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{{Infobox radio station
| name             = WKHM-FM
| city             = [[Brooklyn, Michigan]]
| country          = US
| logo             = WKHMNewLogo.png
| area             = [[Jackson, Michigan]]
| branding         = ''K-105.3''
| frequency        = 105.3 [[MHz]] {{HD Radio}}
| translator       = {{Radio Relay|101.9|W270CJ|Jackson|HD2}}
| airdate          = {{start date and age|1995}}
| format           = [[Hot adult contemporary]]
| subchannels      = HD2: "Fox Sports 101.9" ([[Sports radio]])
| erp              = 2,200 [[watt]]s
| haat             = {{convert|115|m|ft|sp=us}}
| class            = A
| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
| facility_id      = 9247
| callsign_meaning = Fred Knorr, Harvey Hansen, Bill McCoy
| former_callsigns =
| affiliations     = [[Westwood One]]
| owner            = Jamie McKibbin
| licensee         = McKibbin Media Group, Inc.
| sister_stations  = [[WIBM]], [[WKHM (AM)|WKHM]]
| webcast          = [http://player.listenlive.co/52071 Listen Live]<br>[http://50.229.202.34:98/broadwave.m3u Listen Live (HD2)]
| website          = [http://www.k1053.com/ k1053.com]<br />[http://www.foxsports1019.com/ foxsports1019.com] (HD2)
}}
'''WKHM-FM''' (105.3 [[Hertz|MHz]] "K105.3") is a [[hot adult contemporary]] [[radio station]] licensed to [[Brooklyn, Michigan]], United States, serving the [[Jackson, Michigan|Jackson]] area.
== History ==
The WKHM callsign has a long Jackson tradition and is based on the names of the original owners of [[WKHM (AM)|WKHM]] 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 radio|sports]]) and K105.3 was born.
== FM translator ==
The WKHM-FM [[HD Radio|HD2]] signal is relayed by an [[FM translator]].
{{RadioTranslators
|callsign            = WKHM-FMHD2
|call1               = W270CJ
|freq1               = 101.9
|fid1                = 143034
|watts1              = 250
|haat1               = 39.1
|class1              = D
|city1               = Jackson, Michigan
}}
== HD Radio ==
WKHM-FM HD2 airs a sports talk format branded as "Fox Sports 101.9" with programming from Fox Sports Radio, feeding analog translator 101.9 W270CJ.
On May 1, 2014, WKHM-FM launched a [[country music]] format on its HD2 subchannel, branded as "Hot Country 101.5," relayed on translator W268CA 101.5 FM Jackson, Michigan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/88510/hot-country-launches-in-jackson-mi/|title=Hot Country Launches In Jackson, MI}}</ref> The country format is now heard on [[WIBM]] 1450 AM and translator 95.9 W240DG. Programming on 101.5 is now a simulcast of WKHM 970 AM.
[[File:WKHM-HD2 101.9ESPN logo.png|thumb|HD2 logo under ESPN Radio affiliation]]
On October 1, 2020, WKHM-FM HD2 switched affiliations from ESPN Radio to Fox Sports Radio, branded as "Fox Sports 101.9".<ref>[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/199174/sports-network-switch-in-jackson-mi/ Sports Network Switch In Jackson MI] Radioinsight – October 6, 2020</ref>
==Sources==
* [http://www.michiguide.com/dials/rad-j/wkhm.html Michiguide.com – WKHM-FM History]
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==External links==
* {{FM station data|9247|WKHM}}
{{South Central Michigan Radio}}
{{Adult Contemporary Radio Stations in Michigan}}
{{Sports Radio Stations in Michigan}}
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[[Category:Radio stations in Jackson, Michigan|KHM-FM]]
[[Category:Hot adult contemporary radio stations in the United States]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1995]]
[[Category:1995 establishments in Michigan]]