KHKE
| Broadcast area | Waterloo, Iowa |
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| Frequency | 89.5 MHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classical music |
| Affiliations | American Public Media NPR Public Radio International |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Iowa Public Radio, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | April 1, 1974 |
Call sign meaning | Honors University of Northern Iowa radio pioneer Herbert Hake |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 69027 |
| Class | C3 |
| ERP | 10,000 watts |
| HAAT | 127 meters (417 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°23′55″N 92°19′34″W / 42.39861°N 92.32611°W |
| Translator(s) | 90.7 K214BA (Mason City, etc.) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | Iowa Public Radio |
KHKE (89.5 FM) is a radio station owned and operated by Iowa Public Radio in Cedar Falls, Iowa, United States. It is a classical station, sharing broadcast facilities with KUNI.
Ice storm and tower collapse
[edit]On February 24, 2007, the upper half of the KHKE tower collapsed due to an ice storm. The remaining lower half was later demolished, and the tower was scheduled to be rebuilt in summer 2007.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KHKE". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Tower collapse knocks one of several area radio stations off the air". Waterloo Courier. Retrieved February 23, 2008.
External links
[edit]- Iowa Public Radio
- Facility details for Facility ID 69027 (KHKE) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KHKE in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 69129 (K214BA) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- K214BA at FCCdata.org
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