- WHKT
Infobox Radio station
name = WHKT
city =Portsmouth, Virginia
area = Hampton Roads
branding =
slogan = "AM 1650 Radio Disney Norfolk"
airdate = 1998
frequency = 1650kHz
format =Children's music
power = 10,000Watt s
erp =
haat =
class = B
facility_id =
coordinates = coord|36|48|10|N|76|16|58|W
callsign_meaning =
former_callsigns =
owner = Radio Disney Group, LLC
Division ofABC Radio
licensee =
sister_stations =WRJR
webcast = [http://radio.disney.go.com/music/player/listen_live.html Listen Live]
website = [http://radio.disney.go.com/music/yourstation/norfolk/index.html WHKT Online]
affiliations =Radio Disney WHKT (1650 AM) is a
radio station broadcasting aChildren's music format. Licensed toPortsmouth, Virginia , USA, it serves the Hampton Roads area. The station is currently owned byRadio Disney .History of WHKT
Before Radio Disney, WHKT was nostalgic using the 'Timeless Classics' moniker until December 2001. Picked-up the Radio Disney format after it was pulled on AM1450 WBVA over contract and purchasing the station out-right disputes. ABC Radio (now Radio Disney Group) also had to purchase cousin station WPMH/1010 because of FCC rules concerning expanded-band stations. This is Virginia's first expanded band (1610-1700) station. It first signed on in late 1998. Was "Liberty Works" talk until December 2000. They also previously (when known as 'The Big Kat') carried several local sports audio broadcasts including the Norfolk Tides, AHL hockey team Norfolk Admirals and on the weekends some programs aimed at Hispanics.
External links
* [http://radio.disney.go.com/music/yourstation/norfolk/index.html Radio Disney AM 1650 Online]
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