WHKR
WHKR (102.7 FM, "The Hitkicker") is a country music radio station serving the Space Coast, but the signal is strong enough to serve parts of the Orlando metropolitan area. It is owned by Cumulus Media. It is one of the 3 country stations that serve the Space Coast, the other two being WIXC AM 1060, whose transmitter is located in Mims, Florida, and WWKA (Transmitter located outside the Space Coast). WHKR's transmitter is located near Cocoa, at 28°21′00″N 80°46′29″W.
| City | Rockledge, Florida |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Melbourne-Titusville-Cocoa, Florida |
| Frequency | 102.7 MHz |
| Branding | 102.7 The Hitkicker |
| Slogan | Today's Best Country |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Cumulus Media (Cumulus Licensing LLC) |
| WAOA-FM, WLZR, WROK-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | 1989 |
Call sign meaning | W Hit KickeR |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 57628 |
| Class | C2 |
| ERP | 50,000 watts |
| HAAT | 132 meters |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | thehitkicker.com |
Previously known as "WHKR 102.7 The Hitkicker", on July 3, 2013 at 3pm, after playing "Parking Lot Party" by Lee Brice, WHKR aired a brief stunt sequence along with the top-of-the-hour station ID, and then joined Cumulus's nationally growing country brand as "Nash FM 102.7 Melbourne". The first song on "Nash" was Randy Houser's How Country Feels, the first song on all new Nash FM stations up to that point.
On October 5, 2020, WHKR rebranded back to its original branding as "102.7 The Hitkicker."[1]
Previous logo
References
- WHKR Returns To The Hitkicker Radioinsight - October 12, 2020
External links
- WHKR in the FCC's FM station database
- WHKR on Radio-Locator
- WHKR in Nielsen Audio's FM station database