WHKX (106.3 FM) is a

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licensed to

Bluefield, Virginia Bluefield is a town in Tazewell County, Virginia, Tazewell County, Virginia, United States, located along the Bluestone River. The population was 5,096 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. It is part of the Bluefield, West Virginia, Bl ...

, serving Bluefield, Tazewell, and Bland in

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and Bluefield and

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. WHKX is owned and operated by Charles Spencer and Rick Lambert, through licensee First Media Services, LLC.

History

106.3 FM in this region launched as WOVE-FM, the FM counterpart of WOVE (1340 AM), in 1966. In 1969, Kenneth J. Crosthwaite, who had owned WOVE, acquired the station, changed the call letters to WKJC and was approved to change its city of license from

Welch, West Virginia Welch is a city in and the county seat of McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 3,590 at the 2020 census. Welch was incorporated as a city in 1893. History Welch was incorporated in 1893 and named after Isaiah A. W ...

, to Bluefield. ( Guide to reading History Cards)

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External links

* - Kicks Country Online * 1966 establishments in Virginia Country radio stations in the United States Radio stations established in 1966 HKX Mass media in Bluefield, West Virginia Mass media in Princeton, West Virginia {{Virginia-radio-station-stub