| 1978 |
WKHR operates as part of a vocational
broadcast class. Original power is 10 watts
Original FM frequency was 88.3
Format was rock oriented.
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| 1983 |
WKHR 88.3 power is increased to 100 watts.
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| 1989 |
WKHR officially becomes WKHR Inc. as a
non-profit broadcast entity.
Adult volunteers begin playing big band and swing music on Saturdays
while students continue to operate the station from monday through
friday in a rock format.
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| 1992 |
Planning begins for the power increase
on 88.3 (presently running 100 watts).
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| Feb 1993 |
WSTB 91.5 Streetsboro, begins the frequency
change process that will help WKHR to make a huge overall signal improvement
and allow a freq change from 88.3 to 91.5.
|
| 1993 |
A Power increase is submitted to the FCC
for a new Directional antenna system and an increase to 1000 (directional)
watts (mostly straight NORTH) on the present crowded frequency of
88.3.
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| May 30, 1995 |
Construction is finished and the FCC Grants
authority to begin broadcasts at the higher power with the new directional
antenna on 88.3.
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| April, 1996 |
WKHR applies to change frequencies from
the crowded and interference prone 88.3 to the far superior 91.5 with
an improved NON-directional antenna system that a will allow WKHR
to be heard well in Cleveland suburbs and throughout much of NE Ohio
for the first time.
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| Sept 5, 1996 |
The FCC grants a license to WKHR for the
new 91.5 NON-directional facility with the current power of 1100 watts.
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| April 1997 |
24 hour operation begins
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| November 2000 |
WKHR First On-Air Fundraiser raises over
$80,000 in donations and funding from Storer Foundation |
| November 2001 |
WKHR tests and installs a new transmitter
and antenna. This upgrade increased our coverage by 75% over northern
Ohio. |
| March 2002 |
WKHR 2nd On-Air Fund Raiser raises over
$50,000 in donations. |
| Summer 2002 |
WKHR upgrades our 'main-air' broadcast
facility |
| Fall 2003 |
WKHR 3rd On-Air Fund Raiser raises over
$60,000 in donations |
