WHKT

WHKT is an Urban Gospel formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Portsmouth, Virginia, serving Hampton Roads.[1] WHKT is owned and operated by Chesapeake-Portsmouth Broadcasting Corporation.[4]

WHKT
CityPortsmouth, Virginia
Broadcast areaHampton Roads
Frequency1650 AM kHz
Branding"Praise 104.9"
Programming
FormatUrban Gospel[1]
AffiliationsCBS Radio News
Premiere Networks
TheBlaze Radio Network
Ownership
OwnerChesapeake-Portsmouth Broadcasting Corporation
Sister stationsWPMH
History
First air date1999[2]
Former call signsWAWT (1998-1998)
WHKT (1998-Present)[3]
Call sign meaningW Hampton (Roads) (The Big) KaT
location and former branding
Technical information
Facility ID87170
ClassB
Power10,000 Watts daytime
1,000 Watts nighttime
Transmitter coordinates36°48′10.0″N 76°16′58.0″W
Links
WebcastWHKT Webstream

Station sold

On January 25, 2010, Disney announced that it is selling the station to Hampton Roads area religious broadcaster Chesapeake-Portsmouth Broadcasting for $350,000.[5] In the interim, Disney took WHKT, and five other stations slated to be sold, off the air on January 22; the station had previously carried the company's Radio Disney network.[6][7]

The sale was listed as "consummated" by the FCC as of May 5, 2010.

On February 14, 2018, the station dropped its conservative talk “The Answer” format and flipped to urban gospel/religious teaching as “Praise 104.9” (also heard on WTJZ and translators W245CK and W285FM).

References
  1. "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  2. Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-569. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  3. "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  4. "WHKT Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  5. "Radio Disney Sells Another", AllAccess.com, January 25, 2010
  6. "Radio Disney Takes Six Stations Silent". All Access. January 28, 2010. Retrieved January 29, 2010.
  7. Zucker, John W (January 26, 2010). "Notification of Suspension of Operations / Request for Silent STA". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved January 29, 2010.
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