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| Broadcast area | Delmarva |
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| Frequency | 94.5MHz |
| Branding | 94.5 KHI |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic hits |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WJKI,WJKI-FM,WJWL,WKDB,WZEB | |
| History | |
First air date | April 1, 2017 (as WAMS on 94.9 MHz) |
Former call signs | WMDS (2015–2016) WAMS (2016–2018) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 198742 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 4,700watts |
| HAAT | 113 meters (371 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°21′41.4″N75°15′08.7″W / 38.361500°N 75.252417°W /38.361500; -75.252417 |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | 945khi |
WKHI (94.5FM, "94.5 KHI") is a commercialradio station that is licensed toNewark, Maryland, United States and serves theDelmarva Peninsula. The station is owned by The Voice Radio Network and broadcasts aclassic hits format.
The station was granted an initial construction permit for 94.9 FM in November 2015. Originally called WMDS, it switched itscall sign to WAMS in May 2016. On April 1, 2017, the station signed on the air with atriple-A format as "94.9 WAMS",[2] programmed under anLMA between Miriam Media and Robin Rothschild. In October 2017, Seaford Media, LLC (now Vinco Media, LLC) purchased WAMS from Miriam Media; the new owner flipped the station toadult hits as "94.9Jack FM" on November 1, moving that format fromWSUX-FM.[3]
On September 19, 2018, WAMS adopted the legacy WKHI call letters that were used previously at 99.9 FM (nowWWFG) when it was acontemporary hit radio (CHR) station. On January 30, 2019, the station flipped toclassic hits as "94.9 KHI".[4] From May 1 to June 7, 2019, WKHI wassimulcast onWXSH (106.1 FM).
In January 2020, WKHI was sold to The Voice Radio Network. The following month, the station relaunched its classic hits format with the new tagline "Delmarva's Super Hits", focusing on classic hits from the 1980s and 1990s. Promotion for the relaunch included former personalities of the 1990s CHR incarnation of WKHI.[5]
In July 2022, WKHI changed frequencies to 94.5 FM.[6]
Syndicated programming on WKHI includesBacktrax USA — the 1980s version on Saturdays and 1990s on Sundays.