KDHK

KDHK (100.5 FM) is a mainstream rock radio station in Decorah, Iowa. The station provides local news that covers the Tri-State area of northeastern Iowa, southeastern Minnesota and southwestern Wisconsin. Hawk Rawk's on-air staff consists of Pete and Rachael in the morning, middays with Joe Casper and Demitre Ellis in the Afternoon. KDHK 100.5 is also the home for the Iowa Hawkeyes, broadcasting Iowa Hawkeyes football and basketball. Weekend programming includes Dee Snider's House of Hair, LA Lloyd's Rock 30 and Sammy Hagar's Top Rock Countdown.

KDHK
CityDecorah, Iowa
Broadcast areaDecorah, Iowa
Frequency100.5 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingHawk Rawk
Programming
FormatMainstream rock
SubchannelsFM/HD1: KDHK analog
HD2: AC "The River" KDEC
HD3: Classic hits KVIK
Ownership
OwnerWennes Communications Stations, Inc.
KDEC, KNEI-FM, KVIK, KMRV
History
First air date
January 13, 1986 (as KRDI-FM)
Former call signs
KRDI-FM (1986–1994)
KDEC-FM (1994-2019)
Call sign meaning
K Decorah's HawK
Technical information
Facility ID16367
ClassC2
ERP42,000 watts
HAAT162 meters
Translator(s)99.1 K256CS (Waukon, relays HD2)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitehawkrawk.com

History

The station's original call letters were KRDI-FM, assigned in 1986. On May 1, 2009, KDEC-FM 100.5 began streaming online at kdecradio.net.

On October 1, 2019, KDEC-FM changed their format from adult album alternative to mainstream rock, branded as "Hawk Rawk" under new KDHK calls and began streaming online at hawkrawk.com.[1]

On May 8, 2021, KDHK starting broadcasting in HD Radio

HD Radio Sub-channels[2]
Subchannel Name Format Translator(s)
100.5 HD-1 Hawk Rawk Mainstream Rock
100.5 HD-2 The River Adult Contemporary 99.1 FM K256CS Waukon, IA
100.5 HD-3 KVIK Classic Hits

References
  1. Two Format Changes Follow NE Iowa Station Sale
  2. "Iowa AM Station Returns License, Programming Continues on FM – Upper Midwest Broadcasting". Retrieved 2021-09-11.


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