KREC, KSUB, KXBN
History
First air date
February 1, 1982 (1982-02-01) (as KCLG)
Last air date
December 2024 (2024-12)
Former call signs
  • KCLG (1982–1987)
  • KONY (1987–1999)
  • KUNF (1999–2013)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 55398
Class B
Power
  • 10,000 watts day
  • 231 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
37°4′5.9″N113°31′6.8″W / 37.068306°N 113.518556°W / 37.068306; -113.518556
Translator 97.7 K249EQ (St. George)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website sportsradio977.com
The radio tower for KHKR outside St. George, Utah KUNFtower.JPG
The radio tower for KHKR outside St. George, Utah

KHKR (1210 AM) was an American radio station broadcasting a sports format. Licensed to Washington, Utah, United States, the station was owned by Townsquare Media. [2]

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History

The station went on the air as KCLG on February 1, 1982. On May 5, 1987, the station changed its call sign to KONY. On September 9, 1999, the station became KUNF, and then KHKR on July 11, 2013. [3]

Former logo KHKR 97.7FMESPN logo.jpg
Former logo

The Federal Communications Commission cancelled the station’s license on December 23, 2024. [4] KHKR's ESPN Radio programming moved to the second HD Radio channel of KDXU-FM; the station's former FM translator, 97.7 K249EQ, now relays this subchannel. [5]

References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for KHKR". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. "KHKR Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. "KHKR Call Sign History". U.S. Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. "License Cancelled". Federal Communications Commission Licensing and Management System. December 23, 2024. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
  5. Venta, Lance (December 23, 2024). "Townsquare Makes Changes In St. George". RadioInsight. Retrieved December 23, 2024.