WHKQ

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WHKQ
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Broadcast area Huntington-Ashland
Frequency 92.3 MHz
Branding"K-LOVE"
Programming
Format Contemporary Christian
Affiliations K-Love
Ownership
OwnerExpression Production Group, LLC
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History
First air date
1991
Former call signs
WSAC (1990-2001)
WZAQ (2001-2017)
Technical information
Facility ID 38568
Class A
Power 4,500 watts
HAAT 115 meters (377 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
38°10′33.0″N82°37′39.0″W / 38.175833°N 82.627500°W / 38.175833; -82.627500
Links
Webcast WHKQ Webstream
Website WHKQ Online

WHKQ is a Contemporary Christian formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Louisa, Kentucky, serving Lawrence and Boyd counties in Kentucky and Wayne County in West Virginia. [1] WHKQ is owned and operated by Expression Production Group, LLC. [2]

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History

On October 1, 2016, the then-WZAQ changed their format from adult hits (as "Jack FM") to Educational Media Foundation's "K-Love" contemporary Christian format. The station changed its call sign to the current WHKQ on January 24, 2017.

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References

  1. "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings . Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  2. "WHKQ Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 14, 2015.