KDHK

Radio station in Decorah, Iowa

Decorah, Iowa

Broadcast areaDecorah, IowaFrequency100.5 MHz (HD Radio)BrandingHawk RawkProgrammingFormatMainstream rockSubchannelsHD1: KDHK analog
HD2: AC "The River" KDEC
HD3: Classic hits KVIKAffiliationsABC News RadioOwnershipOwnerLA Communications, Inc.

Sister stations

KDEC, KNEI-FM, KVIKHistory

First air date

January 13, 1986 (as KRDI-FM)

Former call signs

KRDI-FM (1986–1994)
KDEC-FM (1994–2019)

Call sign meaning

K Decorah's HawKTechnical informationFacility ID16367ClassC2ERP42,000 watts HAAT162 metersTranslator(s)99.1 K256CS (Waukon, relays HD2)LinksWebcastListen LiveWebsitehawkrawk.com

KDHK (100.5 FM) is a mainstream rock radio station in Decorah, Iowa. KDHK is also the home for the Iowa Hawkeyes, broadcasting Iowa Hawkeyes football and basketball. Weekend programming includes Dee Snider's House of Hair, LA Lloyd's Rock 30 and Sammy Hagar's Top Rock Countdown.

History

The station's original call letters were KRDI-FM, assigned in 1986. On May 1, 2009, KDEC-FM began streaming online at kdecradio.net.

On October 1, 2019, KDEC-FM changed their format from adult album alternative to mainstream rock, branded as "Hawk Rawk" under new KDHK calls and began streaming online at hawkrawk.com.^[1]

On May 8, 2021, KDHK starting broadcasting in HD Radio

HD Radio sub-channels^[2]


Subchannel	Name	Format	Translator(s)
100.5 HD1	Hawk Rawk	Mainstream rock
100.5 HD2	The River	Adult contemporary	99.1 FM K256CS Waukon, Iowa
100.5 HD3	KVIK	Classic hits

References

^ Two Format Changes Follow NE Iowa Station Sale
^ "Iowa AM Station Returns License, Programming Continues on FM – Upper Midwest Broadcasting". Retrieved 2021-09-11.