WKHM-FM

Infobox Radio station
name = WKHM-FM


city = Brooklyn, Michigan
area = Jackson, Michigan
branding = K-105.3
slogan = Jackson's Hit Music
airdate = 1995
frequency = 105.3 MHz
format = Adult Top 40 (CHR)
power = 2,200 watts
erp =
class = A
callsign_meaning = Fred Knorr, Harvey Hansen, Bill McCoy
former_callsigns =
owner = Jackson Radio Works
webcast =
website = [http://www.k1053.com/ http://www.k1053.com/]
affiliations =

WKHM-FM ("Jackson's Hit Music, K105.3") is a commercial FM radio station located in Brooklyn, Michigan serving the Jackson area. The station, which broadcasts on 105.3 MHz with 2,200 watts, is owned by Jackson Radio Works. K105.3 is a Hot Adult Contemporary format playing a mix of hit music from the 1980s, 1990s, 2000s and today, but unlike most Hot ACs, it also includes the biggest crossover hip hop hits in its playlist, thus it is sometimes classified as an Adult CHR.

The WKHM callsign has a long Jackson tradition and is based on the names of the original owners of WKHM-AM (Fred Knorr, Harvey Hansen, and Bill McCoy). The first WKHM-FM operated on 106.1 and is now WJXQ.

The current WKHM-FM signed on in 1995 and originally programmed easy listening music, one of the last stations in Michigan to program such a format. "Easy Relaxed 105.3" played a mixture of adult contemporary hits, soft oldies, and smooth jazz. The "easy" format was dropped in early 1998 (moving to sister WIBM 1450 AM for a short time until that station went sports) and K105.3 was born.

Sources

* [http://www.michiguide.com/dials/rad-j/wkhm.html Michiguide.com - WKHM-FM History]

External links

*FMQ|WKHM-FM