WKHT
Radio station in Knoxville, Tennessee
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WKHT (104.5 FM) is a rhythmic Top 40 station based in Knoxville, Tennessee. The SummitMedia outlet broadcasts with an ERP of 1.4 kW.
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| Broadcast area | Knoxville metropolitan area |
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| Frequency | 104.5 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | Hot 104.5 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Rhythmic Top 40 |
| Ownership | |
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| WCYQ, WNOX, WWST | |
| History | |
First air date | November 1991 |
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Call sign meaning | We're Knoxville's Hot 104.5! |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 40854 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 1,400 watts |
| HAAT | 209.1 meters (686 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 36°0′10″N 83°56′40″W |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | hot1045.net |
History
This station signed on in November 1991 as WEMQ, later on as WQBB-FM, airing the same programming as adult standards WQBB. Later the FM played "Young country" as WQIX.[2]
Prior to its flip to Rhythmic Top 40 in July 2003, the station was a Classic Rock outlet as "104.5 The Bone".[3] HOT 104.5 has enjoyed success. In less than two years on the air HOT 104.5 forced its competitor WILD 98.7/WYIL to change formats. Currently HOT 104.5's only competitor is sister station Top 40 Mainstream WWST.
The playlist of WKHT primarily consists of R&B/hip-hop plus some Rhythmic Pop hits; thus it is considered to be a rhythmic Top 40 station by Billboard as opposed to mainstream R&B. This is due to the fact that Knoxville does not have a large African-American population. Its target audience is females 18-34.
Journal Communications and the E. W. Scripps Company announced on July 30, 2014, that the two companies would merge to create a new broadcast company under the E.W. Scripps Company name that owned the two companies' broadcast properties, including WKHT. The transaction was completed in 2015, pending shareholder and regulatory approvals.[4] Scripps exited radio in 2018; the Knoxville stations went to SummitMedia in a four-market, $47 million deal completed on November 1, 2018.[5]