WHRK

WHRK
City	Memphis, Tennessee
Broadcast area	Memphis, Tennessee
Branding	"K-97.1"
Slogan	Memphis' Only Hip-Hop and R&B
Frequency	97.1 (MHz) (also on HD Radio) 97.1-HD2 for Classic Hip Hop
First air date	1961
Format	Urban Contemporary
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	162 meters
Class	C1
Facility ID	54916
Callsign meaning	W Harold R. Krelstein (executive of former owner Plough Broadcasting) The K is used in K-97.1 branding
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc. (CC Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations	KJMS, KWNW, WDIA, WEGR, WHAL, WREC Under LMA:KWAM
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	k97fm.com

WHRK is a Urban Contemporary station owned by iHeartMedia, Inc.. It is licensed to Memphis, and it broadcasts at 97.1 MHz frequency. The station's studios are located in Southeast Memphis, and the transmitter site is in North Memphis.

History

The station was originally WMPS-FM and had offered a classical format during the 1960s and 1970s. That was until October 1976 when it flipped to a Rhythmic Contemporary Hit Radio hybrid format that featured Disco. Even after Disco's demise they still continued to add Dance and Pop/Rock product throughout the 1980s but would evolve to Urban contemporary format by the end of that decade. It was purchased by Chancellor in the late 1990s along with sister station WDIA and former competitor KJMS. Today the station continues to dominate the Memphis Urban radio wars against KXHT. The call letters were changed in 1977 to honor Harold R. Krelstein, who had been the President and CEO of Plough Broadcasting, Inc. Krelstein retired in 1976. In 1977 he was awarded the National Association of Broadcasters Distinguished Service Award for his contributions to broadcasting and especially, radio. He died in July of 1977.

Station Management

General Manager Michael Oppenheimer
Program Director Devin Steele
Community Affairs Director Jae Henderson

External links

Official Website of K-97.1

Query the FCC's FM station database for WHRK

Radio-Locator information on WHRK

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WHRK

Radio stations in the Memphis, Tennessee market

By FM frequency	87.7 88.1 88.1 88.5 89.3 89.9 90.5 91.1 91.7 92.5 92.7 92.9 93.5 93.9 94.1 94.7 94.9 95.3 95.7 96.1 96.3 97.1 97.7 98.1 98.9 99.3 99.7 101.1 101.9 102.7 103.5 103.9 104.5 105.3 105.5 105.9 107.1 107.3 107.3 107.5

By AM frequency	560 600 640 680 730 790 830 860 910 950 990 1030 1070 1180 1210 1240 1250 1340 1380 1430 1480 1600

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.475

By callsign	K213CN W257CY KAKJ KAMJ KARH KCJF KERL KHLS KJMS KLCN KLJK KOSE KQPN KQXF KWAM KWNW KWYN-FM KXHT KXJK WAVN WBBP WCRV WDIA WEBL WEGR WEVL WGKX WGSF WGUE WHAL-FM WHBQ WHBQ-FM WHRK WIVG WKBL WKBQ WKIM WKNO-FM WKRA-FM WKVF WLFP WLOK WLRM WMC WMC-FM WMFS WMFS-FM WMPS WMQM WOWW WPGF-LP WQOX WRBO WREC WRVR WUMR WUMY WURC WXK49 WXMX WYPL

Defunct	WSTN 1410 AM

Nearby radio markets Cape Girardeau-Sikeston Clarksdale Jackson Jonesboro Little Rock Oxford Tupelo See also List of radio stations in Tennessee List of radio stations in Mississippi List of radio stations in Arkansas

iHeartMedia

Corporate officers	Bob Pittman (Chairman/CEO)

Board of directors	Lowry Mays Irving Azoff B. J. "Red" McCombs J. C. Watts John H. Williams

Radio stations	List of radio stations owned by iHeartMedia

Radio networks	Fox Sports Radio Premiere Networks Premium Choice Total Traffic and Weather Network

Miscellaneous	Clear Channel Outdoor Clear Channel UK iHeartRadio List of programming syndicated by iHeartMedia Mediabase Radio Computing Services

Coordinates: 35°13′23″N 90°02′35″W / 35.223°N 90.043°W / 35.223; -90.043

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