KHKI
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Broadcast area | Des Moines metropolitan area |
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| [[Frequency|FrequencTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | 97.3 MHz |
| Branding | Nash FM 97.3 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Affiliations | Westwood One |
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| History | |
First air date | Script error: No such module "Date time". (as KDMI)[1] |
Former call signs | KDMI (1961–1980)[1] KDMI-FM (1980–1993)[2] |
Call sign meaning | "The Hawk Iowa" (previous meaning) |
| Technical information[3] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 12966 | |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 105,000 watts[4] |
| HAAT | 143 meters (469 ft) |
| Links | |
Public license information | Template:FCC Licensing and Management System facility |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | nashfm973.com |
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KHKI (97.3 FM) is a commercial radio station in Des Moines, Iowa. The station is owned by Cumulus Media and airs a country music radio format known as "97.3 Nash FM". On weekdays, local DJs are heard during the day, while in the evening, KHKI airs two nationally syndicated Nash FM programs from parent company Cumulus, including "Nash Nights Live" and "The Blair Garner Show". On weekends, "Bob Kingsley's Country Top 40" is heard. . KHKI's studios are in Urbandale, Iowa, with other Cumulus Des Moines stations: KJJY, KGGO, and KWQW. Its transmitter is located on Northwest 100th Street on the border between Grimes and Johnston. While the maximum power for most FM stations in Iowa is 100,000 watts, KHKI's effective radiated power (ERP) is slightly higher, at 105,000 watts; because KHKI dates back to 1961, it is grandfathered at the higher output.
History
The station first signed on the air in February 1961 as KDMI.[5] It was owned by Richards & Associates, Inc. There was no AM counterpart. KDMI was a rare stand-alone FM station in an era when few people owned FM radios. From the 1970s to the early 1990s, KDMI aired a Christian radio format.
In 1993, the station was acquired by American Radio Systems.[6] On January 2, 1994, KDMI began stunting with an electronic countdown to 5:30 p.m. on January 7.[7] At that time, the station, now under new KHKI call letters, flipped to a country music format as "97.3 KHKI, Hawkeye Country" (with the new branding referring to the team name for the University of Iowa).[8] Later, the station rebranded to "The Hawk 97-3" before becoming "97.3 The Hawk". On May 24, 2013, KHKI became "Nash FM 97.3" as part of Cumulus Media's plan to convert most of its 84 country-formatted properties to the "Nash FM" brand.[9]
References
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- ^ a b History Cards for KHKI, fcc.gov. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
- ^ Call Sign History, fcc.gov. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Facility Technical Data for KHKI". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Grandfathered Super-power FM Stations".
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1963 page B-68[dead link]
- ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1994 page B-134[dead link]
- ^ Melinda Voss, "What's happening with KDMI radio?," The Des Moines Register, January 5, 1994.
- ^ "Countdown to country ends," The Des Moines Register, January 8, 1994.
- ^ "Cumulus Launches Five Additional NashFM's" from Radio Insight (May 24, 2013)
External links
- Official Site
- Template:FCC Licensing and Management System facility
- KHKI in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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