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| Broadcast area | Charleston metropolitan area |
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| Frequency | 92.5MHz |
| Branding | 92.5 Kickin' Country |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Affiliations | Compass Media Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WAVF,WMXZ,WSPO,WXST | |
| History | |
First air date | 1973 (as WTWE) |
Former call signs | WTWE (1973–1986) WHLZ (1986–2003) WCSQ (2003–2005) WIHB (2005–2011) |
Call sign meaning | W KiCKiN |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 11651 |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 100,000watts |
| HAAT | 237 meters (778 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 32°49′4.00″N79°50′8.00″W / 32.8177778°N 79.8355556°W /32.8177778; -79.8355556 |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 925kickincountry.com |
WCKN (92.5FM) is aradio station broadcasting acountry music format. Licensed toMoncks Corner, South Carolina, United States, the station serves theCharleston, South Carolina area. The station is owned by Saga Communications as part of its Charleston Radio Group.[2] The station's studios are located in Charleston (east of the Cooper River) and the transmitter tower is inMount Pleasant.
This station started out at 92.1 with 3,000 watts and the letters WTWE and was licensed toManning, South Carolina.[3]
In 1986, WTWE moved to 92.5 and becameWHLZ "Wheels 92.5", acountry radio station, broadcasting at 100,000 watts while remaining licensed to Manning. It was one of the biggest country stations in the Carolinas, with a signal fromLumberton, NC toCharleston, SC.
92.5 moved closer to Charleston in 2003 and becamehot adult contemporaryWCSQ "Coast 92.5," while the country format andWHLZ call letters moved to a smaller station licensed toMarion, South Carolina, nearFlorence.[4][5] WCSQ changed its format totop 40 with the call lettersWIHB in 2005 with the moniker B92. It mainly competed with the more established top 40 in the market,WSSX, although B92 had more of a rhythmic lean.
In 2009, WIHB applied for a taller tower with power reduced to 77,000 watts.[2]
On Friday, March 19, 2010, "B-92" flipped formats fromtop 40 toMainstream Urban as "92-5 The Box." The station called itself "Charleston's New #1 forHip-Hop" and featured theRickey Smiley Morning Show from 6:00am to 10:00am.
On May 31, 2011, WIHB changed their format to country, simulcastingWIOP 95.9 FM, which began its own format two weeks later. WIHB became WCKN "Kickin' 92.5", with Charlie James ofWWNU as the morning host.[6][7]
In August 2013, WCKN began calling itself "New Country, Kickin’ 92.5."[8] In June 2017, WCKN rebranded as "92.5 Kickin' Country" with the slogan "Real Country Variety from the 1990s to Now."
On September 6, 2017, the sale of the station to Saga Communications was complete.[9]
