WKHM-FM
Encyclopedia
WKHM-FM is a Top 40 FM
radio station
located in Brooklyn, Michigan
serving the Jackson
area.
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.
), sports, and weather (from meteorologist Andy Provenzano of WILX-TV
10) as well as music, "brainbuster trivia," celebrity "sleaze," and "wierdo news," which tells stories that may not normally be shown during the regular news.
From 10:00 until 2:00, Marc Daly hosts including the All-Request Lunch Hour between noon and 1:00.
At 2:00 J-Rod comes in and stays until 7:00. He hosts "The 80s Rewind," in which people call in after an 80s song is played and guess the song and who it is by; "My Three Songs with J-Rod," in which a caller gets to pick three songs he or she wants to hear back-to-back-to-back; the "Duh Story of the Day," which usually involves a story about a dumb criminal, etc.; and "The Drive at Five," where a caller calls in and "blows" (screams, howls, yells, etc.) the "5-o'clock work whistle."
Finally, at 7:00 Greg Thomas comes in to do The Night Show.
FM broadcasting
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radio station
Radio station
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located in Brooklyn, Michigan
Brooklyn, Michigan
Brooklyn is a village in Jackson County of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 1,176. It is located just off U.S. Highway 12 Brooklyn (formerly Swainsville) is a village in Jackson County of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the village...
serving the Jackson
Jackson, Michigan
Jackson is a city located along Interstate 94 in the south central area of the U.S. state of Michigan, about west of Ann Arbor and south of Lansing. It is the county seat of Jackson County. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 33,534...
area.
History
The WKHM callsign has a long Jackson tradition and is based on the names of the original owners of WKHMWKHM (AM)
WKHM is a radio station broadcasting a news-talk format. Licensed to Jackson, Michigan, it first began broadcasting in 1951 and offered a full-service format of MOR/adult contemporary music, news, talk and sports for years before evolving to the current news/talk format....
AM (Fred Knorr, Harvey Hansen, and Bill McCoy). The first WKHM-FM operated on 106.1 and is now WJXQ
WJXQ
WJXQ is a radio station broadcasting a mainstream rock format. Licensed to Charlotte, Michigan, it first began broadcasting under the WKHM-FM call sign. Its studios are located on Cedar St...
.
The current WKHM-FM signed on in 1995 and originally programmed easy listening
Easy listening
Easy listening is a broad style of popular music and radio format that emerged in the 1950s, evolving out of big band music, and related to MOR music as played on many AM radio stations. It encompasses the exotica, beautiful music, light music, lounge music, ambient music, and space age pop genres...
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
WIBM
WIBM is an ESPN Radio branded Sports Talk station in Jackson, Michigan. The station broadcasts at 1450 kHz on the AM dial. Jackson Radio Works owns the station along with news/talk WKHM-AM 970 and hot AC WKHM-FM "K105.3"....
1450 AM for a short time until that station went sports
Sports radio
Sports radio is a radio format devoted entirely to discussion and broadcasting of sporting events. A popular format with an almost exclusively male demographic in most areas, sports radio is characterized by an often-boisterous on-air style and extensive debate and analysis by both hosts and...
) and K105.3 was born.
Programming
The format of the station starts with "The Big Dog in the Morning" show. The "Big Dog," Jamie McKibban hosts the show. It showcases news (with Greg O'Connor from sister station News/Talk 970WKHM (AM)
WKHM is a radio station broadcasting a news-talk format. Licensed to Jackson, Michigan, it first began broadcasting in 1951 and offered a full-service format of MOR/adult contemporary music, news, talk and sports for years before evolving to the current news/talk format....
), sports, and weather (from meteorologist Andy Provenzano of WILX-TV
WILX-TV
WILX-TV is the NBC-affiliated television station for Central Michigan. Licensed to the nearby town of Onondaga, it broadcasts a high definition digital signal on VHF channel 10. The station can also be seen on Comcast channel 4 in Lansing, and Comcast channel 10 in East Lansing and Jackson. It can...
10) as well as music, "brainbuster trivia," celebrity "sleaze," and "wierdo news," which tells stories that may not normally be shown during the regular news.
From 10:00 until 2:00, Marc Daly hosts including the All-Request Lunch Hour between noon and 1:00.
At 2:00 J-Rod comes in and stays until 7:00. He hosts "The 80s Rewind," in which people call in after an 80s song is played and guess the song and who it is by; "My Three Songs with J-Rod," in which a caller gets to pick three songs he or she wants to hear back-to-back-to-back; the "Duh Story of the Day," which usually involves a story about a dumb criminal, etc.; and "The Drive at Five," where a caller calls in and "blows" (screams, howls, yells, etc.) the "5-o'clock work whistle."
Finally, at 7:00 Greg Thomas comes in to do The Night Show.